Debbie Perlstein Awarded 2022 Templeton Award for Excellence in Student Advising
Congratulations to Dr. Debbie Perlstein, Associate Professor in the Chemistry Department and Assistant Director of the BMB Program, for receiving a 2022 Templeton Award for Excellence in Student Advising. This award is one of the annual College of Arts and Sciences (CAS) Teaching Awards that recognize outstanding professors in CAS. From the CAS Teaching Awards […]
Didem Vardar-Ulu Awarded 2022 Neu Family Award for Excellence in Teaching
Congratulations to Dr. Didem Vardar-Ulu, Lecturer in the Chemistry Department, for being awarded the 2022 Neu Family Award for Excellence in Teaching. This award is one of the annual College of Arts and Sciences (CAS) Teaching Awards that recognize outstanding professors in CAS. In nominating her, Dr. Vardar-Ulu’s recommenders noted: “Students rave not only about […]
Jenny Bhatnagar Publishes Paper in Nature Ecology & Evolution
Dr. Jenny Bhatnagar, PhD candidate in Biology Zoey Werbin, and Bioinformatics grad student Kathryn Atherton recently published a paper in Nature Ecology & Evolution titled, “Soil microbiome predictability increases with spatial and taxonomic scale”. BU alum, Colin Averill (CAS ’08) and Michael Dietze, Professor Earth & Environtment at BU were also authors on the paper. […]
Professors Gilmore and Bradham Receive Receive CAS Awards for their Work in the 2020-2021 Academic Year
Two BMB faculty Tom Gilmore, and Cyndi Bradham received awards from the College of Arts and Sciences for their work during the 2020-2021 academic year. Congratulations to Tom and Cyndi on this achievement. On May 5, Dr. Tom Gilmore was awarded the 2021 Dean’s Award for Excellence in Graduate Education and Dr. Cyndi Bradham was […]
Karen Allen named Fellow by the American Society of Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Karen Allen, BMB Faculty, Professor and Chair of the Chemistry Department, was named a fellow by the American Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology (ASBMB). Congratulations Karen! From CAS Communications: “Karen Allen, Professor and Chair of the Chemistry Department, was named a fellow by the American Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology (ASBMB), as part […]
Prof. Karen Allen and Grad Student, Katherine O’Toole, coauthor new PNAS Research Study
Professor of Chemistry and Chair of the Department, Karen Allen, along with graduate student, Katherine O’Toole, coauthored a new Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America (PNAS) research study with Professor Barbara Imperiali from MIT. The paper, “Glycoconjugate pathway connections revealed by sequence similarity network analysis of the monotopic […]
Tom Gilmore Joins Beckman Scholars Program Executive Committee
Professor Tom Gilmore was welcomed to the Executive Committee of the Beckman Scholars Program, a program funded by the Arnold and Mabel Beckman Foundation. The Beckman Scholars Program is a mentored research experience for undergraduate students in chemistry, biology, or related fields. Regarding his joining the Executive Committee, Tom said, “I am delighted to […]