Amyloidosis Center News
XVth International Symposium on Amyloidosis
Twenty members of our research and clinical teams attended and made presentations at the XVth International Symposium on Amyloidosis in Uppsala Sweden in July. It was a wonderful opportunity to discuss amyloid research with investigators from around the world and to initiate collaborations. Several of the presentations were made by... More
Boston University Translational Research Symposium Held in Memory of David C. Seldin, MD, PhD
The Fifth Annual Translational Research Symposium, this year entitled "In Memory of David C. Seldin, MD, PhD (1957-2015)," was hosted by the Boston University Clinical and Translational Science Institute on March 28, 2016. For more information see: http://www.bu.edu/ctsi/events/bu-ctsi-annual-translational-research-symposium/fifth-annual-trc/
Ann Peel Urges the US Congress to Support Amyloidosis Research
Ann Peel gave her testimony on amyloidosis to the House and Senate Appropriations Committees on April 15th. The testimony seeks support for Amyloidosis programs from Congress in the fiscal year 2017 Labor, Health Services and Education Appropriations bill. Please see her complete statement below. We are very grateful to Ann and Terry Peel for... More
Bedford, NH Student Honors Her Late Father with Senior Project
Bedford student honors late father with senior project http://www.wmur.com/health/bedford-student-honors-late-father-with-senior-project/38711062?src=app
Fit To Be Tied: Race for Amyloidosis Awareness
Bob was a psychologist for over 30 years, wearing crazy ties to work every day. So we thought it was only fitting to call his race: "Fit To Be Tied" Come out and run in memory of Bob Palmer and in support of Amyloidosis research and awareness on May 22nd in... More
Calli and Saige Beatman’s Mini Golf Charity “Fun” Raiser
Calli and Saige Beatman Fundraiser in memory of "grandma". Calli and Saige lost their grandmother to amyloidosis in 2014. Saige, a 6th grader at McGee Middle School in Berlin, CT won an essay contest advocating for charity. She chose the Amyloidosis Center and is working with her older sister Calli, who... More
Connors and Colleagues Publish Findings in ATTRwt Amyloidosis Cohort
Data on the largest cohort of ATTRwt amyloidosis patients yet reported (n=121), referred to our institution over a 20-year observational period, were recently reported in the prestigious heart journal, Circulation. The publication, entitled "Heart failure due to age-related cardiac amyloid disease associated with wild-type transthyretin: a prospective, observational cohort study,"... More
Dr. Vaishali Sanchorawala – Recent Invited Presentations
"A Zebra Loses Its Stripes, Diagnosis and Treatment of Systemic Amyloidosis" June 2015 - Grand Round talk given at City of Hope Medical Center in Duarte, CA http://youtu.be/R3J3F8Pvzuo "Untangling Amyloidosis" December 2015 - Oral presentation at American Society of Hematology in Orlando, FL http://livestream.com/accounts/10952998/events/4502460/player?width=640&height=360&autoPlay=true&mute=false%22
The Wildflower Foundation Continues Support For AL Amyloidosis Research
The Wildflower Foundation, Inc. (Miami, FL) has renewed their funding in support of the study entitled "“Immunoglobulin Light Chain Amyloid Fibril Formation: Structural Determinants as a Platform for Drug Development.” Lawreen H. Connors, PhD, is the principal investigator of the study. Through the generous support from The Wildflower Foundation, Dr. Connors... More
Dr. Vaishali Sanchorawala – High Dose Chemo and SCT Results in Long-Term Survival for Many AL Amyloidosis Patients
Featured on Boston University School of Medicine research news report October 8, 2015. For more see http://www.bumc.bu.edu/busm/2015/10/08/high-dose-chemo-and-sct-results-in-long-term-survival-for-many-al-amyloidosis-patients/