AAP Awards Dr. Melanie Campese $15,000 Research Fellowship
Dr. Melanie Campese, first-year resident in the combined MSD/CAGS program in periodontology and oral biology, is the 2007 recipient of the American Academy of Periodontology Foundation’s Education Fellowship. The award encourages residents to expand their research interests and participate in academics in the future. Since joining BUSDM last July, Campese has worked in the Oppenheim […]
Robbins’ Grant Renewed for 45th Year
Dr. Phillips Robbins, professor in the Department of Molecular and Cell Biology, has received renewed funding for "Glycosylation and Glycosidases – Cell and Molecular Biology," making this the 45th year the National Institutes of Health (NIH)/National Institutes of General Medical Sciences (NIGMS) has supported the research. Robbins, who has studied protein glycosylation and processing for […]
Dr. Jennifer Soncini Publishes Amalgam Research in JADA
Dr. Jennifer Soncini, assistant clinical professor in the Department of Pediatric Dentistry, reports amalgam restorations in children are more durable than resin-based restorations. The findings of Dr. Soncini’s study, “The Longevity of Amalgam Versus Compomer/Composite Restorations in Posterior Primary and Permanent Teeth,” are published in the June issue of the Journal of the American Dental […]
Hasturk and Team Find Potential New Preventive Treatment for Periodontal Disease
Assistant Professor in the Department of Periodontology and Oral Biology Dr. Hatice Hasturk has discovered after a six-week study that a compound known as 1-tetradecanol complex (1-TDC) may offer a new option in the prevention of periodontal disease. Hasturk’s findings, which appeared in May in The Journal of Periodontology, represent the first study of this […]
Dr. Siddharth Vora Places First in BUSM Student Research Competition
Dr. Siddharth Vora ORAL BIO 08 won first place in the Oral Biology Ph.D. Program category at Boston University School of Medicine’s (BUSM) 13th annual Henry I. Russek Student Achievement Day May 11. The event honors student researchers in Ph.D. programs administered by BUSM. BUSDM offers its Ph.D. program in oral biology in collaboration with […]
Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery Collaborators Win ACOMS Research Award
Dr. Haitham Murad, chief resident in the Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery (OMFS), won third place at the Annual Scientific Conference and Exhibition of the American College of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons in Orlando, Florida, earlier this month. Dr. Murad presented "Comparison of Two Treatment Methods for Mandibular Angle Fractures." Murad completed his research with Dr. Pushkar Mehra, BUSDM […]
Dr. Carlos Hirschberg to Speak in Brazil
Dr. Carlos Hirschberg, chair of the Department of Molecular and Cell Biology, will lead a conference at the tenth meeting of the International Union of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology (IUBMB) in Salvador, Brazil May 23. The event takes place at the same time as the annual meeting of the Brazilian Society for Biochemistry and Molecular […]
Dr. Richard Szmola to Present Research in Washington, D.C.
Dr. Richard Szmola, postdoctoral fellow in the laboratory of Dr. Miklos Sahin-Toth, will give an oral presentation in Washington, D.C., during Digestive Disease Week May 19-24. Dr. Szmola’s paper, "Chymotrypsin C Regulates Degradation of Human Cationic Trypsin," presents important findings in the development of chronic pancreatitis, a disease in which the digestive enzyme trypsin plays […]
Dr. Ramzi Sarkis Wins AAE/Dentsply Award at Annual Meeting
Dr. Ramzi Sarkis, assistant professor of endodontics, won the AAE/Dentsply award at the annual meeting of the American Association of Endodontists in Philadelphia last week. His poster, "Antibacterial Activity of Leachable Components from Aged Endodontic Materials," describes the antibacterial activity of three aged endodontic materials using the bacterial survival test. The abstract appears in the […]
Dr. Salomon Amar Referenced in Los Angeles Times
An April 16 Los Angeles Times article on the relationship between gum disease and overall health seeks the opinion of Dr. Salomon Amar, associate dean for research, on the treatment and symptoms of gum disease. "For years the mouth was never considered a part of the body," says Amar. "Gum disease was not considered something […]