Panel Shares Insight and Inspiration with Students
The GSDM Chapter of AAWD hosted the Second Annual Women Dentists Panel Brunch on March 5. “The panel was composed of female dentists who have been tremendously successful in their own careers and were willing to share their stories with us,” said AAWD Chapter Vice President Nelishah Jiwani DMD 12. “We had a great turnout, […]
Dr. Sahin-Toth Publishes Paradigm-shifting Study in JBC
Professor Dr. Miklos Sahin-Toth and his co-workers Research Associate Dr. Richárd Szmola, and Postdoctoral Fellows Drs. Melinda Bence and Andras Szabo have recently published a new study on what Dr. Sahin-Toth refers to as, “paradigm-shifting in the field of digestive enzyme regulation.” "In this study we demonstrate that full activation of human digestive procarboxypeptidases A1 […]
Applied Strategic Plan Rolls Out to Students
GSDM students gathered in the Hiebert Lounge for pizza and a plan on March 9. The plan was the Applied Strategic Plan, which has been in the works for the past year and involved input from all the School’s stakeholders. Dean Jeffrey W. Hutter welcomed all the students to the event and recognized the three […]
Fighting Cavities in Teacapan
For three weeks in a row each year the children of Teacapan—a small fishing village in Mexico—receive dental care from Project Stretch volunteers. The other 49 weeks of the year dental care is largely unavailable to them. GSDM volunteers, under the leadership of Assistant Director of Extramural Programs Kathy Held, have participated in a week-long […]
Dr. Maria Kukuruzinska Co-Chairs Salivary Glands and Exocrine Biology Conference
Associate Dean for Research Dr. Maria Kukuruzinska served together with Dr. Indu Ambudkar from NIDCR, as a Co-Vice Chair at the Gordon Research Conference (GRC) on Salivary Glands and Exocrine Biology. This year’s event was held at the Hotel Galvez & Spa in Galveston, Texas from February 6 to 11. In addition to serving as […]
Dr. Sahin-Toth Presents Research in India
Professor Dr. Miklos Sahin-Toth recently returned from India where he was an invited speaker at the Joint Conference of the International Association of Pancreatology and The Indian Pancreas Club. The event took place in Cochin, Kerala, India from February 10 to 13. Dr. Sahin-Toth gave three presentations at the meeting covering various aspects of his […]
Novel Mechanism for Control of Gene Expression Revealed
Professor Dr. David Levin discovered recently a novel, evolutionarily conserved mechanism for the regulation of gene expression. The study describing this work titled, “Mpk1 MAPK Association with the Paf1 Complex Blocks Sen1-Mediated Premature Transcription Termination,” appears in the March 4 issue of Cell. Normal cell growth, embryonic development, and responses to stress, require proper spatial […]
Looking Ahead: IADR/AADR General Session
As many members of the GSDM community prepare to travel to San Diego for the IADR/AADR General Session Outlook This Week would like to point out some familiar faces that will be representing GSDM at the Session. Herbert Schilder Professor in Endodontics and Director of the Postdoctoral Program in Endodontics Dr. George Huang will serve […]
Boston Families Learn the Value of Being Prepared
Preparing children to enter kindergarten is a year-long process in Boston. Through the Countdown to Kindergarten program, parents receive help registering their child for kindergarten at Boston Public Schools and are connected with resources that help children thrive in school. GSDM is one of these resources and, under the leadership of CHP Oral Health Promotion […]
MDS Volunteer Heroes Announced: Four GSDM Alums Among Esteemed Group
The Massachusetts Dental Society (MDS) recently announced their 2010 William McKenna Volunteer Heroes in their Winter 2011 issue of the Journal of the Massachusetts Dental Society. Four GSDM alums were named to this inspirational group: Deborah Almedia PERIO 87; Deedee Gurin DMD 97; Pat Machalinski DMD 90, AEGD 91, ENDO 93; and Viktoria Talebian DMD […]