New Shuttle Service

BUMC employees and students will have access to three shuttle routes operated by the Newmarket Business Improvement District (NBID). These fixed shuttle routes will connect BUMC with MBTA Andrew and Ruggles stations. You must show your BU ID to the driver when boarding. Click here to see the route maps and shuttle stops. Download the A&A Metro app (for iOS and Android) for real-time shuttle information.

June 2022 Faculty Appointments, Promotions Announced

Congratulations to Professors Niloo Edwards, Erika Wolf; Associate Professors Joshua Campbell, Ronald Iverson, Naomi Y. Ko, Karsten Lunze, Brian Smith; Clinical Associate Professors Frederic Gerges, Eileen Keneck, Alan Malabanan and Olivia Moorehead-Slaughter.

Toby C. Chai, MD, Elected American Board of Urology Trustee

The chief and chair of urology will begin his six-year term in February 2023.

Lesotho-Boston Health Alliance Receives UN, WHO Primary Health Care Award

The goal of LeBoHA is to improve the physician-patient ratio for Lesotho and train leaders for public health infrastructure.

Call for Nominations: BUMC Emerging Leaders Program

This two-day intensive program explores the characteristics of effective leaders and introduces key leadership skills to help late assistant professors and early associate professors on the Medical Campus. Participants attend discussions on what it takes to emerge as a leader, and workshops to practice those skills and develop a network of peers.

Interested faculty should discuss their nominations with their department chair, division chief or an associate dean or center director.

Department chairs, division chiefs, associate deans or center directors should submit the nominee’s name, CV and no more than a one page description of their promise as a leader, their effectiveness, innovation, reliability, and capacity to energize and motivate others to [email protected] by COB Friday, Oct. 7.

Seeking Candidates: Director, BU Alzheimer’s Disease Research Center

Dr. Neil Kowall would like to retire from the position of Alzheimer’s Disease Research Center (ADRC) Director, and thus we are seeking candidates for the ADRC Directorship position.

The director of the Boston University Alzheimer’s Disease Research Center reports to the BUSM Dean and will be an MD, PhD or equivalent, with an outstanding record of federal funding, leadership, rigorous research and mentorship in Alzheimer's disease and related dementias sufficient for a professor-level rank, and an inspiring leader who will guide the growth of Alzheimer's disease research at BUSM. 

They are expected to pursue research that will advance our understanding of the etiology of Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias, and to improve therapeutics. The successful candidate will have a bold, purpose-driven mission that builds on existing expertise and resources at Boston University and will demonstrate a commitment to diversity and inclusion in the brain sciences. They are responsible for the overall organization and performance of the Center, and with the ADRC Executive Committee, responsible for its governance and fiscal decision-making. 

Interested candidates should send a cover letter and CV to BUSMDean@bu.edu. Applications will remain open until a candidate is selected.

Celebrating Faculty Success

Recently the Dean’s Office digitized paper files and the file cabinets have now been replaced by a bookcase that will showcase BUSM awards, international collaborations and textbooks written or edited by BUSM faculty. 

If you would like to share a copy of a textbook you have written or edited, please bring it to the Dean’s Office reception desk. 

Please keep in mind that the book must be written or edited by a BUSM faculty member. We don’t have sufficient space to accommodate books in which our faculty have contributed a chapter.  

Alumni Medical Library Open House

Date: Thursday, Sept. 29

Time: 2-4 p.m.

Location: Instructional (L) Building, floor 12

Meet the library staff, take a tour, learn about our resources and services, and hear about the new strategic plan! 

Refreshments will be provided. We hope to see you there!

Transforming Health Care: Distinguished Alumni Discuss the Impact of Collaborative Research, mRNA Technology & ED-Initiated Buprenorphine

Date: Friday, Sept. 30

Time: 10:45-11:45 a.m.

Location: Keefer Auditorium

Join us for a dynamic discussion with this year's recipients of the BUSM Alumni Association Distinguished Alumni Award, Gail D'Onofrio, MD (MED'87), Dan Rotrosen, MD (MED'78) and Drew Weissman, MD, PhD (MED'87, GRS'87). Hear about their influential research and the contributions they have made to advance healthcare.

Public Health Communication In An Era of Mis- and Disinformation: A Discussion with UN Under-Secretary-General for Global Communications Melissa Fleming (COM '89)

Date: Friday, Sept. 30

Time: 2-3 p.m.

Location: 8 St. Mary's St., room 211, or Zoom

Register here

The Center for Emerging Infectious Diseases (CEID) is honored to host UN Under-Secretary-General for Global Communications Melissa Fleming (COM ’89) for a keynote conversation focused on the evolving role of mis- and disinformation in the context of public health communications, including its role in pandemic preparedness and response.