Etiology and Pathogenesis of Oral Cancer ARC Hosts Annual Symposium
By Jason Stevens On October 24, 2016, the Etiology and Pathology of Oral Cancer (EPOC) Affinity Research Collaborative (ARC) hosted its annual symposium. Six cancer researchers and clinicians presented on their current work and future opportunities to an audience of researchers, clinicians, residents and students. The Symposium opened with remarks from Dr. Maria Kukuruzinska, Associate […]
GSDM participates in Oral Cancer Foundation Walk/Run for Awareness
On Sunday, October 2, 2016, the Henry M. Goldman School of Dental Medicine (GSDM) joined forces with the Oral Cancer Foundation (OCF) for the 10th Oral Cancer Foundation Walk/Run for Awareness at the Chestnut Hill Reservoir in Boston. Students, faculty, and staff from GSDM participated in the 5K walk to raise oral cancer awareness and […]
Corinne Kunkle Represents GSDM at the Colgate Dental Students’ Conference on Research
Corinne Kunkle DMD 18 recently represented Boston University Henry M. Goldman School of Dental Medicine (GSDM) at the 52nd Annual Colgate Dental Students’ Conference on Research (Colgate DSCR). This year’s conference was held at the ADA Foundation Dr. Anthony Volpe Research Center (VRC) in Gaithersburg, Maryland from October 2 – 4, 2016. The Colgate DSCR […]
Dr. Maria Kukuruzinska Receives Evans Center Research Collaborator of the Year Award
By Jason Stevens Dr. Maria Kukuruzinska, Associate Dean for Research and Professor in Molecular & Cell Biology at the Henry M. Goldman School of Dental Medicine, was named the 2016 Evans Center Research Collaborator of the Year by the Evans Center for Interdisciplinary Biomedical Research and the Boston University Department of Medicine. This recognition was […]
Jignesh Rudani Elected as New England Regional Representative of National Student Research Group
Jignesh Rudani, AS 17, has been elected as the 2017 New England Regional Representative of the National Student Research Group (NSRG). NSRG is a student-run organization within the American Association for Dental Research. As the New England Regional Representative, Jignesh will communicate with local student research group (SRG) chapters and encourage student research. Member institutions […]
Dr. Belinda Borrelli Featured on Boston University Research Website
Dr. Belinda Borrelli featured on www.bu.edu/research. Original article by Sara Rimer. Dr. Belinda Borrelli, Ph.D. Professor and Director of Behavioral Science Research at Boston University Henry M. Goldman School of Dental Medicine (GSDM), in the Department of Health Policy and Health Services Research, had her latest study featured by BU Research. Sara Rimer, Director of […]
Khalid Alamoud Receives Award for Poster Presentation at American Head & Neck Society Conference
By Jason Stevens Dr. Khalid Alamoud, Ortho 19, DScD 19, at the Henry M. Goldman School of Dental Medicine (GSDM), presented his recent research conducted in the Department of Molecular & Cell Biology at the 9th International Conference on Head and Neck Cancer: Technology Transforming Head and Neck Cancer Care. Dr. Alamoud is a post-doctoral […]
Study Finds Racial Disparity in Emergency Department Opioid Prescriptions
Dr. Astha Singhal, Assistant Professor in the Department of Health Policy and Health Services Research at Boston University Henry M. Goldman School of Dental Medicine (GSDM), published a study that found a racial disparity in the rate of opioid prescriptions for emergency department visits. Titled “Racial-Ethnic Disparities in Opioid Prescriptions at Emergency Department Visits for […]
Dr. Janket Represents GSDM at International Congress on Autoimmunity
By Jason Stevens Dr. Sok-Ja Janket of the Henry M. Goldman School of Dental Medicine (GSDM) attended the 10th International Congress on Autoimmunity in Leipzig, Germany, this April. At this conference, which attracted over 2,000 attendees from around the world, Dr. Janket chaired an inaugural session dedicated to integument and oral mucosal diseases in autoimmunity. […]
OCRI Hosts Lunch & Learn on Head & Neck Cancer Day
By Jason Stevens On Wednesday, July 27th, 2016 the Henry M. Goldman School of Dental Medicine (GSDM) Oral Cancer Research Initiative (OCRI) marked World Head & Neck Cancer Day with a Lunch & Learn. This event featured a variety of perspectives on head and neck cancer, including discussion of current research, clinical treatments, and patient […]