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 […]
Graduates Honored at Periodontology & Oral Biology Reception
Chair of Periodontology & Oral Biology, Director of the Advanced Specialty Education Program in Periodontics at GSDM, and Professor Dr. Serge Dibart hosted a reception honoring the graduating periodontology and oral biology residents May 25, 2012 at the BU Castle. The evening featured a cocktail reception, dinner, presentation of awards, and many kind remarks made […]
Debora Heller PERIO 16 Wins Wrigley Clinical Salivary Research Award
Debora Heller PERIO 16 was recently selected as the winner of a Wrigley Clinical Salivary Research Award for Dental Scientists. The award will be presented to Heller at the 90th General Session & Exhibition of the IADR to be held in Iguacu Falls, Brazil in June. She received this award for her research abstract titled, […]
Dr. Maria Kukuruzinska Nominated to Tumor Progression and Metastasis Study Section, NIH
Associate Dean for Research Maria Kukuruzinska has been nominated to serve as a standing member of the Tumor Progression and Metastasis Study Section, Center for Scientific Review, at the National Institutes of Health (NIH). Her term on the study section begins July 1, 2012, and ends June 30, 2016. Dr. Kukuruzinska was nominated based on […]
Dr. Sok-Ja Janket Lectures at Seoul National University
Associate Research Professor Dr. Sok-Ja Janket recently returned from Seoul National University Bundang Hospital (SNU) where she presented a lecture on April 27, titled, “Future Direction in Oral and Systemic Health Research.” Dr. Janket says she taught periodontists and research staff at SNU that, “In my opinion, in the past, periodontists were less than perfect […]
Dr. Frank Oppenheim Lectures in Canada
Professor and Henry M. Goldman Distinguished Scientist Dr. Frank Oppenheim recently lectured at both the University of Toronto Faculty of Dentistry and the Western Schulich School of Medicine and Dentistry. His lecture at the University of Toronto was part of the prestigious Dean’s Lecture Series and took place on March 28, 2012. The title was, […]