Layeeq Ahmed AS 13 Presents in Prestigious Science Competition
The American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) held its 2013 Annual Meeting in Boston February 14-18. Layeeq Ahmed AS 13 presented in the AAAS Student Poster Competition on February 16, 2013, at the Hynes Convention Center in Boston. The competition recognizes the individual efforts of students actively working toward an undergraduate, graduate, or […]
Dr. Frank Oppenheim and Colleagues Publish Promising Research on Genetically Enhanced Antimicrobial Salivary Proteins
Henry M. Goldman Distinguished Scientist and Professor of Periodontology & Oral Biology Dr. Frank Oppenheim—along with co-authors Drs. Eva J. Helmerhorst, Urs Lendenmann, and Gwynneth D. Offner—build on decades of research achievement on the structure and function of salivary proteins in the article “Anti-candidal activity of genetically engineered histatin variants with multiple functional domains,” published […]
GSDM Resident Awarded AAE Grant
GSDM resident Dr. Haytham Sabri Jaha was recently awarded a $13,010 grant by the American Association of Endodontists (AAE) foundation to support his research project, “The effect of DSP fragment on dental pulp stem cells.” Dr. Sami Chogle, Director of the Advanced Specialty Education Program in Endodontics, applauded Dr. Jaha’s achievement. “We are proud of […]
Dr. Jonathan Shenkin Publishes in Prestigious Textbook
Clinical Assistant Professor in the Department of Health Policy & Health Services Research Dr. Jonathan Shenkin recently published a chapter in the notable textbook “Pediatric Dentistry: Infancy through Adolescence.” The chapter provides an overview of dental public health and describes how public health outreach can improve children’s oral health. In the chapter, Dr. Shenkin writes, […]
Three Members of GSDM Community Awarded First Ever Seed Grants
The Boston University Henry M. Goldman School of Dental Medicine (GSDM) named three faculty members as winners of the first-ever Seed Funding Competition. GSDM’s Research Endowment Fund awarded the 2012 winners $15,000 each in grant funds to enhance research at the school. These grants are intended primarily to support new investigators but can also be […]
Kukuruzinska Lab Publishes on Potential Cancer-Causing Gene DPAGT1
A manuscript published online November 23, 2012, in the Journal of Cell Science presents new insights into the mechanisms that control epithelial cell behavior as discovered by Dr. Maria Kukuruzinska’s laboratory in the GSDM Department of Molecular & Cell Biology. The research identifies the DPAGT1 gene as a regulator of canonical Wnt signaling and E-cadherin […]
Dr. Maria Kukuruzinska Receives New Sjogren’s Syndrome Research Grant
Associate Dean for Research Maria Kukuruzinska has been awarded funds to research the functional role of the Hippo pathway in Sjogren’s syndrome (SS), a chronic autoimmune disease that primarily affects exocrine salivary and lacrimal glands. The grant covers the period from July 1, 2012, through June 30, 2013, with a possible one-year extension. It awards […]
New Students Introduced to the Possibilities of Research at GSDM
The Boston University Henry M. Goldman School of Dental Medicine (GSDM) Student Research Group (SRG) held a Research Fair on Thursday, September 27, 2012, to encourage and support the incoming students to participate in research during their time at the School. Assistant Director of Pre-doctoral Research Afaf Hourani, SRG members, and all SRG officers were […]
Burton Langer PERIO 66 Presents Annual Schoolman Lecture; Reception Welcoming New Periodontology and Oral Biology Residents and Students Follows
On Monday, September 10, 2012, Dr. Burton Langer, a 1966 alum of the post-doctoral program in periodontics at the Henry M. Goldman School of Dental Medicine (GSDM), presented the 2nd Annual Schoolman Lecture to an attentive audience of faculty, residents, students, and alumni. The title of the lecture was “The Correction and Avoidance of Esthetic […]
Dr. Timothy Osborn Provides Hope for Severe Migraine Sufferers
For those who suffer debilitating migraines daily or almost daily, approximately 3.5 million in the US, there is an innovative procedure now offered by Dr. Timothy Osborn at Boston University Henry M. Goldman School of Dental Medicine (GSDM) and Boston Medical Center (BMC). He is one of two surgeons in Boston and one of fifteen […]