Boston Dental Students Share Research
Boston University Henry M. Goldman School of Dental Medicine (GSDM) Student Research Group (SRG) met with student research groups from Harvard School of Dental Medicine and Tufts University School of Dental Medicine on Friday, November 13 at Harvard. Two students from each school presented their research during the event. From GSDM Sheede Khalil DMD 12 […]
Dr. Thomas Van Dyke Shares Research with National and International Audiences
Professor and Director of the Center for Clinical Research Dr. Thomas Van Dyke recently presented two lectures. The first was on October 21 at the Donald E. Knapp Memorial Lecture held at the University of Kentucky (UK) College of Dentistry and was titled, "Management of Inflammation in Periodontal Disease." The audience for this lecture was […]
Molecular & Cell Biology Faculty Members Awarded NIH Supplements
Three faculty members of the Boston University Henry M. Goldman School of Dental Medicine (GSDM) Department of Molecular & Cell Biology received supplements from the National Institutes of Health (NIH). As part of the American Recovery & Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA) NIH awarded supplements to current grants in order to accelerate the tempo of […]
Dr. Emily Van Heukelom Wins National Research Award
Recent alum Emily Van Heukelom OMFS 09 was named the winner of the 2009 American Association of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons (AAOMS) Straumann Resident Research Award for her research, “Antibiotic Therapy in Facial Fracture Treatment”. The research is the first to measure outcomes of limiting antibiotic use in hospital-based facial trauma patients. "This research evaluated […]
Stopping Oral Cancer in its Tracks
In new research, Boston University Henry M. Goldman School of Dental Medicine (GSDM) Professor and Director of the Predoctoral Research Program Dr. Maria Kukuruzinska and her team are the first to show, in vivo, a direct relationship between expression of the gene DPAGT1 and tumor spread in oral cancer. “When the gene is highly expressed […]
Preventing Prostate Cancer to Bone Metastasis
In new research on prostate cancer to bone metastasis, Boston University Henry M. Goldman School of Dental Medicine (GSDM) Professor Dr. Phillip Trackman explains that the lysyl oxidase pro-peptide (LOX-PP) inhibits prostate cancer cell growth in vitro by inhibiting the activity of a key growth factor known as Fibroblast Growth Factor 2, or FGF-2. The […]
DMD Student Publishes Research
Boston University Henry M. Goldman School of Dental Medicine (GSDM) student Jerry Ashrafi DMD 10 published his research in the June 2009 issue of The Journal of Implant & Advanced Clinical Dentistry (JIACD). The paper was titled, "Predictable Bone Augmentation without Using Barrier Membranes," and Ashrafi worked closely with Associate Professor and Chair of Oral […]
GSDM Student Honored at Science and Engineering Day
On March 31, Lucas Patrick DMD 10 was selected as winner of the Goldman School of Dental Medicine Dean’s Award at the Boston University Science and Engineering Day. Patrick accepted the $500 award for his work titled, "Comparison of flexural strength of resin-infused Y-TZP and glass-infused Y-TZP with fully dense Y-TZP," at a luncheon held […]
Dr. Miklos Sahin-Toth Awarded R01 Grant by NIDDK
On April 1, Boston University Henry M. Goldman School of Dental Medicine (GSDM) Associate Professor Dr. Miklos Sahin-Toth was awarded a five-year R01 grant by the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK), part of the National Institutes of Health (NIH). The grant totals $1,840,314 and will give him the opportunity to […]
Orthodontic Resident Wins Joseph E. Johnson Table Clinic Award
Susan Baloul ORTHO 11 was one of three Joseph E. Johnson Table Clinic Award winners at the 2009 American Association of Orthodontists (AAO) 2009 Annual Session, held in Boston May 1-5. Dr. Baloul’s table clinic presentation was titled, "Cathepsin K Expression in Corticotomy-Facilitated Tooth Movement." She worked on this research with Boston University School of […]