Renowned Virologist Robert A. Davey to Lead NEIDL, BU’s Infectious Diseases Research Hub

An expert on virus-host interactions and antiviral drug discovery, Davey says NEIDL will continue to focus on conducting “creative, inventive science in the safest ways possible”.

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Best of The Brink 2024: 10 Inspiring Inventions and Discoveries—All from BU Researchers

Highlights from a year of BU research, from an AI program that can predict Alzheimer’s disease to an ancient Egyptian treasure.

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Inauguration 2024 Research on Tap Celebrates BU’s Power to Bring Scholars Together to Better Our World

Event showcased some of BU’s star researchers, celebrating how they cross and blur disciplinary boundaries in the pursuit of change.

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New Targets to Treat Type 1 Diabetes

Chemist Arturo Vegas wins $1.4 million NIH grant to develop therapies that intervene at early stage of disease Arturo Vegas wants to create novel therapies that will either suppress rogue immune cells attacking the pancreas of people with type 1 diabetes or strengthen the pancreas’ defenses against the rogue cells. Photo courtesy of Arturo Vegas. […]

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