Dr. Philip Trackman Awarded DOD Grant for Prostate Cancer Research
Boston University Goldman School of Dental Medicine (BUGSDM) Professor of Periodontology and Oral Biology Dr. Philip Trackman was awarded an “Idea Award” grant from the Department of Defense Congressionally Directed Medical Research Program (CDMRP). The three-year grant, “The Lysyl Oxidase Propeptide as an Inhibitor of Prostate to Bone Metastasis,” began May 1 and totals greater […]
Dr. Maria Kukuruzinska Solicited For Input on NIH Peer Review System
Professor of Molecular and Cell Biology Dr. Maria Kukuruzinska was among twenty study section chairs selected to a meet with Dr. Elias Zerhouni, Director of the National Institutes of Health (NIH), on May 28 at the NIH campus in Bethesda, Maryland. The goal of the meeting was to brief and obtain the input of the […]
Student Earns Research Opportunity in Molecular and Cell Biology Lab
Bakr Amin CAS 10 (pre-dental) received a 2008 Undergraduate Research Opportunities Program (UROP) Award. This award, which includes a stipend, research supplies allowance, travel subsidy, and housing, supports summer research training for a ten week period. Amin will be spending his ten weeks in the laboratory of Dr. Maria Kukuruzinska under the direction of Dr. […]
Dr. Hatice Hasturk Awarded by NIDCR
Dr. Hatice Hasturk, Boston University Goldman School of Dental Medicine (BUGSDM) Assistant Professor in the Department of Periodontology and Oral Biology was recently granted a K23 award by the National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research (NIDCR) for her research titled, Treatment of Periodontitis and Inflammatory Changes in Diabetes. This award was approved as of […]
Drs. Miklos Sahin-Toth and Richard Szmola Lecture at Digestive Disease Week
Associate Professor in the Department of Molecular and Cell Biology Miklos Sahin-Toth, was invited to present a lecture at Digestive Disease Week (DDW), held May 17-22 in San Diego, California. Sahin-Toth’s lecture was titled, Trypsin Inhibitors in Pancreatitis, and focused on his ongoing pancreatic research. Sahin-Toth was accompanied by Research Associate Richard Szmola, whose […]
AADR Annual Meeting Elicits Participation From Many Areas of BUGSDM
The Annual Meeting of the American Association for Dental Research (AADR) was held from April 2-5 in Dallas, Texas. The meeting included individual oral and poster presentations and symposia/workshops on topics of major interest to the scientific community. The meeting is recognized as an excellent forum for the presentation of current dental and collateral research […]
Dr. Thomas Van Dyke Lectures at National Symposium
Boston University Goldman School of Dental Medicine (BUGSDM) Professor and Director of the Clinical Research Center Dr. Thomas Van Dyke lectured at The Burning Question: How to Manage the Fire Within on April 17. The Burning Question is a national symposium on inflammation and disease progression that was held at Wayne State University School of […]
Dr. Eva Helmerhorst Receives Research Funding From NIDCR
Boston University Goldman School of Dental Medicine (BUGSDM) Periodontology and Oral Biology Assistant Professor Dr. Eva J. Helmerhorst has received a notice of award from the National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research (NIDCR) for her R21 grant application, Oral Fluid Proteolytic Effects on Salivary Protein Structure and Function. The award is for $446,875 and […]
Bad Teeth Pose Heart Disease Risk in Younger Men, Study Shows
Members of the Boston University Goldman School of Dental Medicine (BUGSDM) Department of Health Policy and Health Services Research, Associate Professor Dr. Thomas Dietrich, Research Coordinator Monik Jimenez, Professor Dr. Elizabeth Krall Kaye, Pantel S. Vokonas, and Professor and Chair Dr. Raul Garcia, show conclusively periodontal disease is a risk factor for coronary heart disease […]
Congratulations, Mohammed
Dr. Mohammed Fahmi PROS 10 received the second place poster presentation award at the 80th Annual Meeting of The American Prosthodontic Society. The meeting was held February 21 – 22, 2008 in Chicago, Illinois. The title of Dr. Fahmi’s poster was, Effect of Surface Treatment on Porcelain Bond Strength to Zirconia. The objective of his […]