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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, […]
Dr. Annina Deleo Receives Alzheimers Association Research Grant
Annina Leo, Ph.D., Postdoctoral Fellow in the Laboratory of Molecular NeuroTherapeutics under the mentorship of Tsuneya Ikezu, M.D., Ph.D., was selected as one of two Boston University School of Medicine recipients of the 2016 Alzheimer’s Association Grant Award. Dr. Deleo’s research application on “Characterization of Human AD Brain-Derived Exosomes on Tau Propagation” focus on the question, […]
Dr. David Farb Speaks at Science on Film Presentation of “Embrace of the Serpent”
Dr. David Farb was the featured speaker at a sold-out Science on Screen presentation of “Embrace of the Serpent” at the Coolidge Corner Theatre in Brookline. This stunning film is based on the real-life journals of Theodor Koch-Grünberg and Richard Evans Schultes and their quest through the Columbian Amazon for the sacred and rare Yakruna […]
Dr. Tsuneya Ikezu Honored for Excellence in Alzheimer’s Research
Tsuneya Ikezu, M.D, Ph.D., Professor of Pharmacology and Neurology, received the Inge Grundke-Iqbal Award for Alzheimer’s Research at the Alzheimer’s Association International Conference (AAIC) in Toronto, Ontario, July 24-28, 2016 and is one of two Boston University faculty members to receive a grant from the BrightFocus Foundation. Dr. Ikezu, whose research focuses on molecular therapeutic […]
The Laboratory of Addictive Disorders Identifies New Approach to Block Binge Eating
A new article published in Neuropsychopharmacology announces the discovery of a new therapeutic target to block binge eating by researchers in the Laboratory of Addictive Disorders (LAD). The research of Drs. Pietro Cottone and Valentina Sabino, directors and co-principal investigators of the LAD, is focused on unraveling the neurobiological mechanisms of motivated behaviors, such as drug addiction, stress-related disorders, and depression. The […]
Alissa Frame Receives Best Poster Award at the AHA Council on Hypertension 2016 Scientific Sessions
Alissa Frame received the Best Poster Award at the American Heart Association’s Council on Hypertension 2016 Scientific Sessions in Orlando, Florida, September 14 – 17, 2016. Alissa’s poster, “Impaired Central, Renal, and Blood Pressure Responses to Alterations in Fluid and Electrolyte Homeostasis in Aged Sprague-Dawley Rats,” was selected from over 600 posters, which is quite a […]
Incoming Dana-Farber President Laurie Glimcher discusses the State of Cancer Research on WBUR
Dr. Laurie Glimcher, incoming President and CEO of the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, spoke to WBUR’s CommonHealth regarding the Future of Cancer Research.
Price S. Blair, Ph.D., Receives Edward A. Polloway Award
Congratulations to Price S. Blair, Ph.D., has who received the Edward A. Polloway Award for Excellence in Graduate Teaching at Lynchburg College. Dr. Blair, shown with his wife Beverly, is an Assistant Professor in the Departments of Biology and Biomedical Science, the Doctor of Physical Therapy Program, and Physician Assistant in Medicine Program. He received his Ph.D. in […]
2016 BUSM Program in Biomolecular Pharmacology Ph.D. and M.D., Ph.D. Graduating Class
Congratulations to our 2016 Program in Bimolecular Pharmacology Ph.D. and M.D., Ph.D. graduating class. Well done! Yvette Joon Ying Boon, Ph.D. Pharm/PBN Benjamin Wolozin, M.D., Ph.D., Advisor Casey Yumi Carmichael, Ph.D. Pharm/PBN Richard D. Wainford, Ph.D., Advisor Meaghan Cogswell, Ph.D. Pharm/PBN Shelley J. Russek, Ph.D., Advisor Kelli Ellen Cox, Ph.D. Pharm […]