Faculty News
Ho Lab Research Featured in CAS Magazine
The research of the Ho lab, directed by Associate Professor of Biology Angela Ho and Research Assistant Professor Uwe Beffert, was recently featured in the College of Arts & Sciences magazine. Their research, funded by the National Institutes of Health and the Harold and Margaret Southerland Alzheimer’s Research Fund, investigates the cellular and molecular basis of human brain diseases, including Alzheimer's Disease and autism.
Dr. Daniel Segrè at the White House
Dr. Daniel Segrè, a Professor of Biology and Biomedical Engineering, and a member of the Bioinformatics program, recently attended an event at the White House as part of the launch of the National Microbiome Initiative by the White House Office of Science & Technology Policy. This event coincides with BU’s own microbiome initiative, which will be launched with a Fall 2016 conference: Microbes at Multiple Scales: From Genes to the Biosphere. These initiatives will involve modeling microbial systems, environmental and human health impacts, and applying the techniques of synthetic biology to microbiome research.
Dr. Aaron Beeler awarded NSF Faculty Early Career Development (CAREER) Grant
Dr. Beeler, who has been a tenure track faculty member in Boston University’s Chemistry Department since 2012, was recently awarded a 5-Year early investigator award through the NSF CAREER grant program. The Faculty Early Career Development (CAREER) Program is a Foundation-wide activity that offers the National Science Foundation’s most prestigious awards in support of junior faculty who exemplify the role of teacher-scholars through outstanding research, excellent education and the integration of education and research within the context of the mission of their organizations. Such activities should build a firm foundation for a lifetime of leadership in integrating education and research.
Research in the Beeler Group is very multidisciplinary. They are focused on synthesis and medicinal chemistry of biologically active small molecules by developing efficient and scalable processes to synthesize scaffolds of interest. One of the core components in their research is development of continuous flow technologies to develop photochemical reactions, electrochemical reactions, and reactions utilizing highly reactive intermediates.
With the CAREER award, Dr. Beeler plans to focus his research on the development of powerful flow reactions that will transform the way chemists think about challenging chemical reactions. In parallel to these efforts he will continue expanding our activities in outreach and education to further the growth of Chemistry in STEM education.
To learn more about the Dr. Beeler and his group research activities visit his Faculty Page at http://www.bu.edu/chemistry/faculty/beeler/and his group page at: http://www.beelerlab.com/
Dr. Talbot Receives Peter Paul Career Development Professorship
Dr. Jennifer Talbot is a recipient of the 3 year Peter Paul Career Development Professorship.
Each year, Boston University recognizes a handful of talented junior educators emerging as future leaders within their respective fields through the award of Career Development Professorships. 
Dr. Jennifer Talbot, a microbial biologist in the Department of Biology, utilizes biochemical analysis and advanced sequencing technologies to help uncover the unique mechanisms microbes use to process carbon and nutrients through ecosystems. She is a graduate of Boston University, received her doctorate in Biological Sciences from the University of California, Irvine, and completed her postdoctoral research at Stanford University.
Congratulations, Dr. Talbot!
Dr. Muhammad Zaman’s work featured in new article by NPR
BME Professor Muhammad Zaman featured in new NPR article, “One Man’s Quest To Combat Counterfeit Drugs — With A Suitcase”.
Dr. Damiano Speaks at TedxSacramento
Dr. Segrè Featured in BU Today
Professor Daniel Segrè uses mathematical modeling to understand the biology behind the human microbiome.
In summer 2014, Segrè received a $1.4 million grant from the Department of Energy to model the ways communities of microbes could transform plant matter into a kind of oily biodiesel fuel.
Read more at the BU Research article, "Gut Reactions."
BU Biology Honors Professor Gloria Callard
Professor Gloria Callard was honored for her 30+ years of service to Boston University at a Faculty Luncheon on May 28, 2015.
Professor of Biology Gloria Callard is retiring after 33 years at BU. Callard earned her PhD in Physiology at Rutgers University in 1964, after which she spent time in research and teaching positions at Johnson & Johnson, the College of William and Mary, the University of Leeds in England and Harvard Medical School, where she was an Assistant Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology. She moved to BU as an Associate Professor in 1982.
The author of some 160 scientific papers, Callard is a AAAS Fellow and has developed an international reputation as an expert in the field of estrogen synthesis and the effects of estrogen on the brain. Working primarily with fish models, Callard has been at the forefront of molecular research on estrogen-like substances (known as xenoestrogens) and their effects on the brain and neurodevelopment.
The mentor to dozens of students and post-doctoral researchers at BU, Callard is a past recipient of Boston University’s United Methodist Scholar/Teacher Award. As her swan song, Callard will travel to Stockholm this fall to present her research at a Wenner-Gren Symposium.
Gloria served as an active member of the MCBB Graduate program as a faculty advisor, a program committee member and as a member of the MCBB admissions committee. We thank her for her service to the program.
Gloria and her husband Ian, a Professor Emeritus of Biology, are retiring to coastal Rhode Island where they anticipate lots of time for R and R with their 3 children and 7 grandchildren.
Thank you Gloria for your MCBB involvement, we will miss you!