Campus Announcements

Liza Burke Bates Appointed Assistant Dean and Registrar, MD Program

She brings a deep knowledge of University systems, policies and business process, and is highly collaborative and dedicated to student-centric service.

Ronald Corley, PhD, to Step Down as Chair of Virology, Immunology & Microbiology

Ron worked tirelessly along with a university-wide team to open the NEIDL, now an internationally recognized center of excellence for emerging infectious diseases. In addition, the department ranked No. 15 in NIH funding among Microbiology departments in 2022.

Alumni Medical Library Closed June 19

In observance of Juneteenth, a BU Holiday, the Alumni Medical Library will be closed on Monday, June 19. Regular hours will resume at 7:30 a.m. Tuesday, June 20. Stay up to date with Library hours at https://www.bumc.bu.edu/medlib/about-us/hours/

Enhancing Security on the Medical Campus

Beginning June 12, the Instructional (L), Housman Research (R) first floor stairwells and cross-corridor entrances from L to E (Evans), L to A-Building will go to card access only from 7 p.m. to 7 a.m. weekdays and 24-hour card access on weekends and holidays, including Intersession.

All students, faculty and staff must use their ID badge to gain access through the buildings, stairwells and elevators during these times.

Please wear your BU ID at all times when on campus. Please do not allow others to piggyback through card-accessed doors, including stairwells and elevators; they must use their own ID.

Public safety is a shared responsibility. If you See Something, Say Something by calling BUMC Public Safety at 617-358-4444 when on campus or dialing 911 off campus.

News

Jillian C. Shipherd, PhD, Honored by the American Psychological Foundation

Her trailblazing work has had a transformational impact on the lives of LGBTQIA+ veterans and will continue to affect access to care for generations to come.

Students Win Big at Annual Innovate@BU New Venture Competition

Stamatios Liapis, a computational neuroscience PhD candidate, and Shen Ning, a MD-PhD candidate interested in developing translational technologies to tackle unmet clinical needs, each were winners at BU's annual New Venture Competition.

Faculty Action

Committee Preference Survey

The Committee on Committees is seeking Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine faculty members interested in serving on a committee or looking to renew their term. If interested, please complete the committee preference survey. 

Please submit the survey by Friday, July 14.

Note that not all committees need new members at this time but may need members in the future. Indicating interest does not guarantee participation.

In the Media

AP News

Not Real News: A Look At What Didn't Happen This Week

Kate White, MD, MPH

Healio

ASPC announces program for annual Congress on CVD Prevention

Emelia Benjamin, MD, ScM, FACC, FAHA

Madame Noire

Fibroids In Black Women Are Symptoms Of Unspoken Racial Disparities

Renee Boynton-Jarrett, MD, ScD

People Magazine

Boston Woman Says She's Disabled After Doctors Misdiagnosed Her Pain as Weight-Related

Mary Ann Dakkak, MD

Washington Post

More people are living with dementia. What are the signs and risk factors?

Andrew Budson, MD

WBZ News Radio

Boston University Study Finds Unique Alzheimer's Risks For Ashkenazi Jews

Lindsay A. Farrer, PhD

Events

// UPCOMING

Institutional Support and Resources for Human Subjects Research: Lightning Talks

Date: Wednesday, June 14

Time: Noon-1 p.m.

Location: Zoom, register here

To close out the academic year, the CRRO is hosting a number of research-affiliated groups at both Boston University Medical Campus and Boston Medical Center for lightning talks on best practices and general research resources and processes. Current confirmed groups and topics include CTO, IRB, GCRU, CRN, IPS, CDW, Standard Operating Procedures, clinicaltrials.gov submissions, and obtaining state-mandated MCSR Research Licenses. This seminar will include a Q&A session at the end of the presentation.

Objectives

• Identify basic institutional resources for research at BU Medical Campus and BMC
• Learn best practices and recommendations on a variety of topics

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