Juneteenth

Celebrated on June 19, this year Juneteenth falls on a Sunday. BU will observe Juneteenth on Friday, June 17, despite Monday’s federal holiday, June 20. In the future, BU will observe the federal holiday. Read more.

Celebrate Pride Month with BUMC Colleagues

This year the LGBTQIA+ Faculty and Staff Community Network, the LGBTQIA+ Center for Faculty & Staff and the Queer Activist Collective have collaborated on a series of events to celebrate shared identities and experiences. In addition, learn about events hosted elsewhere at BU in celebration of Pride.

June 11-12 Steam Shutdown

Beginning at 4 p.m. Saturday, June 11, through 8 a.m. Sunday, June 12, there will be a steam shutdown that will impact autoclaves in research buildings and sanitizers in the Henry M. Goldman School of Dental Medicine basement. The following buildings will be impacted:

• 670 Albany St.
• NEIDL, 620 Albany St.
• A Building, 80 E. Concord St.
• B Building, Robinson, 750 Harrison Ave.
• E Building, Evans, 75 E. Newton St.
• G Building, Henry M. Goldman School of Dental Medicine, 635 Albany St.
• K Building, Silvio O. Conte Medical Research, 71 E. Concord St.
• L Building, Instructional, 72 E. Concord St.
• M Building, Fuller, 85 E. Newton St.
• R Building, Housman, 778 Harrison Ave.
• W Building, CABR (Center for Advanced Biomedical Research), 700 Albany St.
• X Building, EBRC (Evans Biomedical Research Center), 650 Albany St.

Questions? Contact the Facilities Control Center, 617-358-4144.

Visiting Professor Lecture: Laura M. Bohn, PhD

Date: Tuesday, June 14

Time: 1-2 p.m.

Location: Instructional Building L112

“Directing Opioid Receptor Signaling to Improve Pain Therapeutics”

Dr. Bohn is Professor and Chair of Molecular Medicine, UF Scripps Biomedical Research, University of Florida and an Affiliate Member of The Brain Institute, Florida Atlantic University.

Her research focuses on how G protein-coupled receptors of the opioid, serotonin and cannabinoid families mediate neurological functions. Her goal is to enhance the benefits and eliminate side effects of therapeutics for pain, addiction and mood disorders.

Visiting Professor Lecture: Venetia Zachariou, PhD

Date: Monday, June 20

Time: 1-2 p.m.

Location: Instructional Building L112

“From Nerve Injury to a Pandemic: Intracellular Mechanisms and Novel Targets for the Treatment of Chronic Pain”

Dr. Zachariou is Professor in the Departments of Neuroscience and Pharmacological Sciences at the Icahan School of Medicine at Mount Sinai.

Her research focuses on signal transduction and epigenetic mechanisms underlying CNS disorders and their treatment. Her lab uses advanced genetic mouse models, viral mediated gene transfer and multidisciplinary approaches to understand the network and cell type-specific mechanisms of chronic pain, addiction, stress, and depression. Current projects investigate the mechanism by which signal transduction complexes modulate drug addiction and chronic stress, and the role of signal transduction and epigenetic complexes in the transition to chronic pain states.

Another line of research investigates the intracellular pathways in the brain reward center involved affective and sensory components of chronic pain. She aims to understand gene expression adaptations in response to peripheral nerve injury or inflammation throughout the pain matrix, and to develop novel therapeutic avenues for chronic pain conditions.