Sebaoun Shines at All-University Science Day
Jean-David Sebaoun ORTHO 07 has received the SDM Dean’s Award at the Boston University Science and Engineering Research Symposium, held March 28 on the Charles River Campus. His research was entitled "Catabolic modeling of trabecular bone following selective alveolar," which he worked on with Dr. Donald Ferguson, chair of orthodontics and dentofacial orthopedics.
BUSDM Celebrates 25th Annual Science Day and Night
BUSDM’s 25th annual Science Day and Night events last week showcased student research, helped the school community learn about advancements in the field and on the Medical Campus, and gave us a chance to celebrate our success in style. Science Day, held last Thursday at 100 East Newton, featured vendor exhibitions, student poster presentations, oral presentations of student […]
Decortication Technique Gets Symposium Spot at AADR/IADR
The AADR/IADR has chosen a BUSDM research area, "Rapid Orthodontics Following Selective Alveolar Decortication," as one of 15 symposia to be presented at its 2007 annual meeting in New Orleans. Dr. Thomas Van Dyke, director of the school’s Clinical Research Center, was influential in the AADR/IADR’s selection of decortication as a symposium topic. "This symposium […]
Drs. Garcia and Dietrich Present at International Periodontology Symposium
Drs. Raul Garcia, professor and chair of the Department of Health Policy and Health Services Research, and Thomas Dietrich, visiting research scholar, will speak at Current Controversies in Periodontology, an international periodontology symposium in Berlin December 9, 2006. Dietrich, who is one of five co-organizers of the symposium, will speak on the topic "Case selection—discriminating […]
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, […]