New Publications – “Glaucoma and Systemic Disease”
We are pleased to announce the research study “Glaucoma and Systemic Disease” by medical student Eugene Hsu that was published in Life as part of the Special Issue Eye Manifestations of Systemic Disease. Abstract: “Glaucoma is the leading cause of irreversible blindness in the world, making it imperative that providers in multidisciplinary healthcare teams understand […]
Research year
We are pleased to announce the official approval of the Research Year program. This optional program is for BU medical students that want to engage in a full year of research between M2 and M3 or M3 and M4.
Medical Student Research Symposium 2023
Congratulations to all of our medical student researchers that participated in the 2023 Medical Student Research Symposium. Special thanks to Suzy Sarfaty, Isabel Dominguez, and Ana Gregory for organizing the event. Thanks to David Keough for the photography.
Elyse Olesinski’s research selected for AMA Research Challenge
The American Medical Association Research Challenge is the largest national, multi-specialty research event for medical students and fellows to share and present their research. Elyse’s research was performed with a medical oncology research team at Dana-Farber Cancer Institute and Harvard Medical School investigating acute myeloid leukemia (AML) pathologies. Specifically, her projects have focused on identifying underlying […]
New publications—Syringe Service Program
Over the past year, I worked with Drs. Angela Bazzi and Raagini Jawa to investigate the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on Syringe Service Programs (SSPs) staff well-being. SSPs provide essential harm reduction and prevention services for people who inject drugs. We found that during the COVID-19 pandemic, SSPs underwent unprecedented shifts in operational procedures […]