How Worried Should You Be About Bird Flu?
After egg prices soar and infections spread in chickens, cows, and cats, a BU virologist is advocating for more testing and tracking.
Five Years Later, Scientists Study Novids—People Who’ve Never Had COVID
BU infectious diseases doctor and researcher Sabrina Assoumou says so-called “super-dodgers” could teach scientists a lot about the virus.
Are We Ready for the Next Pandemic? 5 Reasons to Feel Confident—and 5 to Be Worried
Five years after COVID-19 lockdowns, BU experts find some glimmers of hope, but say new US policies could put the world at greater risk of a coronavirus-like outbreak.
Three BU Researchers Win National Honor for Early-Career Scientists and Engineers
White House’s presidential award recognizes BU researchers studying special education, lasers, and genes and DNA.
Brink Bites: BMI Objections, Studying UFOs, and Alcohol’s Impact on College Students
Other research news, stories, and tidbits from around BU, including a study of drinking harms, rethinking obesity diagnoses, and researchers on film.
West Nile, Zika, Coronavirus: This BU Researcher is Taking on Some of the World’s Most Serious Viruses—And He Plans to Win
Virologist Mohsan Saeed’s research has the potential to save thousands of lives. His next focus: stopping mosquitoes from spreading disease.
BU’s Leading Home for Infectious Diseases Research to Get Major Upgrade with NIH Grant
National Emerging Infectious Diseases Laboratories (NEIDL) will use $7.5 million to update facilities and increase research capacity.
2024 Kilachand Fund Awards Boost Projects Building Antivirus Platform, Improving Brain Imaging, and Fighting Antibiotic Resistance
Interdisciplinary research fund was established to tackle biggest challenges in the life sciences.
Italian Government Gives $21 Million to BU-Led Effort to Develop New Antibiotics, Vaccines, Diagnostics
Nonprofit research and product accelerator CARB-X will use funding in fight against antimicrobial resistance
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