November 20, 2022

Campus Announcements

Health Services Annex PCR Testing Hours-Thanksgiving Weekend


  • Open for testing on Wednesday, Nov. 23, from 9-11 a.m. only. Tests dropped off on Wednesday will all result the same day. 
  • Closed Thursday and Friday, Nov. 24-25.
  • Testing will reopen on Monday, Nov. 28, at 9 a.m.

Alumni Medical Library Holiday Hours


  • The Alumni Medical Library will close at 5 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 23.
  • The library will be closed Thursday, Nov. 24-26, for the Thanksgiving holiday.
  • The library will reopen at 10 a.m. Sunday, Nov. 27.

Call for Nominations for Distinguished Faculty and Staff of the Month


Distinguished Faculty of the Month: To recognize faculty service to the Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine community, please submit your nominations here. All School faculty are eligible for nominations.


Distinguished Staff of the Month: To recognize staff who provide exceptional commitment and service to the Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine community, please submit your nominations here. All School and BMC staff who directly support the academic, teaching, and research missions of the School, (e.g., coordination of clerkship rotations) are eligible.


Submit your nominations by Friday, Dec. 23.

News

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GSI Research Symposium Returns In Person


The event featured lightning talks, new faculty talks and a poster session.

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Andrew Wilson, MD, Appointed Alpha-1 Foundation Scientific Director


The pulmonary and critical care clinician-scientist focuses on regenerative medicine and stem cell biology.

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Brian Marx, PhD, Receives Scientific Achievement Award


He received the Robert S. Laufer Award for Outstanding Scientific Achievement during the International Society for Traumatic Stress Studies annual meeting in November.

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Medical, Public Health Students Receive BMC Award for Improving Patient Access to Digital Health Care


Receiving the award were third-year medical students Hannah Tang, Yilan Jiangliu; second-year students Saaz Mantri, Michelle Lazar, Edwin Qiu and Eileen Liu, and School of Public Health PhD candidate Breanne Biondi, MPH.

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William Lane Watkins Honored with Special Exhibit



View the exhibit-in person or online.

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Rebecca Lee Crumpler Focus of Podcast Airing on 150 Public Radio Stations


You can now listen to the hour-long episode, Lady Parts.

Faculty Action

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Dec. 1 Deadline for 2023 Pilot Grants, Other Awards


Assistant, Associate and full Professors in School of Medicine space should send applications for the funding opportunities listed here to [email protected] by COB Thursday, Dec. 1.

Faculty Resources at BUMC

Date: Tuesday, Dec. 6

Time: Noon-2 p.m.

Location: Virtual

Register here


Join us and learn about the various offices and resources offered on the Medical Campus. This session is open to all faculty members and will include introductions and presentations on:

  • Faculty Affairs
  • Faculty Development
  • Research
  • Proposal Development
  • Foundation Relations
  • Communications
  • Diversity & Inclusion
  • Professionalism Resource Services
  • Medical Education
  • BUMC IT
  • Student Affairs
  • Graduate Medical Sciences
  • Human Resources
  • Ombuds
  • Alumni Medical Library
  • BU Medical Group (BUMG)

In the Media

AARP

Left Out for Too Long: New Alzheimer’s Research Focuses on Latinos

Rhoda Au, PhD


AMA

Bullying is driving more physician burnout: 3 key steps to take

Susannah G. Rowe, MD


Glam

Fact Vs. Fiction: How Does Plan B Really Affect Your Body?

Katharine White, MD


Health Day

Illinois Study Shows Big Jump in Suicide-Linked ER Visits by Teens

Christine Crawford, MD, MPH


Medical News Today

Alzheimer's: Could beer hop compounds help reduce toxic clumps?

Michael Alosco, PhD


Medpage Today

Are Some Bipolar I Disorder Patients Mistakenly Getting an MDD Diagnosis?

Larry Culpepper, MD


Miami Herald

Nick Buoniconti never stopped fighting. The late Dolphin’s final battle is still going

Ann McKee, MD


Nature

This is how an Alzheimer’s gene ravages the brain

Julia TCW, PhD


The New York Times

A Test for C.T.E. in the Living May Be Closer Than Ever

Robert Stern, PhD

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