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Tobe Berkovitz

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Department

Mass Communication and Public Relations

Academic Rank

Associate Professor of Mass Communication and Public Relations

Expertise

Political campaign communication; trends in consumer advertising and marketing; media and society; new digital media; television programming; impact of TV on indviduals and society

 

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Joan Salge Blake

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Title/Department

Clinical Associate Professor of Nutrition, Health Sciences

Expertise

Nutrition; diet and weight loss; healthy eating & holidays; weight management, diet tips; American Dietetic Association (ADA).

 

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Andrew J Bacevich

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Title/Department

Director, International Relations

Academic Rank

Professor

Expertise

U.S. foreign policy; U.S. national security policy; military affairs; military history; intelligence and homeland security; draft and military personnel; Middle East region

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(Boston) – Researchers from Boston University School of Medicine (BUSM) and the Boston University Biomedical Engineering Department have identified a number of proteins whose activation allows them to distinguish between cancer and normal cells with almost 97 percent accuracy. In addition, the BU researchers have developed a new computational strategy to analyze this data and specifically identify key biological pathways (molecular circuits) that are active in cancer and “dormant” in normal cells. The study which appears in the November 25th issue of PLoS ONE, will ultimately lead to the development of drugs specifically aimed to inhibit these proteins. More...

 
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