News
Congratulations to our students!
Hats off to Ms. Rebecca Benham and Ms. Diane Chan for receiving the coveted Ruth L. Kirschstein National Research Service Awards (predoctoral NRSAs). They are conducting their graduate thesis research in the respective laboratories of Drs. Russek and Wolozin who are in the Department of Pharmacology & Experimental Therapeutics.
Dr. Farb featured in BU Today – ‘Tis the Season To Be Anxious
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Laboratory of Addictive Disorders featured in BU Today Article – “The Binge Eater as Junkie”
Congratulations to Drs. Pietro Cottone and Dr. Valentina Sabino on their exciting finding in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences regarding the relationship of binge eating to addictive behavior. Their work has been featured in a headline story for BU Today. The Binge Eater as Junkie: Researchers find similarities in food, alcohol and […]
Dr. Gerald Denis and Cancer Research Center Colleagues “Brd2 disruption in mice causes sever obesity without type 2 diabetes” article Published in 2 November 2009 Biochemical Journal
Congratulations to Dr. Gerald V. Denis and his Cancer Research Center colleagues on the publication of their “Brd2 disruption in mice causes severe obesity without type 2 diabetes” in the 2 November 2009 issue of the Biochemical Journal (http://www.biochemj.org/bj/imps/abs/BJ20090928.htm). Obesity has become a worldwide epidemic and an alarming public health concern, stemming from multifaceted causes […]
Dr. Benjamin Wolozin gives Plenary Lecture at 2009 New Horizons of Molecular Medicine Conference in Seoul, Korea
Dr. Benjamin Wolozin gave a plenary lecture on “LRRK2: Regulating the Stress Response” on October 29, 2009 at the 2009 Annual International Conference of the Korean Society of Medical Biochemistry and Molecular Biology. The Conference, held in Seoul, Korea on October 29 and 30, 2009, focused on New Horizons of Molecular Medicine.
BU Creates Collaborative Programs in Neuroscience
Featuring Professor of Pharmacology, Shelley J. Russek, Ph.D. Please see page seven of Med Center News for September 2008 (no longer available online).
Bushell Honored at ASPET
Graduate Student Kristen Bushell was recently honored with the award of a ASPET Graduate Student Travel Award. This will allow her to attend the APSET Business meeting that will be held April 5, 2008 at the San Diego Convention Center.