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Research on Tap: Creative Research (2018)
Standard research is about innovative thinking and practice, about making and testing assumptions, performing, proposing, speculating, asking questions and paving the way for new questions or propositions to be made next time. It is about the illumination of new knowledge around an identifiable theme and question, engaging with the known in new ways, constructing, proposing […]
Research on Tap: Medicine in the Molecular Era: Single Cell Sequencing (2018)
Biological samples contain a complex ecosystem of different cell types which coordinate to perform normal tissue-related functions. These ecosystems can be disrupted in a variety of ways that contribute to disease initiation and progression. Recent advances in microfluidics and next-generation sequencing allow for very small amounts of RNA from single cells to be amplified and […]
Research on Tap: Inequality in the United States (2018)
This Research on Tap, hosted by Spencer Piston, Assistant Professor, Political Science, CAS, brought together faculty from across BU who seek to understand the root causes of inequity in the contemporary United States. Faculty shared their latest research findings and remedies related to disparities in health, education, development, economic opportunity, housing, and criminal justice, and […]
BU Technology Wonders & Potential Biomedical Applications (2018)
On March 28, 2018, the BU Interdisciplinary Biomedical Research Office (IBRO) presented BU Technology Wonders: Potential Biomedical Applications. For more information, please see the event flyer. View Slides Note: Videos in slides will not play
Research on Tap: Challenges and Opportunities for an Aging Society: New Directions in Medicine, Health Care, and Social Policy (2018)
The aging of populations creates both challenges and opportunities for health care providers, policy makers, scientists, social service organizations, and older adults and their families. This event, hosted by Jonathan Woodson, Director, Institute for Health System Innovation & Policy; Larz Anderson Professor in Management and Professor of the Practice, Questrom; and Professor, Surgery, MED, and […]
Research on Tap: Connecting Tissues and Investigators: Fibrosis in Health and Disease (2017)
Understanding and controlling fibrosis, whether as an integral part of the extracellular matrix or evoked during pathology, requires interdisciplinary approaches and expertise. This Research on Tap, hosted by Katya Ravid, Professor, Medicine and Biochemistry, School of Medicine; and Director, Interdisciplinary Biomedical Research Office (IBRO), featured researchers who aim to develop a comprehensive interdisciplinary program that […]
Research on Tap: Illuminating How the Brain Works—With the Help of BU Neurophotonics (2017)
Advances in photonics technologies are driving a revolution in the neurosciences. Optical methods for imaging and manipulation of brain structure and function span from visualization of intracellular organelles and protein assemblies to noninvasive macroscopic investigation of cortical activity in human subjects. This session, hosted by David Boas, Professor, Biomedical Engineering, ENG, featured BU faculty who […]
Research on Tap: The Many Facets of Cybersecurity Research (2017)
In an age of high-profile hacking, mass information breaches, and crippling malware attacks, our ability to keep information safe from harm is more pressing than ever. BU’s leading cybersecurity expert, Ran Canetti, Professor, Computer Science, CAS, and Director, Center for Reliable Information Systems & Cyber Security (RISCS), led this Research on Tap discussion that tackled […]
Research on Tap: Materials Science and Engineering: The Science of Stuff (2017)
Hosted by David Bishop, Head, Division of Materials Science & Engineering, and Professor, Electrical & Computer Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, and Materials Science & Engineering, ENG; and Alice White, Chair, Mechanical Engineering, and Professor, Mechanical Engineering and Materials Science & Engineering, ENG. Materials science has enabled and driven technological advances for all of human history. Today, […]
Research on Tap: The Next Generation: A Research on Tap Celebrating Postdoctoral Research at BU (2017)
BU is home to nearly 400 postdoctoral scholars, each one bringing a fresh perspective to research across a variety of fields. this session, hosted by Professional Development & Postdoctoral Affairs (PDPA), demonstrated how the work done by postdoctoral scholars helps develop tools and strategies that impact our everyday lives, from the tiniest particles to complex […]