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Student News

Apr 29, 2013: 2013 Student Awards Announced

Congratulations to the following students for their accomplishments, recently recognized in the following awards: Michelle Toomey (Frydman Lab): Terner Award Allison Timmons (McCall Lab): I. Macchi Award Sarah Sullivan (Ho lab): Dr. Marion R. Kramer Award Elizabeth Burmeister (Finnerty Lab) and John Majoris (Atema & Buston labs): Warren-McLeod Full Year Ben Carr (Kaufman lab): Warren-McLeod Summer Valentina Di Santo (Lobel lab): Dana Wright (summer) Brett Di Benedictis (Baum lab): Outstanding Teaching Award Kristin Radcliffe (Atema lab): Northeastern Association of Graduate Schools Outstanding Master?s Thesis Award Jesse Delia (Warkentin lab): A. Stanley Rand Smithsonian Graduate Fellowship NSF Graduate Research Fellowships: Tina Barbasch (Buston lab) Kim Cohen (Sorenson and Kunz labs) Steve Decina (Templer lab) Emily Ebel (Mullen Lab) Rebecca Sanders-Demott (Templer lab), honorable mention

Apr 09, 2013: Yi Feng (CAS '14) awarded AHA Summer Fellowship

Yi Feng (CAS '14), a Junior in Professor Frank Naya's lab was recently awarded a summer research fellowship from the American Heart Association, Founders Affiliate. Ms. Feng is majoring in Biology with Specialization in Cell Biology, Molecular Biology, and Genetics. She is also in the Kilachand Honors College. Competition for this research fellowship is stringent. In 2012, 10 students were selected for the summer fellowship program from eight states of the Founders Affiliate Region which includes Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Rhode Island, and Vermont.

Jan 16, 2013: Caitlin MacDonough MacKenzie receives GSPA Award

Graduate student, Caitlin McDonough MacKenzie, of the Primack lab, has been awarded the Ecological Society of America's Graduate Student Policy Award (GSPA) and will travel to Washington, D.C in April for a Congressional Visit day. Congratulations, Caitlin!

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Faculty News

Apr 29, 2013: Dr. Frydman featured in BU's Research publication

Dr. Horácio Frydman was featured in BU's most recent edition (2012) of Research - a publication that highlights current cutting edge research being performed on campus. In the article, "An Unlikely Ally by Kevin Jiang, Dr. Frydman's study of the Wolbachia bacteria is explained. This research will help scientists understand new strategies for preventing the spread of diseases like malaria, West Nile, and dengue fever.

Apr 12, 2013: Caroline Polgar (GRS '12) mentioned in Boston Globe

Recent Ph.D. recipient, Dr. Caroline Polgar (GRS '12) was recently interviewed, along with her past advisor, Dr. Richard Primack, for an article on Henry Thoreau and climate change in the March 10, 2013 edition of the Boston Globe. Drs. Polgar and Primack's research on early bloom times highlighted in the article, "Thoreau, viewed as a scientist" by Kathleen Burge. The article also discusses the opening of a new exhibition at the Concord Museum exhibit, ?Early Spring: Henry Thoreau and Climate Change,? which examines Thoreau as scientist.

Apr 09, 2013: Prof. Naya's Research Highlighted in Development

Prof. Naya's research was recently highlighted in the January 2013 issue of Development. His research on the role transcription factor myocyte enhancer factor 2A (MEF2A) plays in skeletal muscle regeneration of adult mice is reviewed.

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Alumni News

May 16, 2013: Dr. Morin appointed Director of AACR Grants Program

In October 2012, Dr. Patrice Morin was named Director of Scientific Review & Grants Administration for the American Association of Cancer Research (AACR), located in Philadelphia, PA. The AACR is one of the leading cancer research organizations in the US, and strives to combat cancer by sponsoring research, education, communication, and collaboration. Dr. Morin had approximately 20 years of experience in cancer research before accepting the new position. Dr. Morin received his PhD with Dr. Tom Gilmore in 1995, and then performed post-doctoral research at Johns Hopkins Medical School. From 1998-2012, he was a Senior Investigator in the Intramural Research Program of the National Institute on Aging at the National Institutes of Health (NIH), overseeing research on the molecular basis of ovarian cancer.

Apr 12, 2013: Caroline Polgar (GRS '12) mentioned in Boston Globe

Recent Ph.D. recipient, Dr. Caroline Polgar (GRS '12) was recently interviewed, along with her past advisor, Dr. Richard Primack, for an article on Henry Thoreau and climate change in the March 10, 2013 edition of the Boston Globe. Drs. Polgar and Primack's research on early bloom times highlighted in the article, "Thoreau, viewed as a scientist" by Kathleen Burge. The article also discusses the opening of a new exhibition at the Concord Museum exhibit, ?Early Spring: Henry Thoreau and Climate Change,? which examines Thoreau as scientist.

Dec 10, 2012: Vishal Patel (BMB '10) Attending Medical School

Vishal Patel (BMB '10) is a first year medical student at Albert Einstein School of Medicine in New York. Prior to medical school, he worked for two years in the Perrimon Laboratory at Harvard Medical School Department of Genetics and Howard Hughes Medical Institute.

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Mary S. ErskineIn Memoriam

On January 14, 2008, the Boston University community remembered their friend and colleague, Mary S. Erskine, who died on December 12, 2007, following a long battle with breast cancer. She was 61 years old. Mary was a College of Arts & Sciences Professor of Biology and former director of the Undergraduate Research Opportunities Program (UROP). For more information, please read the profile on BU Today.

 

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