Science Day A Winning Event for GSDM
Boston University Henry M. Goldman School of Dental Medicine (GSDM) Science Day kicked off on Thursday morning with a wide variety of research presented in poster form by predoctoral students and postdoctoral students and fellows in the hallway outside of the 670 Auditorium. On hand to view the research was Boston University Associate Provost and […]
Dr. Xiaoren Tang Awarded NIAID Grant
Research Assistant Professor of Periodontology and Oral Biology Dr. Xiaoren Tang was awarded a grant by the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID), an institute of the National Institutes of Health (NIH), for his research titled, "Role of p53 in LITAF-Mediated Inflammatory Process," in February 2009. The grant will fund Dr. Tang’s research […]
Analytic Chemistry Highlights Saliva Research
An article highlighting the research that is part of a collaboration between Boston University Goldman School of Dental Medicine (BUGSDM) Professor and Chair of Periodontology and Oral Biology Dr. Frank Oppenheim, Boston University School of Medicine (BUSM) Assistant Professor Dr. Frederic Little, BUGSDM Associate Professor Dr. Eva Helmerhorst, BUGSDM Research Assistant Professor Dr. Walter Siqueira, […]
Dr. Helmerhorst Presents Research at Gordon Research Conference
Boston University Goldman School of Dental Medicine (BUGSDM) Associate Professor Dr. Eva Helmerhorst was selected to speak at the Gordon Research Conference on Salivary Glands & Exocrine Secretion held February 8-13 in Galveston, Texas. This was the seventh Gordon Conference in a series that has brought together established salivary and exocrine gland investigators, promising junior […]
Dr. Xiuli Sun Publishes First Manuscript
Xiuli Sun’s ORAL BIO 08 research manuscript titled, "Activity-based mass spectrometric characterization of proteases and inhibitors in human saliva," has been selected for publication by Proteomics Clinical Applications. This is the first manuscript that Dr. Sun has published as first author. The research for this manuscript was completed while Dr. Sun was pursuing her doctor […]
Journal of Bacteriology Publishes Dr. Salomon Amar
The abstract, "Metabolic Network Model of a Human Oral Pathogen," by Boston University Goldman School of Dental Medicine Professor and Associate Dean for Research Dr. Salomon Amar and Boston University Assistant Professor of Bioinformatics Dr. Daniel Segrè, as well as Boston University Bioinformatics postgraduate students Varun Mazumdar and Evan S. Snitkin, was published in the […]
Alice Wang DMD 09 Presents Grand Rounds Case
Alice Wang DMD 09 presented her Grand Rounds case on January 22. Wang completed research for her presentation as part of 10-week externship rotation at Dental Health Works in Keene, New Hampshire. Her externship preceptor was Dr. Steve Hoffman. "Overall it was a great experience and really opened my eyes to the need for dentistry […]
Refugee Oral Health Research Published in American Journal of Public Health
The study, "Oral Health Status of Refugee Torture Survivors Seeking Care in the United States," by Boston University Goldman School of Dental Medicine (BUGSDM) Clinical Instructor Harpreet K. Singh, Professor and Assistant Dean for Community Partnerships and Extramural Affairs Dr. Michelle Henshaw, Clinical Instructor Susan Cote, and Instructor Thayer Scott was published in the December […]
Dr. Frank Oppenheim Receives NIH Grant Award
Boston University Goldman School of Dental Medicine (BUGSDM) Professor and Chair of Periodontology and Oral Biology Dr. Frank Oppenheim was awarded a grant from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) for his research titled, "Microbicidal Salivary Histidine-Rich Proteins," on November 25. The four-year grant totals $1,543,752. Dr. Oppenheim will serve as Principal Investigator and Assistant […]
BUGSDM Students Present at Hinman Symposium
Boston University Goldman School of Dental Medicine (BUGSDM) students Lucas Patrick DMD 10 and Daniel Jammal DMD 10 attended the Hinman Student Research Symposium, an annual event hosted by the University of Tennessee Health Science Center College of Dentistry. The Symposium honors student efforts in dental research and was held at the Peabody Hotel in […]