News
GMS PhD Candidates & Post-docs: Jobs Beyond the Bench
There are a myriad of career options and professional paths available to young scientists beyond the traditional academic setting. Some of these include government laboratories, independent research institutions, pharmaceutical companies, law firms, secondary schools and consulting organizations. Explore these opportunities on Thursday, May 5 when the Division of Graduate Medical Sciences invites PhD candidates and Post-docs... More
Researchers Show Heparan Sulfate Adjusts Functions of Growth Factor Proteins
When the human genome project produced a map of human genes, the number of genes in humans turned out to be relatively small, approximately the same number as in primitive nematode worms. The difference in complexity between human and primitive organisms results from the ways in which the functions of genes are elaborated, rather... More
Medication Use Among Pregnant Women Increasing
A research team led by a Boston University School of Public Health epidemiologist has reported widespread and increasing medication use among pregnant women. The study, done in collaboration with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and Harvard School of Public Health, which currently appears online in the American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology, also... More
GSDM Students Descend on Beacon Hill
On April 13, a group of GSDM students headed to the State House for Beacon Hill Day 2011. On this day each year MDS relies on its dentist and student members to come together at the Massachusetts State House and explain the importance of oral health to legislators. "Beacon Hill Day was a great opportunity to... More
What do recombinant DNA, cell lysis, protein purification and gel electrophoresis have in common? BUSM SummerLab students know!
Since 1996 more than 600 students from myriad of countries including China, Germany, Nigeria and Spain as well as from many states across the US, have participated in Boston University School of Medicine’s SummerLab program. Over the week-long 30-hour program, students participate in a series of laboratory experiments. Working in student-run teams, they learn to... More
Register Now for the 2nd Annual CTSI Translational Research Symposium
The Second Annual Translational Research Symposium, sponsored by the Boston University Clinical and Translational Science Institute (CTSI) takes place on Thursday, May 26. Robert S. Langer Jr., ScD, David H. Koch Institute Professor, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, known for his work at the interface of biotechnology and materials science, will give the keynote address. More
Attend VA Research Week Symposium on Women’s Health Issues May 6, BUSM Faculty to Present
Medical Campus faculty, postdocs and researchers are encouraged to take advantage of a one day event in support of National VA Research Week. This year’s event highlights women’s health issues. Research by VA and VA-affiliated researchers at Boston University School of Medicine, Harvard Medical School, and the VA Boston Healthcare System’s National Center for PTSD... More
Pulse Oximetry Training Video Produced by Rafael Ortega Published in NEJM
A pulse oximetry training video produced by Rafael Ortega, MD, professor of anesthesiology at Boston University School of Medicine (BUSM) and vice-chair of academic affairs for the department of anesthesiology at Boston Medical Center (BMC), and his colleagues is featured in the New England Journal of Medicine. It provides best practices for physicians utilizing pulse... More
BUSM's Lewis Braverman Recognized for Teaching Excellence by AACE
BUSM Professor of Medicine in the Section of Endocrinology, Diabetes and Nutrition within the Department of Medicine, Lewis E. Braverman, MD, FACE, was presented the H. Jack Baskin, MD, Endocrine Teaching Award from the American Association of Clinical Endocrinologists (AACE) at its 20th Annual Meeting in San Diego, on April 14. This award is given... More
BUSPH Public Health Forum: Urban Indian Slums Fertile for Change
Urban slums in developing countries remain a "blind spot" for policy makers, but basic initiatives to empower women can have huge impacts on maternal and child health, Dr. Kiran Martin, founder of the Delhi-based Asha Society, told a BUSPH public health forum. ''Asha’s women’s associations have brought about remarkable transformation in slum communities,'' said Martin, whose... More
GSDM Students Launch New Monthly Program at Rosie’s Place
Spearheaded by Josephine Verde DMD 13 of the GSDM chapter of the American Association of Women Dentists (AAWD), the student group launched a monthly community service initiative named, “Women to Women,” that is aimed at improving the oral health of the women of Rosie’s Place. GSDM has volunteered at Rosie’s Place in the past, More
BU Researchers Find Majority of Substance-Dependent Individuals Report Poor Oral Health
A team of Boston University researchers has found that the majority of individuals with substance dependence problems report having poor oral health. They also found that opioid users, in particular, showed a decline in oral health over the period of one year. These findings appear online in the Journal of Substance Abuse Treatment. Public health, dental... More
GSDM's Philippe Gauthier ENDO 13 Receives Grant from AAEF
Philippe Gauthier ENDO 13 recently received a grant from the American Association of Endodontists Foundation (AAEF) for his research project titled, “De Novo Regeneration of Periodontal Ligament Using Stem Cell Sheet Technique.” The grant amounts to $16,470 and will fund Gauthier’s research for two years, as he works to complete the combined CAGS and MScD... More
Changes Suggested to Stem Afghan Child Marriage
Reducing the number of Afghan child brides will require policy changes, legal initiatives and a far-reaching public awareness campaign, according to a research team led by a BU School of Public Health professor. Although the overthrow of Taliban rule in Afghanistan in 2002 led to a number of human rights reforms, at least half of Afghan... More
Renowned Cardiologist Presents First Annual Howard D. Kirshenbaum, MD, Lecture
Joseph Loscalzo, MD, PhD, cardiovascular scientist, clinician and teacher, presented the first annual Howard D. Kirshenbaum, MD, Lecture to the medical campus community including members of Dr. Kirshenbaum’s family on Wednesday, April 6. Loscalzo is the Hersey Professor of Theory and Practice of Medicine and chair of the Department of Medicine at Harvard Medical School; and... More
BUSM’s Mizgerd Awarded Five-Year NIH Grant
Joseph P. Mizgerd, ScD, a Professor of Medicine, Microbiology, and Biochemistry and Director, Pulmonary Center at BUSM, was recently awarded a five-year grant valued at $410,194 per year from the National Institutes of Health for his project titled Cytokine-stimulated systemic defenses during pneumococcal pneumonia. Dr. Mizgerd and colleagues will be testing the hypotheses... More
GSDM's Dr. Janket Shares Key Diabetes and Pregnancy Findings in Austria
Research Associate Professor Dr. Sok-Ja Janket is back from the 6th International Symposium on Diabetes and Pregnancy in Salzburg, Austria. She was one of just two dentists in attendance (most attendees were OB-GYNs) and her poster was honored as one of the most innovative by the section chair and other dignitaries. Her project, “Salivary Immunoglobulin A, More
Worker Sickness a Legacy of the Arms Race: SPH prof tests for work-related illnesses in nuclear arms industry
After a dozen years probing for work-related sickness among nuclear weapons workers, Lewis Pepper can say he’s made a difference. Prodded in part by his work, Congress a decade ago compensated more than 28,000 workers for a variety of illnesses. Now Pepper, a School of Public Health assistant professor of environmental health, is pushing to... More
Forum: When Public Health and Journalism Collide
In an era of earthquakes, tsunamis, oil spills, mine explosions and wars, public health professionals and journalists often find themselves drawn to the same scene, grappling with the same issues – sometimes collaborating and other times colliding. These complex interactions are the focus of a unique, one-day conference at BU, “When Disaster Strikes: Reporting and Responding.” The... More
GSDM's Dr. Michelle Henshaw Honored at 2011 ADEA General Session
The 2011 American Dental Education Association (ADEA) General Session took place in San Diego, California from March 12-16. At the Session the ADEA Gies Foundation honored Assistant Dean for Community Partnerships & Extramural Affairs Dr. Michelle Henshaw with the 2011 William J. Gies Award for Innovation in the Dental Educator category. Dr. Henshaw was selected... More
More Than Just Skin Deep: BUSM Center Transforms Skin Cells into Stem Cells
Darrell Kotton, Gustavo Mostoslavsky, and George Murphy roll up their sleeves and proudly display small oval marks on their forearms. Biopsies from which the medical researchers harvested their own skin cells to create—well, actually the sky may be the limit. “Pretty much all the biology books are wrong now,” says Murphy, a School of Medicine assistant... More
GMS Doctoral Student Nadia Krasner Selected for 2011 ASN Predoctoral Fellowship
Nadia Krasner, a PhD student in the Graduate Program in Medical Nutrition Sciences, has been selected to receive a $5,000 fellowship through the American Society of Nutrition. The award recognizes Ms. Krasner's excellence in her proposed project Does GLP-1 Mediated Activation of AMPK have an Anti-Inflammatory Effect in Vascular Endothelium. The grant, sponsored by Pfizer, More
Twenty-five BUMC Faculty Participate in 2011 Emerging Leaders Forum
Nominated by their department chairs 25 junior faculty members from the Boston University Medical Campus (BUMC) participated in the Emerging Leaders Forum. The two-day event, organized by the BUMC Faculty Affairs Office under the leadership of Mya Mangawang, PhD, assistant provost for Faculty Affairs, focused on exploring and developing the characteristics of highly effective leaders. The faculty participants were nominated by their Chairs based on their record of effectiveness, innovation, reliability and capacity to energize and motivate others. More
GSDM: Scenes from a Mission to Nicaragua
Recently three fourth-year DMD students from GSDM, Ali Mahin Arastu, Gulia Muca, and Maria Honorado, traveled to Rio San Juan, Nicaragua with the San Juan Rio Relief Organization to bring oral health outreach to the poverty-stricken region. Learn what their experience was like from this collection of videos that they filmed during the trip: Clinic Introduction Tour of... More
Study Finds Racial Disparities Among Developmentally Delayed Toddlers in Early-Intervention Programs
Black toddlers are five times less likely than their white counterparts to receive early-intervention services for developmental delays -- a disparity that should be addressed by clinicians working proactively with families, according to a study led by a BU School of Public Health researcher. In a study published in the Journal of Developmental and Behavioral Pediatrics, More