Special Event

Medical Campus Presidential Inauguration Events

Date: Friday, Sept. 27

Time: 2 p.m.

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Not able to make it to Agganis Arena? Celebrate the historic occasion together with others from the Medical Campus community!

BUMC Watch Party – 2 locations:

• Instructional Building (L), Hiebert Lounge
• Henry M. Goldman School of Dental Medicine, G170

Community Celebration to follow, Talbot Green

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Campus Announcements

W Building Construction Project Update

Week of Sept. 23

Next week crews will continue installing Air Handler 1 (AHU-1) and associated piping. Crews will continue installing ductwork, insulation, and wiring in the penthouse. Occupants should expect the impact to be minimal. If you have questions, comments or concerns, please contact Dylan McIntosh.

News

CIIS Leadership Update

The leadership transitions will be effective Oct. 1.

In the Media

AAMC

Celebrating the 2024 AAMC Award winners

Louis W. Sullivan, MD, '58

The Atlantic Journal Constitution

Recent deaths of young football players rekindle questions about safety of game

Thor Stein, MD, PhD

The Boston Globe

What you need to know about EEE, the mosquito-borne disease climbing in New England

‌David Hamer, MD

Forbes

To Reduce Your Stress, Hope Beats Mindfulness—5 Ways To Be Hopeful

Health Day

Lactated Ringer Solution Better Than Normal Saline for Sickle Cell Pain Crises

Augusta Alwang, MD; N‌icholas Bosch, MD, MSc

The Sun

Just One Drop: Breakthrough blood test could detect early stages of Alzheimer’s YEARS before symptoms show

Ivana Delalle, MD, PhD

Today

Aaron Hernandez's brain showed signs of severe CTE: What to know ahead of new series

Jesse Mez, MD, MS; ‌Ann McKee, MD

UPI

Childhood trauma linked in study to major biological, health risks

Sarah E. Valentine, PhD

Events

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Pain Research Symposium

Date: Monday, Sept. 23

Time: 3-4:50 p.m.

Location: Hiebert Lounge

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Join us for an engaging symposium designed to foster collaboration and training opportunities among our leading basic and clinical science pain researchers.

Agenda:

Introduction

• Welcome participants: Andrew W. Taylor, PhD, Associate Dean of Research, Professor of Ophthalmology
• Overview of the workshop goals and agenda: Megan H. Bair-Merritt, MD, MSCE, Vice President and Chief Scientific Officer, BMCHS, Professor of Pediatrics
• Introduction of speakers: Megan H. Bair-Merritt, MD, MSCE

“Novel Targets for the Treatment of Neuropathic Pain”

Venetia Zachariou, PhD

Chair & Professor of Pharmacology, Physiology & Biophysics

“Managing Pain in Kids”

Ezra M. Cohen, MD

Associate Professor of Pediatrics

“Treating Pain with Electricity: Advances in Spinal Cord Stimulation”

Eduard Vaynberg, MD

Associate Professor of Anesthesiology

Panel Discussion

Moderator: Rafael Ortega, MD, Chair and Professor of Anesthesiology

Wrap-up and Closing

2024 Department of Medicine Evans Days

Date: Thursday and Friday, Oct. 10-11

Wilkins Visiting Professor:

Daniel J. Drucker, MD, Senior Scientist, Lunenfeld Tanenbaum Research Institute, Mt. Sinai Hospital; 

Professor of Medicine, University of Toronto

Ingelfinger Visiting Professor:

Michelle A. Albert, MD, MPH, FACC, FAHA, Walter A. Haas-Lucie Stern Endowed Chair, Cardiology, Professor of Medicine, Director, CeNter for the StUdy of AdveRsiTy and CardiovascUlaR DiseasE (NURTURE Center), Associate Dean of Admissions, UCSF School of Medicine; Immediate Past-President, American Heart Association

Schedule:

Thursday, Oct. 10

8:15-9:15 a.m.: Oral Presentation, L110

9:30-11 a.m.: Basic Science Poster Presentation, Hiebert Lounge

11:15 a.m.-12:45 p.m.: Basic Science & Clinical Research Poster Presentation, Hiebert Lounge

1-2 p.m.: Wilkins Visiting Professor Lecture, Keefer Auditorium

2-3 p.m.: ARC Presentations, Keefer Auditorium

6-9 p.m.: Reception & Awards Ceremony, Hiebert Lounge

Friday, Oct. 11

Noon-1 p.m.: Ingelfinger Visiting Professor Lecture, Keefer Auditorium

Save the Date | Provost Workshop: Global Health Initiatives

Date: Monday, Oct. 28

Time: 3-5 p.m.

Location: Hiebert Lounge

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This workshop is designed to identify current BUMC global health initiatives to facilitate collaboration and collaborative grants among faculty working in the same locations around the world.

Faculty will be assigned to tables by continent and country to discuss initiatives and then the table will present briefly to the larger group. 

We then will have a project list by country with interest group contact information for ongoing discussions.

Save the Date | Provost Workshop: Federal Relations

Date: Monday, Dec. 9

Time: 3-5 p.m.

Location: Hiebert Lounge

Are you interested in sharing your research with policymakers? Advocating for a policy change? Increasing federal funding for your scientific discipline? 

Please join us for this important workshop with BU VP of Federal Relations Jennifer Grodsky to learn how to effectively connect with federal lawmakers. We will discuss proven strategies for sharing your scholarship with politicians, advocating for evidence-based policies, and developing relationships with government officials. 

Participants will gain insights into the culture of Congress, effective communication practices, and the logistics of meeting with legislators.

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