Dr. Co Teams with DLI for Active Learning Video
Biology Department Senior Lecturer Elizabeth Co is featured in BU’s Digital Learning and Innovation video, where she discusses using Active Learning strategies in her classroom. Check out the video here.
Caron Family Donation Funds Alzheimer’s Research
In honor of the Caron Family and their generous gift to support the Ho/Beffert and Stern laboratories to study Alzheimer’s disease at Boston University, Boston University’s Development Office created the following short film. The Caron Family created the Harold and Margaret Southerland Alzheimer’s Research Fund to honor Susan Caron’s late parents who suffered from Alzheimer’s […]
Professor Traniello Named AAAS Fellow
Professor James Traniello has been selected as an AAAS fellow! James is one of 416 new fellows announced by the AAAS on November 27, 2018 and he will be honored in Washington, D.C. in February 2019. See the articles here and here.
Babak Mehrara (CAS ’89) in Science
BU Biology Department alum Dr. Babak Mehrara (CAS ’89) is featured in this month’s issue of Science, where he discusses his team’s ongoing work on lymphedema and the immune system. The article can be read here.
Assistant Professor Juan Fuxman Bass Receives 5-year, $3.7m NCI Grant
Assistant Professor Juan Fuxman Bass, in collaboration with Drs. Marc Vidal (Dana-Farber Cancer Institute) and Martha Bulyk (Harvard Medical School), has received a 5-year $3.7 million U01 grant from the National Cancer Institute (NCI) to study gene regulatory network rewiring in breast cancer by transcription factor isoforms. This grant is associated with the Cancer Systems […]
Assistant Professor Jerry Chen Named NIH New Innovator
Assistant Professor Jerry Chen has been awarded an NIH New Innovator Award of $2.5 million over the next five years. This money will fund Chen’s efforts to crack the neural code of the brain and better understand the relationship between the genetic and electrical influences that control cognitive functions like sensory processing, decision making, and […]
Professor Rotjan Awarded Two Grants for Phoenix Islands Research
Biology Department Research Assistant Professor and Lecturer Randi Rotjan has received two grants that will support work in the Phoenix Islands in Kiribati. One grant, awarded by National Geographic, supports fieldwork in the South Seas. Another grant, awarded by the Waitt Foundation, is in support of a documentary of the fieldwork being completed.
Professor Davies Awarded Early-Career Research Fellowship
Professor Sarah Davies has been awarded an Early-Career Research Fellowship from the National Academy of Sciences Gulf Research Program. This two year fellowship supports emerging scientific leaders as they take risks on research ideas not yet tested, pursue unique collaborations, and build a network of colleagues who share their interest in improving offshore energy system […]
Professor Cheng Awarded National Institute on Drug Abuse Grant
Department of Biology Assistant Professor Christine Cheng and Assistant Dean of Boston University School of Medicine and Associate Professor (BUMC) Andrew Henderson received a three-year, $2.9 million R61 award from the National Institute of Drug Abuse (NIDA) at the National Institutes of Health to study the effect of opioid use disorder on HIV latent reservoirs […]
Professor Karen Warkentin Invited to Serve as University Lecturer
Professor Karen Warkentin has been selected to give the University Lecture at Boston University this year. The University Lecture has been a BU tradition since 1950 and highlights the outstanding research of one faculty member from across the university each year. The lecture will be open to the BU Community and general public. Dr. Warkentin […]