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Dr. Tsuneya Ikezu named 2018 Jack Spivack Excellence in Neurosciences Award Recipient
Tsuneya Ikezu, M.D., Ph.D., Professor of Pharmacology and Neurology, has been named as one of the four 2018 Spivack Scholars and one of the two recipients of the 2018 Jack Spivack Excellence in Neuroscience Award at Boston University School of Medicine. Dr. Ikezu, Director of the Laboratory of Molecular NeuroTherapeutics in the Department of Pharmacology […]
Brandon Maziuk Awarded NINDS F31 NRSA
Congratulations to Brandon Maziuk on receiving a Ruth L. Kirschstein National Research Service Award from the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS). Brandon is a PhD graduate student in the NIGMS supported Biomolecular Pharmacology Training Program. His F31 application is titled “Dysfunction of mRNA Metabolism in Tauopathy,” and this award will support this research over […]
Boston University ranks in top ten for most employable graduates
Business On Campus – Click for article Rank 2017 University Country Score Rank 2016 Change THE World University Ranking 2018 1 California Institute of Technology United States 681 1 0 3 2 Harvard University United States 643 3 1 6 3 Columbia University United States 615 12 9 14 4 Massachusetts Institute of Technology United States […]
Yoonjoo Lee and two additional students, Alissa Frame and Cassie Moore, receive NRSAs – Individual Predoctoral Fellowships
Yoonjoo Lee Awarded the Ruth L. Kirschstein NRSA Individual Pre-doctoral Fellowship from NEI (F30) Yoonjoo Lee, an M.D./Ph.D. graduate student in the Program in Biomolecular Pharmacology, has been awarded a Ruth L. Kirschtein National Research Service Award pre-doctoral fellowship from the National Eye Institute. Her pre-doctoral research is on “The Role of Sustained Oscillations of the Wound […]
Dr. Pietro Cottone Speaks at The Royal Society’s “Of Mice and Mental Health: Facilitating Dialogue Between Basic and Clinical Neuroscientists”
Pietro Cottone, Ph.D., Associate Professor of Pharmacology and Psychiatry, made a presentation on the “Neurobiology of Compulsive Eating” at The Royal Society’s “Of Mice and Mental Health: Facilitating Dialogue Between Basic and Clinical Neuroscientists” in London on April 24-25, 2017. Based upon his current research, Dr. Cottone and his research group in the Laboratory of Addictive Disorders […]
Ryan Quinton Receives Predoctoral Fellowship from the Canadian Institutes of Health
Congratulations to Ryan Quinton on receiving a predoctoral Fellowship from the Canadian Institutes of Health. This award is the equivalent of an F30 predoctoral fellowship in the United States and will provide $35,000 per year for three years to cover his expenses. Ryan is an MD/PhD currently pursuing his PhD graduate research in the Laboratory […]
1 May 2017 BU Pharmacology & Experimental Therapeutics – Pfizer Symposium: Emerging Technologies In Therapeutics
The BU Pharmacology & Experimental Therapeutics – Pfizer Symposium: Emerging Technologies in Therapeutics was held on Monday, 1 May 2017 in the Boston University Trustees Ballroom, 1 Silber Way, 9th Floor, on the Boston University Charles River Campus. This event, which is the result of a long-term training partnership between the Department of Pharmacology & Experimental […]
Kendra Kobrin and Jonathan Freedman Receive the 2017 Joseph Cochin Award in Pharmacology and Medical Ethics Award
At the Student Award Ceremony on Match Day, March 17th, Kendra Kobrin and Jonathan Freedman were awarded the 2017 Joseph Cochin Award in Pharmacology and Medical Ethics. This award honors the memory of Joseph Cochin, MD, PhD, who served as Professor of Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics at BUSM for many years. Dr. Cochin was an […]
Brandon Maziuk Selected by the BU BEST Program as BU Representative to the AAAS CASE Workshop in Washington, DC
Brandon Maziuk, a Program in Biomolecular Pharmacology PhD graduate student, has been selected as one of two students by the Boston University Broadening Experiences in Scientific Training (BEST) program to represent Boston University at the AAAS Catalyzing Advocacy for Science and Engineering (CASE) Workshop in Washington, DC, April 2-5, 2017. Brandon was chosen from a […]
Dr. Benjamin Wolozin Receives AAAS and 2017 Jack Spivack Excellence in Neurosciences Honors
Benjamin Wolozin, M.D., Ph.D., Professor of Pharmacology and Neurology at Boston University School of Medicine, has been named a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS). He was elected for his contributions to molecular and translational neuroscience, particularly discovery of the role of cholesterol in Alzheimer’s disease. On January 26, 2017, […]