We enjoy research and teaching in the highly diverse setting within the Department of Medicine at Boston University Avedisian & Chobanian School of Medicine and are proud to train and practice at Boston Medical Center caring for a diverse patient population. Our goal is for our trainees, staff, faculty, and Center to reflect that diversity. We believe that this is central to providing excellent patient care, making impactful research discoveries, and creating a dynamic and inclusive learning environment.
Utilizing the Crystal Ribcage platform, the Nia Lab was able to visualize the transport dynamics of inhaled aerosols at the single-particle level across alveoli of the lung. This revealed a previously unrecognized aspect of lung biology: alveoli are not all functionally equivalent. Some alveoli receive inhaled particles much more effectively than others, creating a striking […]
Congratulations to Darrell Kotton for his new R01! He will work on "Thyroid Follicular Cell Signaling and Development in Humans" alongside Tony Hollenberg. This grant proposes to derive functional human thyroid epithelial cells from iPS cells for understanding the developmental biology of the thyroid gland and for regenerative transplantation.
Congratulations to Professor Markus Bosmann for receiving an exciting new R01 award for "Deciphering the Role of Bacterial Polyphosphates in Intestinal Immune Networks"! Mucosal barrier surfaces such as the lung and gastrointestinal tract are essential for protecting the body against infections while maintaining balanced interactions between microbes and the immune system. These tissues are also […]
Congratulations to Drs. Chris Reardon and Matt Jones for being recognized for their remarkable work in medicine and education by the Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine! These annual awards are from the Office of the Dean and designed to recognize exceptional accomplishments from those in our medical school. Leonard Tow Humanism in […]
Many host-directed therapies are available for severe pneumonia, including anti-inflammatories, immunostimulants, fibrinolytics, and more. Multiple clinical studies show that these therapies are effective in subsets of patients. Incomplete understanding of the varying types of lung biology that cause severe pneumonia prevents the rational and effective provision of host-directed therapies to appropriate patients. A team from […]
The Pulmonary Center is happy to announce Kostas Kontodimas as the winner of the 2026 Kayla Bell Pulmonary Center Citizenship Award! Kostas Kontodimas PhD Student The Kayla Bell Pulmonary Center Citizenship Award was established to celebrate and commemorate Kayla’s time at the Pulmonary Center, and to encourage others to follow in her footsteps. It is […]
Congratulations to Assistant Professor Anica Law for receiving her first R01 from the NIH/NHLBI! Every year, hundreds of thousands of patients with acute respiratory failure require invasive mechanical ventilation (IMV) in the US, and more than 10% progress to prolonged IMV (semi-permanent dependence on a ventilator to breathe). The pathway to prolonged IMV can sometimes […]
Professor Yang Jin, MD, PhD, was recently awarded a new R01 from the NIH/NHLBI for her project titled, "Novel mechanistic insights of inflammation and organ injury." This project will investigate novel roles of specific types of non-coding RNAs in the pathogenesis of lung inflammation in response to infection-related stimuli. Dr. Jin and her team will […]