Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery Collaborators Win ACOMS Research Award
Dr. Haitham Murad, chief resident in the Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery (OMFS), won third place at the Annual Scientific Conference and Exhibition of the American College of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons in Orlando, Florida, earlier this month. Dr. Murad presented "Comparison of Two Treatment Methods for Mandibular Angle Fractures." Murad completed his research with Dr. Pushkar Mehra, BUSDM […]
Dr. Carlos Hirschberg to Speak in Brazil
Dr. Carlos Hirschberg, chair of the Department of Molecular and Cell Biology, will lead a conference at the tenth meeting of the International Union of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology (IUBMB) in Salvador, Brazil May 23. The event takes place at the same time as the annual meeting of the Brazilian Society for Biochemistry and Molecular […]
Dr. Richard Szmola to Present Research in Washington, D.C.
Dr. Richard Szmola, postdoctoral fellow in the laboratory of Dr. Miklos Sahin-Toth, will give an oral presentation in Washington, D.C., during Digestive Disease Week May 19-24. Dr. Szmola’s paper, "Chymotrypsin C Regulates Degradation of Human Cationic Trypsin," presents important findings in the development of chronic pancreatitis, a disease in which the digestive enzyme trypsin plays […]
Dr. Ramzi Sarkis Wins AAE/Dentsply Award at Annual Meeting
Dr. Ramzi Sarkis, assistant professor of endodontics, won the AAE/Dentsply award at the annual meeting of the American Association of Endodontists in Philadelphia last week. His poster, "Antibacterial Activity of Leachable Components from Aged Endodontic Materials," describes the antibacterial activity of three aged endodontic materials using the bacterial survival test. The abstract appears in the […]
Dr. Salomon Amar Referenced in Los Angeles Times
An April 16 Los Angeles Times article on the relationship between gum disease and overall health seeks the opinion of Dr. Salomon Amar, associate dean for research, on the treatment and symptoms of gum disease. "For years the mouth was never considered a part of the body," says Amar. "Gum disease was not considered something […]
Hirschberg’s Glycosylation Mechanisms Grant Renewed
Dr. Carlos Hirschberg, chair of the Department of Molecular and Cell Biology, recently learned of the renewal of his grant “Glycosylation Mechanisms” by the National Institute of General Medical Sciences (NIGMS), National Institutes of Health (NIH). The renewal marks 32 years of uninterrupted funding for the grant. The grant has earned MERIT (Method to extend […]
BUSDM Celebrates 26th Annual Science Day/Night
BUSDM celebrated its vibrant community of researchers March 29 and 30 during the 26th annual Science Day and Science Night. Dr. Barbara Corkey, BUSM professor of medicine and biochemistry and director of the Obesity Research Center, presented Science Day’s keynote lecture on "Fat Cells and β Cells, Co-conspirators in Obesity." BUSDM scientists and their posters […]
Dr. Siddharth Vora Takes Home Dean’s Award at BU Research Symposium
Fourteen BUSDM pre- and postdoctoral students joined their BU peers in Metcalf Hall April 2 for BU’s Science and Engineering Research Symposium, where Dr. Siddharth Vora ORAL BIO 08 received the SDM Dean’s Award. Vora’s research, "A role for the lysyl oxidase propeptide in the regulation of osteoblast proliferation and differentiation," focuses on a molecule […]
BUMC Researchers ID Cancer-Fighting Enzyme
A team of BUMC researchers is on the way to developing new treatment options for diseases associated with angiogenesis, or the growth of new blood vessels. Dr. Nader Rahimi, associate professor of ophthalmology and biochemistry at BUMC and member of the Office of the Associate Dean for Research, has identified an enzyme known as Casitas […]
BUSDM Researcher Honored for Mentoring Future Scientist
Intel Science Talent Search applauded Dr. Mihai Nita-Lazar, senior research associate in Dr. Maria Kukuruzinska’s Department of Molecular and Cell Biology laboratory, for contributing to the scientific development of young scientist Keone Hon. Nita-Lazar oversaw a research project Hon, a high school student at Phillips Exeter Academy in New Hampshire, completed last summer as part […]