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BU Alum Drew Weissman Wins 2023 Nobel Prize in Medicine for Breakthrough mRNA Technology That Led to COVID Vaccines
Physician and scientist Drew Weissman, who earned both an MD and a PhD at Boston University, and his research collaborator, Katalin Karikó, have won the 2023 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for their pioneering work developing the technology that powers the Pfizer-BioNTech and Moderna COVID-19 vaccines, the Nobel committee announced on Monday. Read more at Bostonia.
BUMC Faculty Promotions – July 2023
Congratulations to Professors Elijah Paintsil and Frederick Ruberg; Research Professor Yuriy Alekseyev; Associate Professors Matthew Nayor, Michelle Bovin, Andreea Bujor, Shuaiying Cui, Katherine Gergen Barnett and Karin Schon,; and Clinical Associate Professors Linda Ng and Rachel Stark. More
BUMC Faculty Appointments and Promotions – June 2023
Congratulations to Professors Vladimir Botchkarev and Tara Galovski; Associate Professor Sabrina Assoumou; Clinical Associate Professors Ryan Chippendale, Megan Leo and Jodi Wenger. More
BUMC Faculty Appointments and Promotions – May 2023
Congratulations to Clinical Professor Barbara Walsh and Clinical Associate Professors Ezra Cohen, James Hudspeth, Kerry McCabe, Genevieve Preer and Jordan Spector. More
Ignition Awards to Accelerate Products for Repairing Damaged Teeth, Fighting Cancer, Boosting Reading Skills, and More
BU Technology Development’s 2023 Ignition Awards help researchers transform their ideas into life-changing products and services. More
Upcoming Medical Campus Flu Shot Clinics
Location: Instructional Building (L), Hiebert Lounge Wednesday, Oct. 4 | 2-4:30 p.m. | Students only Tuesday, Oct. 10 | 9 a.m.-3 p.m. | Students/Faculty/Staff Wednesday, Oct. 11 | 9 a.m.-3 p.m. | Students/Faculty/Staff Thursday, Oct. 12 | 9 a.m.-3 p.m. | Students/Faculty/Staff
BMC Vose Building Demolition Project
BMC will demolish the Vose building over the next 9 months. Abatement work on the building’s windows and roof will begin Aug. 20. More
18th Annual John McCahan Medical Campus Education Conference Celebrates Educational Scholarship
The two-day conference was a mix of speakers, workshops, networking, a poster session and awards. More
BUMC Faculty Appointments, Promotions – April 2023
Congratulations to Clinical Professor Mark Bernstein and Clinical Associate Professors Nir Ayalon, Ramon Bonegio, Ansu Noronha and Megan Young. More
BUMC Faculty Appointments, Promotions – February & March 2023
Congratulations to Professors Camron Bryant, Thea James and Lynn Moore; Associate Professors Lewina Lee and Sabrina E. Sanchez; Clinical Professors Wendy Bernstein and Frantz Gibbs; and Clinical Associate Professors Isidore Berenbaum, Joanne Favuzza, Shamaila Khan and Linda Piwowarczyk. More
BUMC Faculty Appointments, Promotions – January 2023
Congratulations to Professor Ekkehard Kasper; Clinical Professors David Lichtenstein and Howard Wolpert; and Clinical Associate Professors Uri Avissar, Christopher Shanahan, Amy Silberbogen, Colleen Sloan and H. Christian Weber. More
SPH Faculty Appointments, Promotions Announced
Congratulations to Associate Professors Megan Cole and Jessica Liebler. More
Nancy Sullivan, PhD, Appointed Inaugural Edward Avedisian Professor
In addition to serving as Avedisian Chair, she holds professorial appointments in microbiology and biology. More
Submit an Abstract for McCahan Day
Interested in educational innovations and scholarship? Submit an abstract or workshop proposal of ongoing or completed education projects for the 18th Annual McCahan Medical Education Day! More
AEDs on the Medical Campus
Please find the Automated External Defibrillators (AED) closest to your office and classrooms now, BEFORE you need them. More
Retirement of Deborah Fournier, PhD, Assistant Provost, Institutional Research & Evaluation
Fournier will continue to be part of the BUMC community as an emeritus clinical associate professor of medical sciences & education. More
Thea James, MD, Lauds Health Equity Changes at Inaugural MLK Lecture
Question the narrative, engage patients, find solutions. More
Submit Work for Art Days 2023
Students, faculty and staff are encouraged to submit artwork of any medium to the annual BUMC Gallery for the Arts. More
Subsidized BioRender Software and Upcoming Webinars
BUMC IT is pleased to again announce the availability of BioRender Premium, giving Medical Campus faculty and staff access to icon libraries and templates to visually communicate science. More
SPH Faculty Appointments & Promotions Announced: January 2023
Congratulations to the following BU School of Public Health faculty on their recent appointment or promotion. More
’22 SPH Faculty Promotions Announced
Congratulations to Professors Christopher Gill, Lois McCloskey, Ziming Xuan; Associate Professors Jacob Bor, Serkalem Demissie, Patricia Janulewicz Lloyd, Kimberly Nelson, Elaine Nsoesie, Junenette Peters, Peter Rockers and Nancy Scott. More
GSDM Dean Leone Appointed CODA Commissioner
The Commission on Dental Accreditation (CODA) is the accrediting body for all dental and dental-related education programs in the U.S. More
BUMC Faculty Appointments and Promotions: Oct.-Nov. 2022
Congratulations to the following Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine faculty on their recent appointment or promotion. Professor Claudius Conrad, MD, PhD, PhD, Surgery, specializes in minimally invasive hepato-pancreato-biliary surgery (MIS HPB) and cancer prognostication. His clinical research focuses on a broad area of topics related to HPB cancers that include access to care issues, novel techniques and... More
Intersession 2022 Preparations
BUMC Facilities would like to conserve energy over Intersession in non-occupied spaces. Below is a list of steps to follow before leaving on holiday break as we head into Intersession. Office Spaces & Labs: Close windows. Turn off all electrical equipment i.e. computers, monitor, lights, any portable heaters, copiers, printers, coffee pots, and lamps. Lock all doors... More
BUMC Faculty Appointments and Promotions: July-Sept. 2022
Congratulations to the following Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine faculty on their recent appointment or promotion. Professor Tracy Battaglia, MD, MPH, Medicine/GIM; School of Public Health, Community Health Sciences, is a primary care clinician-investigator internationally recognized for her collaborative, innovative approaches to addressing health disparities among women historically marginalized. As director of the Women’s Health Unit and... More