Graves Named JDR Associate Editor
American and International Association of Dental Research (AADR/IADR) boards this week appointed Dr. Dana Graves, BUSDM professor of periodontology and oral biology, associate editor of the Journal of Dental Research (JDR). In this role, he will be responsible for the Journal’s Critical Reviews in Oral Biology & Medicine (CROBM) section. "My goals for CROBM are […]
Researchers Create Mouse to Fight Inflammatory Diseases
Dr. Salomon Amar, associate dean for research, led a team that created a mouse lacking a key inflammation gene, offering a new approach to treating inflammatory disorders such as arthritis and Crohn’s disease. The mouse, which is missing the gene to specify the LITAF protein, showed reduced inflammation compared with other mice. The findings appear […]
Dr. Hirschberg Gives Lecture in Argentina
Dr. Carlos Hirschberg, professor and chair, Molecular and Cell Biology, last week delivered a lecture entitled, "Nucleotide sugar transporters of the Golgi apparatus: from basic science to diseases," to a crowd of 300 as a guest of the Academies of Medicine and Sciences of Argentina. The event celebrated the centenary of the birth of Luis […]
Gianelly/Schilder Symposium Honors BUSDM Innovators
BUSDM faculty, students, and alumni came together at the second biennial Gianelly/Schilder Symposium on Orthodontic and Endodontic Excellence September 28-30 at the Hyatt Regency in Cambridge. The event honored the innovative work of both Dr. Anthony Gianelly, professor and chair emeritus of the Department of Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopedics, and the late Dr. Herbert Schilder, […]
Orthodontics Department Awarded $10,000 to Study Graft Materials
The Office of Research Administration in late September approved a research agreement with the Japanese company Shofu, Inc. awarding BUSDM $10,000 for orthodontic research entitled Effect of Alveolar Decortication on Integration of Two Augmentation Graft Materials: Norian PDC and DFDBA. "The research project is an animal (rat) study on bone graft integration under conditions of […]
DMD 09 Students Present APEX Research
Students who did research during the APEX I rotation presented their work to BUSDM faculty and fellow students August 11. Students explained their findings on topics including: Role of E-cadherin junctions in Sjogren’s disease Auto-cure cements: a comparative analysis Comparison of search & selection methods in dental systematic reviews between dental specialties Ivoclar e.max CAD, […]
Researchers Find Link Between Dental Health and Stroke Risk
In a study published in the October issue of the Journal of Periodontology, BUSDM researchers found people ages 60 and older who have periodontal disease are at an increased risk of having a stroke. "We found that patients 60 years and older who were edentulous, partially edentulous and/or had significant clinical attachment loss were more […]
Researchers Find Antidepressant May Prevent Bone Loss
The Forsyth Institute’s Drs. Battaglino and Stashenko led a team of researchers, including Dr. Dana Graves, BUSDM professor of periodontology and oral biology, who recently found the antidepressant fluoxetine (Prozac) stimulates bone formation. The findings may be important in the treatment of osteoporosis. The study, "Fluoxetine Treatment Increases Trabecular Bone Formation in Mice," will be […]
Lecture Asks, “What Is Innovation?”
Dr. Salomon Amar, associate dean for research, and the Department of Periodontology and Oral Biology October 23 welcomed Dr. Alain Carpentier, professor at Hôpital Européen Georges Pompidou in France, to present his lecture, "What Is Innovation?" "He is the father of the cardiac valve and I’m honored to have him here at Boston University," Amar […]
Sahin-Toth Publishes Research on Pancreatitis in Prestigious Journal
Dr. Miklos Sahin-Toth, associate professor of molecular and cell biology, shared first authorship of an article published in the prestigious journal Nature Genetics. The article, entitled “A degradation-sensitive anionic trypsinogen (PRSS2) variant protects against chronic pancreatitis,” describes the first known genetic variant of a trypsinogen gene that protects its carriers against pancreatitis.