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Faculty Defeats Students in Annual BUSNDA Basketball Game
After a hard-fought overtime loss to the students in last year's Faculty vs. Students Basketball Game, the faculty entered this year's rematch with something to prove, and prove it they did, defeating the students 48-47. The game, an annual fundraiser for the Boston University Student National Dental Association... More
Dental School Resident Recovering from ‘Probable’ Swine Flu
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DCEP Seeks Full Participation for Survey on Ethics and Values
The Boston University Henry M. Goldman School of Dental Medicine (GSDM) Dean's Council on Ethics and Professionalism (DCEP) has been working with The Institute for Global Ethics® (IGE) to set objectives and conduct a preliminary audit of the culture of ethics and professionalism at our School. ... More
PhD Candidate Enters Uncharted Territory
Jike Cui recently completed a successful defense of his doctoral thesis, "Darwinian Selection for Sequons (Sites of Asn-Linked Glycosylation) with Threonine in Phylogenetically Disparate Eukaryotes and Viruses," making him the first student from the bioinformatics program to complete the PhD research work in the Boston University... More
Dr. Amitha Palamakumbura Achieves Breakthrough in Oral Cancer Research
Research Assistant Professor Dr. Amitha Palamakumbura recently made new inroads in her research on the lysyl oxidase propeptide as an inhibitor of oral cancer when she found that LOX-PP specifically inhibits FGF signaling and not EFG signaling to inhibit the rapid growth or oral cancer cells. Dr. More
GSDM Wishes Kathi Ferland Farewell At Reception
The Boston University Henry M. Goldman School of Dental Medicine (GSDM) community turned out on Friday, April 24 to wish Kathi Ferland a fond farewell as she retired after 38 years of service. Ferland, surrounded by her friends and family, fondly recounted working with each of the... More
Annual Science Night Celebration Held At Park Plaza
Boston University Henry M. Goldman School of Dental Medicine (GSDM) celebrated Science Night 2009 on April 17 at the Boston Park Plaza Hotel and Towers. Students, faculty, and staff enjoyed dinner, dancing, raffles, and the presentation of the Science Day awards. This year's Science Day winners included Predoctoral... More
APEX Celebrates 20 Years
The Boston University Henry M. Goldman School of Dental Medicine (GSDM) APEX program celebrated its 20th anniversary with a dinner on April 16. The night honored the efforts and dedication of the dental practitioners who serve as APEX mentors. "The APEX mentors share their knowledge and skills with... More
Dr. Philip Trackman Awarded R01 Competitive Grant Renewal
Professor Dr. Philip Trackman was awarded a five year competitive renewal of his R01 grant titled, “Inhibited Intramembranous Bone Healing in Diabetes," by the National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research (NIDCR), part of the National Institutes of Health (NIH), on March 1. Funding will extend... More
GSDM Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery Hosts Third Annual Return to Residency Day
On April 1, the Boston University Henry M. Goldman School of Dental Medicine (GSDM) Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery hosted the Third Annual Return to Residency Day. The event featured nationally and internationally recognized speakers and provided an opportunity for alumni, faculty, residents, and staff... More