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 […]
Dr. Paula K. Friedman Represents Massachusetts Dental Society on Jimmy Fund Telethon
Dr. Paula K. Friedman, associate dean for strategic initiatives and professor at the Henry M. Goldman School of Dental Medicine and president of the Massachusetts Dental Society (MDS), appeared on NESN on Tuesday, August 21, 2012, as part of the Jimmy Fund Telethon. The telethon was held at Fenway Park for two days: Tuesday […]
$1.25M Grant Supports Transcriptional Attenuation Research, Could Impact Therapeutic Gene Silencing
Dr. David E. Levin, professor and chair of the Department of Molecular & Cell Biology at Boston University Henry M. Goldman School of Dental Medicine, has received a four-year National Institutes of Health (NIH) grant of $1.25 million for Control of Transcriptional Attenuation of Stress-Induced Genes in Yeast. The grant runs from July 23, 2012, […]
APEX Presentations Reflect High Quality Research at GSDM
On August 10, 2012, students and faculty filled a classroom to standing room only to listen to nine DMD 15 students and one DMD 14 student present research they conducted during their Applied Professional Experience (APEX) rotations. The APEX first-year research rotation is based on a five-day week. Students may either dedicate two days for […]
GSDM Researchers Recognized at IADR
Researchers at the Henry M. Goldman School of Dental Medicine (GSDM) enjoyed success at the 90th General Session and Exhibition of the International Association for Dental Research (IADR) in Iguacu Falls, Brazil, June 20-23, 2012. “I know I speak for all of us at the Henry M. Goldman School of Dental Medicine when I say […]
Periodontal Project Picked for Development by Major Manufacturing Center: Center Sees Medical Need and Marketing Potential
The Fraunhofer Center for Manufacturing Innovation has selected Drs. Robert Gyurko and Serge Dibart’s idea for a novel piezoelectric knife design and implant to accommodate narrow ridges as one of two research projects to support this year. This is the first time the Center, which collaborates with BU, BMC, Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Beth Israel […]