MED Symposium Begins Collaboration Between CRC and MED Campuses
Last week marked the first in what hopes to be several major collaborations between the Boston University Medical School Campus and the Charles River Campus. With a symposium featuring student and faculty presenters from both campuses, the Neurophotonics Center and Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine hosted the event which shared current research efforts by both sides of campus.
Running from 3:00 to 5:30 p.m., the symposium featured 12 speakers from across the two campuses, discussing research on subjects such as:
- “Simultaneous Imaging of Neural Activity and Neurotransmitter Release During Freely Moving Behavior,” Mike Wallace and Joseph Martinez
- “Deciphering Functional Mechanisms of Alzheimer’s Disease Genetic Risk Using iPSC Models,” Julia TCW and Lu Qian
- Quantifying Myelin Degradation in Late-Stage Alzheimer’s and CTE Using Polarized Light Imaging,” Irving Bigio, David Boas and Anna Novoseltseva
Each talk highlighted the collaborations already taking place between the two campuses to further the understanding of the brain and brain disease, with the aim of nurturing more collaborations to come.
“It was fun to catch up with our colleagues on the MED campus that we don’t often see,” Professor Boas, director of the Neurophotonics Center, said, “and in particular the event did a great job of showcasing the active collaborations happening between MED and CRC. I am sure that this will be the first of many annual events to showcase the cross-campus neuroscience and neurophotonics activities.”