Special thanks to all our participants for presenting their posters at the 9th Annual CTSI Translational Science Symposium Poster Session and congratulations to the winners!
1st Place:
Mara Murray Horwitz, MD, MPH
Assist. Prof., General Internal Medicine (BUSM)
"Pregnancy-Related CVD Risk Management in the First Postpartum Year"
2nd Place:
Eugene Hsu
Medical Student in Ophtalmology (BUSM)
"Quantification of Corneal Collagen Cross-Linking in Keratoconus with IS-OCT"
2nd Place:
Alison P. Woods, MD
Postdoctoral Fellow in General Surgery (BUSM)
"Impact of a Systemwide Incidental Adrenal Mass Quality Improvement Initiative"
2nd Place:
Rhiannon B. Werder, PhD
Postdoctoral Fellow at Center for Regenerative Medicine (BUSM)
"Investigating COPD GWAS in iPSC-derived Alveolar Epithelial Cells Using CRISPRi"
Notice of Special Interest (NOSI): Research on Strategies to Enhance Mental Health Interventions and Services within Employment and Job Training Settings
Notice of Special Interest (NOSI): Availability of Funds to defray Childcare Costs for NCI, NIA, NIDCR, NIDDK, and NIH Blueprint Predoctoral to Postdoctoral Fellow Transition Programs F99 Awardees
Emergency Award: RADx-UP - Social, Ethical, and Behavioral Implications (SEBI) Research on Disparities in COVID-19 Testing among Underserved and Vulnerable Populations (U01 Clinical Trials Optional)
Understanding and Addressing the Impact of Structural Racism and Discrimination on Minority Health and Health Disparities (R01 Clinical Trial Optional)
National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities (NIMHD)
The Boston University Digital Health Initiative (DHI) is pleased to award funding to BU faculty conducting transdisciplinary research that seeks novel digital solutions to modern healthcare’s greatest challenges. More Details Here
News Highlights
Vaccine Breakthrough Infections with SARS-CoV-2 Variants
In a cohort of 417 persons who had received the second dose of BNT162b2 (Pfizer–BioNTech) or mRNA-1273 (Moderna) vaccine at least 2 weeks previously, we identified 2 women with vaccine breakthrough infection.Read More
Examining a Connection Between HIV, COVID-19, and Race
A new study looked at the potential conflation of HIV and COVID-19, and if there were racial disparities to be discovered within the combination of these two health issues.
Two of the vaccines produced by Pfizer-BioNTech and Moderna- require two doses that are given several weeks apart. Small studies have suggested that people who previously had COVID-19 may get a strong immune response from only one dose of these vaccines.Read More
Health Data Sharing Improved During Pandemic, but Barriers Remain
The COVID-19 pandemic has encouraged more institutions to share healthcare data, but barriers need to be overcome to make data sharing more commonplace.Read More
Large NIH Clinical Trial Will Test Polyclonal Antibody Therapeutic for COVID-19
A Phase 2/3 trial to evaluate a new fully-human polyclonal antibody therapeutic targeted to SARS-CoV-2, called SAB-185, has begun enrolling non-hospitalized people with mild or moderate cases of COVID-19.Read More
Upcoming Events
The Federal Response to COVID-19: Addressing the Needs of the Autism and Disability Communities
Apr. 28, 2021, 2 p.m.
This event is about issues related to health, education, and employment for people with disabilities during the pandemic. followed by a discussion with leaders from the autism advocacy community.Read More
Team Science: Empowering Effective Multi-Center Research Collaborations
May. 3, 2021, 12 -1 p.m.
By the end of this presentation, viewers will be able to define team science and differentiate team science research from more traditional forms. Read More
2021 NHLBI Systems Biology Symposium
May. 12-13, 2021
The purpose of the 2-day virtual conference is to continue an ongoing interactive forum to discuss and advance the understanding of systems biology and its translational applications; review emerging systems biology technologies and related computation methods.Read More
