After a Decade, TMJ/Orthognathic Surgery Still Changing Lives
People suffering from chronic facial and joint pain will find relief in a procedure instituted at Boston Medical Center (BMC) by Drs. David Cottrell and Pushkar Mehra of BUGSDM’s Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery. They are two of just a handful of surgeons in the country (and the only in Boston) trained to perform […]
Robbins Symposium Celebrates 45 Years of Grant Funding
Boston University Medical Campus and national leaders in research met in Keefer Auditorium November 9 to celebrate an impressive accomplishment. Professor of Molecular and Cell Biology Dr. Phil Robbins has received funding for his grant "Glycosylation and Glycosidases – Cell and Molecular Biology" for the 45th consecutive year. The Department of Molecular and Cell Biology […]
NIH Grant Lets Dr. Judith Jones Study Oral Health-Related Quality of Life
Oral conditions impact more than a child’s health; they affect the quality of life of both the child and his or her family. Department of General Dentistry Professor and Chair Dr. Judith Jones will study to what extent oral conditions impact quality of life as the recipient of a five-year, Midcareer Investigator Award in Patient […]
“Cookbook” Makes Periodontics Easy for All
For Professor and Clinical Director of Periodontology Dr. Serge Dibart, periodontal treatment can be as simple as following your favorite cookie recipe. And the sous chefs writing the recipes are all BUGSDM faculty. In Practical Advanced Periodontal Surgery, Dibart’s second and latest book on the subject, he looks to the school’s periodontology, orthodontics, endodontics, prosthodontics, […]
Salivary Proteins Uncovered in JDR Review
Researchers in the Department of Periodontology and Oral Biology are offering a new approach to studying salivary proteins in the Journal of Dental Research. "Once saliva enters the oral cavity, enzymes start breaking it up into pieces," says Assistant Professor Dr. Eva Helmerhorst. "The question is whether those pieces are still as effective as the […]
Molecular and Cell Biology Researchers Publish New Transporter Study
Today’s issue of the Journal of Biological Chemistry presents new transporter research by Molecular and Cell Biology Department Chair Dr. Carlos Hirschberg, Postdoctoral Fellow Carolina Caffaro, and Research Assistant Professor Dr. Patricia Berninsone. The paper, "Functional Redundancy Between Two C. elegans Nucleotide Sugar Transporters with a Novel Transport Mechanism," discusses how an organism maintains stability […]
Grant Renewal Means New Therapeutic Interventions for Life-Threatening Fibrosis
Professor of Periodontology and Oral Biology Dr. Philip Trackman recently received renewed NIDCR funding for the study Growth Factors and Gingival Fibrosis. Fibrosis, the growth of excess tissue, is a potentially life-threatening condition. Trackman’s project investigates gingival tissue overgrowth and fibrosis that occurs most commonly as a side effect of specific medications. The renewal marks […]
Perio/DPH Graduate Receives Two Prestigious Awards for BUGSDM Work
Research on the connection between periodontal disease and stroke in people 60 and older, conducted while a graduate student at BUGSDM, has earned Hyo-Jung Lee DPH 04 PERIO 05 two prestigious Korean dental awards. Lee received awards for best paper by a junior faculty member at Seoul National University and best paper by a dentist […]
Molecular and Cell Biology Researcher Guides Local Teen to Success
BUGSDM Researcher Sheede Khalil mentored local high school student Christina Chang to win one of 10 top commendations from the Research Science Institute (RSI) for research on development of the submandibular gland (SMG). Chang worked with Khalil during a six-week research rotation this summer. Under Khalil’s supervision, Chang looked at the effects of diminished E-cadherin […]
Science News Seeks Opinion of Dr. Dana Graves
Dr. Dana T. Graves, professor of periodontology and oral biology, discusses recent discoveries regarding the influence of bone cells on energy metabolism leading to type 2 diabetes in this week’s issue of Science News."The fact that bone cells regulate energy metabolism, and that they do it through osteocalcin, is a major finding," he says in […]