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Moving Research into Action
Universities are often portrayed as ivory towers separated from the real world. A researcher in a biology department might study how heart cells react during a myocardial infarction, while a physician at a medical school attempts to treat a patient having a heart attack. But a new idea in medical research, called translational medicine, breaks through the tower walls, bringing research from the lab bench to the bedside. At Boston University, translational research has long been a reality, a fact that has recently been recognized with a $2.9 million grant from the Coulter Foundation that will fund four to five projects a year for five years to connect biomedical engineers and medical clinicians.
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In this Issue
From the Provost
Managing A Changing Climate
Bringing the Past to Life
Learning to Adapt
Moving Research into Action
Mapping Molecular Pathways
Reaching Out to the Community and to the World
Students: Bringing a Fresh Eye to Research
Award-Winning Faculty
Boston University at a Glance
Research by the Numbers
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When David Damiano (center) was diagnosed with type 1 diabetes before his first birthday, BU biomedical engineer Ed Damiano and his wife, pediatrician Toby Milgrome, began working on an automated system able to mimic the body’s natural glucose regulation system. Damiano hopes to begin first trials on patients in a closely monitored clinical setting within a year
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