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Spotlight on the GSDM Greater New York Alumni Club
The Boston University Henry M. Goldman School of Dental Medicine (GSDM) Greater New York Alumni Club held a continuing education event on February 3 that drew a large crowd of area alumni. GSDM Professor & Chair of Restorative Sciences/Biomaterials Dan Nathanson MSD 85, PROS 90 presented a lecture titled, "What Don’t We Know About New Ceramic... More
Pre-Pregnancy Obesity and Gestational Weight Gain Influences Risk of Preterm Birth in African American Women
Researchers at Boston University School of Medicine’s (BUSM) Slone Epidemiology Center and Boston University School of Public Health (BUSPH) have found that pre-pregnancy obesity and gestational weight gain are associated with an increased risk of preterm birth in African American participants from the Black Women’s Health Study. This study appears in the March issue of... More
Researchers Find Link Between Neighborhood Socioeconomic Status and Diabetes Risk
Researchers from Boston University’s Slone Epidemiology Center have found a direct link between neighborhood socioeconomic status and risk for type 2 diabetes in African American women. The study, which appears on-line American Journal of Epidemiology, is the first prospective study to examine the relationship between neighborhood socioeconomic status and incidence of type 2 diabetes in... More
Susan Baloul ORTHO 09, ORTHO 11 Selected to Receive Prestigious Milo Hellman Research Award
On January 8, the Council on Scientific Affairs (COSA) selected Susan Baloul ORTHO 09, ORTHO 11 as the winner of the 2010 American Association of Orthodontists (AAO) Milo Hellman Research Award. The award will be presented at the Excellence Luncheon held during 2010 AAO Annual Session in Washington, D.C. in May. Dr. Baloul was chosen for... More
Worst Case Bioethics: Annas Explores Death, Disaster and Public Health in New Book
In a new book published by Oxford University Press, BU School of Public Health Professor George Annas employs contemporary disputes involving death and disaster to explore the radical changes underway in public health practice, human rights discourse to promote health, and the application of constitutional law to medicine. American bioethics, still in its infancy, is routinely... More
Evans Center Hypertension Symposium Honoring Haralambos Gavras, MD, April 16
The Evans Center for Interdisciplinary Biomedical Research is honoring Dr. Haralambos (Harry) Gavras on Friday, April 16, with a mini-symposium on hypertension. The symposium is in recognition of his outstanding contributions to the field of hypertension. Dr. Gavras serves as professor of Medicine at BUSM and Chief of the Hypertension and Atherosclerosis Section. He has been... More
MS Program in Biomedical Forensic Sciences Earns Full Accreditation
The Master of Science Program in Biomedical Forensic Sciences was granted full accreditation for a term of five years by the Forensic Science Education Programs Accreditation Commission (FEPAC) on January 19, 2010. The Program, now in its fourth year, is under the direction of Dr. Robin W. Cotton in the Department of Anatomy and Neurobiology. More
Advanced methods and tools: Using FlowJo software to interpret your flow cytometry data, Feb. 10 seminar
Graduate students, postdoctoral fellows and other flow cytometry users on the BUMC are invited to attend a free seminar on how to analyze flow cytometry experiments. The BUMC Flow Cytometry Core Facility is offering this seminar to help train experienced users in FlowJo software, which is a very valuable tool for handling multiparameter flow... More
Feb. 10 Public Health Forum, What Not to Eat: Foodborne Illness Update 2010
On Wednesday, February 10, join Barbara Mahon, MD, MPH, at the BUSPH Public Health Forum as she speaks about "What Not to Eat: Foodborne Illness Update 2010." Her presentation will give an overview of the current situation in foodborne illness, such as infectious diseases like salmonellosis, and then discuss how researchers know what foods are making... More
Broke a Tooth? Grow It Back
George Huang may just kill off the Tooth Fairy. Not to mention the makers of dental implants and crowns. The Herbert Schilder Chair in Endodontics and director of the postdoctoral program in endodontics at the School of Dental Medicine says there are valuable dental stem cells residing in baby teeth and third molars, also known as wisdom teeth. The cells remain viable for about a week after extraction if stored under the right conditions, but are at maximum potency just after they are removed. The dental stem cells from the discarded teeth can be used to regrow damaged or decayed parts of a mature tooth. More
Haitian Physician Receives William A. Hinton Award
Boston resident Michele David, MD, MPH, MBA, FACP, an immigrant from Haiti, has received the 2010 William A. Hinton Award. David was selected by Public Health Commissioner Dr. John Auerbach to receive this award in recognition of her many years of activism, commitment to public health and tireless work to educate others in order that... More
Dental Faculty Awarded Board Certification
Associate Professors Dr. Hatice Hasturk and Dr. I. Alpdogan Kantarci were both named Diplomates of the American Board of Periodontology in 2009. Dr. Hasturk received her certification in May and Dr. Kantarci completed his in November. The certification process involved comprehensive qualifying and oral examinations covering all phases of periodontal disease and its treatment, including dental... More
Jan. 27 Faculty Research Symposium: "Comparative Effectiveness Research: Fact or Fiction?"
Join Lewis Kazis, professor of health policy and management, as he presents his research "Comparative Effectiveness Research: Fact or Fiction?" at the BUSPH Faculty Research Symposium on Wednesday, January 27 at noon in BUSM Instructional Building, 72 East Concord Street, Room L-112. Members of the BUSPH community are invited to attend the Faculty Research Symposium series... More
BUSM Researchers Discover Pathway Responsible for Epigenetic Memory During Breast Cancer Progression
Researchers from the Boston University School of Medicine (BUSM) have determined how the TGFβ-Smad signaling pathway, which is over activated in late-stage cancers, is responsible for the “epigenetic memory” that maintains unique patterns of regulatory DNA hypermethylation causing silencing of critical genes that facilitate breast cancer progression. The findings, which appear online in Cancer Research, More
Please Join in Bone Marrow Registry Monday, Jan. 25 ; a cheek swab is all it takes
A bone marrow registry is being held through the Be The Match Marrow Registry on Monday, January 25 from 11:30 am – 3 pm in the BUSM Instructional Building, room L-109A/B. A simple cheek swab is all that is needed to determine if you can help one of the thousands of patients in need of... More
Volunteer for Haiti, But Do It From Home
In the aftermath of the worst natural disaster in Haiti’s recorded history, dozens of BU’s medical and public health students, doctors, and nurses have been scrambling for ways to join the relief effort. But for at least for the next few months, said Monica Onyango, a School of Public Health international public health lecturer, most would be far more useful if they worked from home. More
BUSM, BMC Orthopaedic Surgeon Receives Prestigous Award from Orthopaedic Research and Education Foundation
Paul Tornetta III, MD, a professor and vice chairman in the Department of Orthopaedic Surgery at Boston University School of Medicine (BUSM) and the Director of Orthopaedic Trauma at Boston Medical Center, is the recipient of the 2010 Orthopaedic Research and Education Foundation’s (OREF) Clinical Research Award. Tornetta received the recognition for the paper, “Setting... More
Gates Grant in Hand, BUSPH Researcher Prepares to Fight Newborn Mortality in Zambia
As an infectious disease specialist, Dr. David Hamer, an associate professor of international health at the BU School of Public Health, deals in people, not percentages. Still, when it comes to child mortality, the numbers weigh on Hamer's mind. In the plus column, the number of children who die before their fifth birthdays each year has fallen... More
Special Public Health Forum to Discuss Haiti Earthquake Disaster Jan. 20
Dean Robert Meenan announces a special Public Health Forum to discuss the unfolding disaster in the aftermath of the recent massive earthquake in Haiti. The forum, "The Aftermath of Haiti's Earthquake: Public Health's Role" will be held Wednesday, January 20 from 12:15 to 1:15 in BUSM Instructional building, room L-112. Meenan will moderate the forum, which will... More
Boston Premiere of the Alzheimer’s Disease Film: I Remember Better When I Paint
BUSM faculty will be participating in a panel discussion following the Boston premiere of I Remember Better When I Paint, an Alzheimer’s disease documentary on the impact of art on patients. The premiere will be held on January 12, at Boston University. The film focuses on the positive impact of art and other creative... More
BMC Names Kate Walsh as New President & CEO
Kate Walsh, executive vice president and chief operating officer of Brigham and Women’s Hospital, will become the next president and CEO of Boston Medical Center, the hospital announced today. Walsh, who has been at Brigham and Women’s Hospital for the past five years, was approved by a unanimous vote of BMC’s Board of Trustees on Jan. More
BUSPH Researcher Part of Team Awarded $150K for Antibiotics-Regulation Study
Access to effective antibiotics is critical to public health, but antibiotic resistance threatens to undermine many of the health gains from the past 60 years. Life in a post-antibiotic era would be rife with infectious diseases and many modern surgical procedures would be impossible. With that risk in mind, The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF)... More
NFL Players Association to Support Brain Trauma Research at Boston University
Collaboration Will Accelerate Groundbreaking Research on Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy The National Football League Players Association (NFLPA) announced today that it will collaborate with the Center for the Study of Traumatic Encephalopathy (CSTE) at Boston University School of Medicine (BUSM) to support the Center’s efforts to advance the study of the effects of repetitive brain trauma in... More
The Healer’s Art: Exploring the Human Dimension of Medicine
Robert Saper, MD MPH, Assistant Professor of Family Medicine, will give a lecture open to the entire BU Medical Campus Community entitled “The Healer’s Art: Exploring the Human Dimension of Medicine” on Monday January 11, 2010 from 11:00 am to 12 noon in the Medical School Building, Room L-112. Dr. Saper’s lecture will touch upon themes... More
Alzheimer's Disease Center Receives Donation from Build-a-Bear Huggable Hero
Boston University Academy sophomore Max Wallack, 13, of Natick, Mass., a recently named 2009 Build-A-Bear Huggable Hero, donated his $2,500 award to the Boston University Alzheimer's Disease Center. Established in 1996, the Alzheimer's Disease Center conducts cutting-edge research and strives to enhance clinical care for Alzheimer’s disease patients and their families. Wallack is the founder... More