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Genome Science Institute Seeks Grant Applications
The Genome Science Institute is pleased to announce the availability of 1-2 seed grants ranging from $10,000 to $20,000 for one year each to enhance genetics and genomics research at Boston University. This Request for Applications (RFA) is open to all BU faculty at the Medical or Charles River campuses. The deadline for applications is March... More
BUGSDM Professor Carl McManama Named Clinician of the Year
Boston University Goldman School of Dental Medicine (BUGSDM) Professor Dr. Carl McManama was named Clinician of the Year by the Massachusetts Dental Society in collaboration with dental societies from the other New England states during an award ceremony at Yankee Dental Congress 34 (YDC). The Clinician of the Year Award is given to an individual who... More
"Top 10 (Public) Health Law Developments in the Past 50 Years" Topic of Feb. 11 Public Health Forum
Join Frances H. Miller, JD, on February 11 for the BUSPH Public Health Forum, a regular series held by the BU School of Public Health. She will give a lecture titled, "Top 10 (Public) Health Law Developments in the Past 50 Years." Miller is a professor of law (LAW), professor of public health (SPH), and professor... More
BUGSDM Represented at International Congress of the Iranian Association of Prosthodontists
Boston University Goldman School of Dental Medicine (BUGSDM) alum Mohammad Hossein Dashti DMD 88, PROS 91 recently served as Chairman of the 8th International Congress of the Iranian Association of Prosthodontists held in Tehran, Iran. More than 2,000 dentists attended the Congress and two faculty members from BUGSDM, Clinical Professor and Director of the Dental... More
Evolution Revolution: Back to the Future with Darwin
What if Darwin had access to the tools of biotechnology? How might he gather evidence to deepen his emerging view of descent with modification? Join CityLab for a dynamic laboratory experience that puts YOU in the lab using current molecular techniques to gather evidence. See if the data will deepen your understanding or perhaps raise more... More
New Associate Provost for the Division of Graduate Medical Sciences Appointed to Boston University School of Medicine
Linda Hyman, PhD, has been appointed associate provost for the Division of Graduate Medical Sciences for Boston University School of Medicine (BUSM). In her role as associate provost, she will be a member of the senior leadership teams of the School of Medicine and the Medical Campus. Hyman will oversee curricula and execution of all... More
"How Do Humans Become Immune to Malaria?" Topic of Feb. 20 Lecture
On February 20, join Dr. Kevin Marsh, this year's Gijs van Seventer Lecturer in Immunology, as he explores the question "How Do Humans Become Immune to Malaria?" The lectureship is in tribute to Dr. Gijs van Seventer, an internationally recognized immunologist in the field of human T cell cytokine biology, and a former member of... More
Researchers Identify Another Potential Biomarker for Lung Cancer
BUSM researchers have demonstrated that a recently discovered class of molecule called microRNA (miRNAs), regulate the gene expression changes in airway cells that occur with smoking and lung cancer. These findings, which appear in the on-line early edition of journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, may lead to a new, relatively non-invasive biomarker... More
BUGSDM Refugee Oral Health Research Published in American Journal of Public Health
The study, "Oral Health Status of Refugee Torture Survivors Seeking Care in the United States," by Boston University Goldman School of Dental Medicine (BUGSDM) Clinical Instructor Harpreet K. Singh, RDH, MS, Professor and Assistant Dean for Community Partnerships and Extramural Affairs Dr. Michelle Henshaw, DDS, MPH, Clinical Instructor Susan Cote, RDH, MS, and Instructor Thayer... More
International Activist Paul Farmer to Speak at BU MLK Day Celebration
To honor the Rev. Martin Luther King, Jr. (GRS'55, Hon.'59), the Boston University community is examining inequality, injustice, and human rights violations in the 21st century by bringing renowned aid worker Paul Farmer to speak at the annual University celebration. Students, faculty, and staff are invited to the celebration on MLK Day 2009, Monday, January... More
Finding New Ways to Reach Out to At-Risk Mothers
Among the lessons that Emily Feinberg has gleaned from her years as a pediatric nurse at Dorchester House Multi-Service Center is this: Take notice of who accompanies babies to their first medical appointments. Feinberg, an assistant professor at the BU School of Public Health and School of Medicine, recalls missing the signals years ago, when the... More
New Chief and Chair of the Department of Ophthalmology
Stephen P. Christiansen, MD, has been named as the new Chief and Chair of the Department of Ophthalmology, effective March 2, 2009. Dr. Christiansen is currently a Professor of Ophthalmology and Pediatrics at the University of Minnesota Medical School in Minneapolis and serves as Director of the Pediatric Ophthalmology and Strabismus Service there. Prior to that, More
BUGSDM Students Utilize Skills in Copper Canyon, Mexico
Boston University Goldman School of Dental Medicine (BUGSDM) students Travis Evans DMD 09 and Alice Wang DMD 09 traveled to Copper Canyon, Mexico from November 6 to November 16 with Dr. Frederick Kalinoff, a retired dentist from Arizona and volunteer Dr. Christine Hermanson, a dentist from Minnesota. Dr. Kalinoff leads outreach missions that focus on... More
BUSM Awarded $2.9 Million to Study Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
Boston University School of Medicine (BUSM) is one of seven centers to receive a four-year grant from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to use cutting edge genomic technologies to better understand lung disease. The $2.9 million awarded to BUSM will fund a study to probe the causes of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), a... More
Dr. Serge Dibart Contracted For Fifth Book
Boston University Goldman School of Dental Medicine (BUGSDM) Professor Dr. Serge Dibart has been contracted by Wiley-Blackwell to publish his fifth book titled, "Osseous Surgery in Periodontology and Implant Dentistry." Dr. Dibart anticipates that the book will be published in one and a half years. BUGSDM Professor and Director of the Division of Postdoctoral Prosthodontics... More
BUGSDM Representatives Accepted into MDS Leadership Institute
Boston University Goldman School of Dental Medicine (BUGSDM) Clinical Associate Professor and Director of Preclinical Remediation Dr. Debra Pan, Megan Ryan DMD 10, and Michael Visser DMD 10 were recently accepted into the Massachusetts Dental Society (MDS) Leadership Institute. The MDS Leadership Institute is designed to empower participating dentists with the necessary tools and training... More
Timely Retreat Highlights BU-VA Affiliation
"Bridging Clinical, Teaching, and Scientific Roles: A Career Development Retreat for BUMC-VAMC Faculty," on December 19, 2008, captures the importance of the BU-VA affiliation within the university mission. This day-long event will be held at the School of Medicine in room L-110 of the Instructional Building, 72 East Concord Street. Successful recent recruitment has brought numbers... More
BUSM Emeritus Professor Receives Nobel Prize in Chemistry
It took more than 30 years for Osamu Shimomura to realize that his research on jellyfish would revolutionize the world of biology and another 14 for the Nobel Prize committee to recognize his contribution. Yesterday, after learning that his discovery of luminescent proteins in jellyfish had won this year's Nobel Prize in chemistry, he told... More