Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery Collaborators Win ACOMS Research Award
Dr. Haitham Murad, chief resident in the Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery (OMFS), won third place at the Annual Scientific Conference and Exhibition of the American College of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons in Orlando, Florida, earlier this month. Dr. Murad presented "Comparison of Two Treatment Methods for Mandibular Angle Fractures." Murad completed his research with Dr. Pushkar Mehra, BUSDM […]
Carrie Casper DMD 07 Caps Off 2007 Grand Rounds
Carrie Casper DMD 07 helped the school complete its 2006-2007 series of Predoctoral Grand Rounds May 16 with a case presentation on one of dentistry’s hot topics: the use of bisphosphonates. "There is no specific protocol for how to treat patients taking IV bisphosphonates, so this is a recommended guideline," said Casper of her presentation […]
Dr. Carlos Hirschberg to Speak in Brazil
Dr. Carlos Hirschberg, chair of the Department of Molecular and Cell Biology, will lead a conference at the tenth meeting of the International Union of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology (IUBMB) in Salvador, Brazil May 23. The event takes place at the same time as the annual meeting of the Brazilian Society for Biochemistry and Molecular […]
Dr. Richard Szmola to Present Research in Washington, D.C.
Dr. Richard Szmola, postdoctoral fellow in the laboratory of Dr. Miklos Sahin-Toth, will give an oral presentation in Washington, D.C., during Digestive Disease Week May 19-24. Dr. Szmola’s paper, "Chymotrypsin C Regulates Degradation of Human Cationic Trypsin," presents important findings in the development of chronic pancreatitis, a disease in which the digestive enzyme trypsin plays […]
Dr. Ramzi Sarkis Wins AAE/Dentsply Award at Annual Meeting
Dr. Ramzi Sarkis, assistant professor of endodontics, won the AAE/Dentsply award at the annual meeting of the American Association of Endodontists in Philadelphia last week. His poster, "Antibacterial Activity of Leachable Components from Aged Endodontic Materials," describes the antibacterial activity of three aged endodontic materials using the bacterial survival test. The abstract appears in the […]
Dr. Salomon Amar Referenced in Los Angeles Times
An April 16 Los Angeles Times article on the relationship between gum disease and overall health seeks the opinion of Dr. Salomon Amar, associate dean for research, on the treatment and symptoms of gum disease. "For years the mouth was never considered a part of the body," says Amar. "Gum disease was not considered something […]
Faculty Promotions Announced
Dr. Serge Dibart promoted from associate professor to professor of periodontology and oral biology. Dibart joined BUSDM in 1989 as a clinical instructor in the Department of Periodontology until 1990. He came back to the school as clinical instructor from 1994 to 1996, when he became assistant professor. He became associate professor in 1999 and […]
Hirschberg’s Glycosylation Mechanisms Grant Renewed
Dr. Carlos Hirschberg, chair of the Department of Molecular and Cell Biology, recently learned of the renewal of his grant “Glycosylation Mechanisms” by the National Institute of General Medical Sciences (NIGMS), National Institutes of Health (NIH). The renewal marks 32 years of uninterrupted funding for the grant. The grant has earned MERIT (Method to extend […]
DMD Student Delivers Donations to Vietnamese Orphanage
While most students in the DMD 07 class are anxiously awaiting graduation, Anhphi Nguyen is busy preparing for a different kind of departure. Just two days after commencement (May 22), Nguyen will visit the children of Chua Linh Son temple in Vietnam to deliver $3,000 raised by Boston University Vietnamese Student Dental Association (BUVSDA) at […]
University Recognizes DMD Student for a Job Well Done
Pravin Chellamuthu AS 07 is a member of a small group of BU student employees–55 out of thousands who work at the University–who was nominated for the Student Employee of the Year award this year. Since the summer of 2006, Chellamuthu has worked as a laboratory assistant in BUSDM’s Removable Prosthodontics laboratory, creating casts and […]