The BU CTSI is looking for a mid to late career investigator to direct either a Career Development Award or R-level grant writing course. Both courses are offered twice a year (6-8 sessions/course), and provide step-by-step instruction and guidance to a group of scientists around their submission. The course Director will be responsible for partnering […]
New study uncovers a hidden curriculum area for improvement: acknowledging the difficulties of primary care practice (Boston)—Medical student clerkships, the full immersion learning experiences in practice-based facilities for medical students, have learning objectives to define what students should learn by the end of their rotation, but medical educators are now asking, how does one know […]
(Boston)—The Boston University CTE Center announced today that they have now diagnosed 345 former NFL players with chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE) out of 376 former players studied (91.7 percent). Among those diagnosed in the last year are two former players who once represented the teams paired in this Sunday’s Super Bowl LVII matchup – former Philadelphia […]
URiM faculty identify several ways to improve their experience (Boston)—While the benefits of diverse teams are well documented, medicine lacks the racial and ethnic diversity necessary to provide the best care for all patients and create an environment ripe to propel scientific innovation. The National Institutes of Health’s definition of underrepresented in medicine (URiM) in […]
New study may help identify promising new avenues for individuals with persistent pain (Boston)—Knee osteoarthritis (OA) is the most common form of arthritis worldwide, affecting more than 500 million people worldwide and 34 million people in the U.S. There are no treatments available that prevent its progression and recommended pharmacological treatments and other treatments (exercise, […]
Improvement in OA research will lead to finding successful treatments (Boston)—Knee osteoarthritis (OA) also known as degenerative joint disease of the knee is typically the result of progressive loss of cartilage and low grade inflammation. This common condition impacts approximately 500 million adults worldwide and is a leading cause of pain and disability. Despite this […]
The Boston University Clinical and Translational Sciences Institute Biomedical Informatics Core (BU-BIC) seeks to work with the BU/BMC research community to improve access to and the use of clinical data from Boston Medical Center, affiliated Community Health Centers, and other research institutions nationally and internationally. This webinar provided an update on current data resources, tools, […]
To learn about the Collaborative Program Grant for Multidisciplinary Teams (RM1 – Clinical Trial Optional) please visit the link below. https://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PAR-20-103.html To learn about the IDeA Networks of Biomedical Research Excellence (INBRE) (P20 Clinical Trial Optional) please visit the link below. https://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PAR-20-102.html
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The 2020 Harvard Annual Bioethics Conference, “Biotechnology and the Future of Medicine,” will be held at Harvard Medical School on March 9 and 10, 2020. This year’s conference will examine how ethics interacts with biotechnology in medicine, and will consider multiple approaches to how we might ensure that biotechnology continues to evolve ethically. Register for […]