Massachusetts Life Science Center Seeks Dr. Carlos Hirschberg’s Participation
On June 4 Boston University Goldman School of Dental Medicine (BUGSDM) Professor and Chair of the Department of Molecular and Cell Biology Dr. Carlos B. Hirschberg was invited to participate as a reviewer of new investigator grants for the Massachusetts Life Sciences Center. This new matching grant program initiative has been implemented by Governor Deval […]
Dr. Maria Kukuruzinska Solicited For Input on NIH Peer Review System
Professor of Molecular and Cell Biology Dr. Maria Kukuruzinska was among twenty study section chairs selected to a meet with Dr. Elias Zerhouni, Director of the National Institutes of Health (NIH), on May 28 at the NIH campus in Bethesda, Maryland. The goal of the meeting was to brief and obtain the input of the […]
CHP Promotes Oral Health Safety at MGH Chelsea Summer Safety Health Fair
The BU/Chelsea Partnership Dental Program, an alliance between Boston University Goldman School of Dental Medicine (BUGSDM) Division of Community Health Programs (CHP) and Chelsea Public Schools, participated at the Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) Chelsea Summer Safety Health Fair on June 7. The fair was held at MGH Chelsea and featured hula hoop and coloring book […]
Student Earns Research Opportunity in Molecular and Cell Biology Lab
Bakr Amin CAS 10 (pre-dental) received a 2008 Undergraduate Research Opportunities Program (UROP) Award. This award, which includes a stipend, research supplies allowance, travel subsidy, and housing, supports summer research training for a ten week period. Amin will be spending his ten weeks in the laboratory of Dr. Maria Kukuruzinska under the direction of Dr. […]
BUVSDA Participates in AIDS Walk Boston 2008
The Boston University Goldman School of Dental Medicine chapter of the Vietnamese Student Dental Association (BUVSDA) participated in the AIDS Walk Boston 2008 on June 1. BUVSDA walkers included Kevin Nguyen DMD 09, Thalida Dong DMD 08, Cassidy Thai DMD 08, Nam Phan DMD 09, and Julie Tran, Honorary BUVSDA member. The walk is New […]
Corinna Culler Educates Cancer Patients on Oral Health Issues
Boston University Goldman School of Dental Medicine (BUGSDM) Department of Health Policy and Health Services Research Clinical Instructor Corinna Culler was a speaker at the Boston Medical Center Head & Neck Cancer Education Day on June 7. Culler spoke to the group of head and neck cancer patients along with their friends and family about […]
Dr. David Cottrell Elected President of MSOMS
Boston University Goldman School of Dental Medicine (BUGSDM) Associate Professor and Chair of the Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery David Cottrell was installed as the 25th President of the Massachusetts Society of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons (MSOMS) at the Annual Meeting held at the Sheraton Needham Hotel on May 8. MSOMS is recognized as […]
Boston University Faculty Honored at Red Sox Disability Awareness Night
Dr. Harold Turner and the late Dean Spencer N. Frankl were honored with the EP Maxwell J. Schleifer Distinguished Service Award on June 7 at Fenway Park in a ceremony held prior to the Red Sox’s game. Disability Awareness Night (DAN) has been hosted by EP Global Communications, Inc. since 2002 and partners with over […]
Dr. Hatice Hasturk Awarded by NIDCR
Dr. Hatice Hasturk, Boston University Goldman School of Dental Medicine (BUGSDM) Assistant Professor in the Department of Periodontology and Oral Biology was recently granted a K23 award by the National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research (NIDCR) for her research titled, Treatment of Periodontitis and Inflammatory Changes in Diabetes. This award was approved as of […]
Dr. Carlos Hirschberg Attends Academy of Sciences of Chile Induction
Boston University Goldman School of Dental Medicine (BUGSDM) Professor and Chair of the Department of Molecular and Cell Biology Carlos B. Hirschberg attended the incorporation of his former postdoctoral student (1986-1988), Dr. Enrique Brandan, into the Academy of Sciences of Chile on May 28. Dr. Hirschberg taught and mentored Dr. Brandan at the University of […]