From all of us here at the Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine, Happy Thanksgiving!

Three Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine faculty have received grants from the American Lung Association to study lung cancer, pulmonary fibrosis and respiratory viruses. Congratulations to our faculty members: bit.ly/49xGJQV

BU’s Lauren Kearney, MD, has received the Veterans Affairs Research Scholar Award from the LUNGetvity Foundation for her study “Co-Design and Pilot Testing a LCS Awareness Toolkit for Black Veterans”: bit.ly/3KfFRWT

BU’s George Murphy, PhD, launched his new podcast "The ReProgram”, exploring the different scientific avenues to increase healthy longevity. Listen now on your favorite platform: linktr.ee/theReProgram...

BU medical student Neil Singh Bedi, was awarded the 2025 Paul Ambrose Outstanding Student Award from the American Medical Student Association (AMSA), American Public Health Association, and the Physicians for Social Responsibility. Congratulations, Neil: bit.ly/47WdlkX

BU's Tara Galovski PhD, discusses the benefits of WoVeN, a unique social network of women veterans she created to help foster connections and build relationships.: bit.ly/3JqSiim

In an article in the NEJM, BU’s Thanh Nguyen, MD, FRCPc, FSVIN, FAHA, advocates for treatment with percutaneous carotid-artery stenting in a patient with symptomatic carotid-artery stenosis: bit.ly/3JLZcyI

The Patrick and Catherine Weldon Donaghue Medical Research Foundation has awarded BU’s Diana Anderson, MD, M.Arch, a two-year $270,418 grant for her project "Investigating the Relationship between Nursing Home Architecture and Health Outcomes." Congratulations, Dr. Anderson: bit.ly/4nBSsBt

Celebrating 40 years since its founding, Evans Days was held Oct. 15-17 with competitions in oral presentations and poster displays as well as lectures by faculty and distinguished visiting professors. Click here to read more: bit.ly/4oInqbY

By popular demand, next Wednesday’s FRP Symposium is going virtual! Join us October 29, 12:15 on Zoom to explore how experts in AI, medicine & public health are tackling bias in breast cancer detection. Register here: spr.ly/63321Ah9TZ #AI #HealthEquity #FRPSymposium

Congratulations to our wonderful #Pulmonary Center members who received awards during Evans Days last week! 🎉 @bumedicine.bsky.social

A new study by BU’s Alison Campbell, PhD, delves into the use of MRI scans to better understand the neurological aspects of facial recognition and the relationships between cranial hemispheres: bit.ly/4qIWXgr

New research led by BU's Karen Jacobson, MD, MPH, shows the ability to successfully engage persons who smoke illicit drugs for TB and HIV testing in the community (via peer recruitment) and the need to capture this risk factor for TB transmission studies: bit.ly/4or9bbk

🎀 October is #BreastCancerAwarenessMonth. Join us Oct. 29 for our research symposium convening experts in #AI, imaging, medicine & public health who will share advances in AI-driven early detection and equitable care. ➡️ Learn more & register: tinyurl.com/5xkpdkjm #BreastCancerResearch

Dedicated to Boston, the “You Are Why” campaign focuses on emphasizing the important roles of science, research, humanities and teaching in bettering society. To learn more about this new initiative, click the link: bit.ly/4ooBtDt

What are the most common signs of a heart attack? BU’s Donald Lloyd-Jones, MD, ScM, spoke with the New York Times about symptoms that should never be ignored: bit.ly/477QQZI

New report by @bhadeliamd.bsky.social, @rickabright.bsky.social, & @vsmoeder.bsky.social for @nationalacademies.org lays out strategic and actionable analysis for strengthening domestic diagnostic capacity and infrastructure in response to spread of #H5N1. spr.ly/63323AoZjd

Through his continued efforts, BU’s Pranay Sinha, MD, SM, helped shape the World Health Organization Guidelines on Nutritional Care and Support for People with Tuberculosis, helping ensure that nutrition is recognized as a vital part of TB care worldwide: bit.ly/4o45Tuy

A new BU study advances the understanding of membrane-bound vesicles (small sacs within cells that transport substances both within and between cells) including treatment effects, paving the way for novel treatment of injuries to the brain: bit.ly/47g8DiH

Congratulations to BU's Darrel Kotton, MD, who has joined 12 other distinguished researchers on the editorial board for Stem Cell Reports, the official journal of the International Society for Stem Cell Research.

Five years after the classification of COVID-19 as a pandemic, BU’s Cassandra Pierce, MD, MPH, spoke with the Brink about how we should approach vaccines this fall: bit.ly/4pFoVc6

BU’s Jonathan Cherry, PhD, spoke with the New York Times about his new research revealing a cascade of “repetitive head impact (RHI)-related brain injuries” resulting in brain cell loss, inflammation and vascular damage in young former contact sport athletes prior to the onset of CTE: bit.ly/4pusl1d

The NIH has awarded Boston University a $4.5 million grant to further women’s health research and spur career growth for young investigators, going towards a program led by BU’s Emelia Benjamin, MD, ScM, Elisha Wachman, MD and Joyce Y. Wong, PhD: bit.ly/46BGgLD

BU’s Vincent Smith, MD, MPH, has been named a 2025 Aspen Institute Ascend Fellow. He joins 19 leaders from across the U.S. who are transforming systems in the pursuit of prosperity and well-being for children and families. Congratulations, Dr. Smith: bit.ly/4gookaQ

Last week, we hosted our 8th Annual Lorraine Stanfield, MD, Memorial Doctoring Lecture where our speakers affirmed the importance of listening, whether to heartbeats with students' alumni-donated stethoscopes or when talking with patients in the examination room: bit.ly/47vLDx0

Due to warming temperatures, mosquito-borne illnesses are on the rise in Europe. BU’s David Hamer, MD, spoke with Science about this new migration of diseases: bit.ly/3I5cHbW

A new article from BU’s David Felson, MD, highlights nonsurgical strategies that have yielded positive results in knee osteoarthritis (OA) pain reduction, leading to a new path forward in musculoskeletal care: bit.ly/3UULwDB

Elated (and very relieved) to have finally completed my 2,070-hour doctoral internship in health service psychology at #CMTP @bumedicine.bsky.social! #wedidit 🥳 By August 31, my degree will be conferred and I’ll officially be Dr. Shepherd. #PhDone (I’ve been waiting 6 years to use this hashtag!)

The start of a new school year and plenty of student activities available for new students. Were you at yesterday's Student Activities Fair? We can't wait to see what organizations you join!

BU researchers Hui Feng, MD, PhD, and Venetia Zachariou, PhD, have received $2.1M from the NIH’s National Institute of General Medical Sciences to fund their five-year, T32 grant project, “Training in Biomolecular Pharmacology.” Congratulations! bit.ly/45VPgdd

A new AI tool designed by researchers at Boston University helps to accurately predict biomarkers of Alzheimer’s disease. To learn more, click here: bit.ly/4mfrUpK

The National Academy of Medicine (NAM) has selected BU’s Kirsten Austad, MD, MPH, as one their recipients for the James C. Puffer MD/American Board of Family Medicine (ABFM) Fellowship awardees. Congratulations, Dr. Austad! bit.ly/4lg46kk

In a new study published in the Advances in Medical Education and Practice, BU’s James Meisel, MD, MHPE, explores medical students’ experience encouraging trust between practitioner and patient while caring for cardiovascular issues: bit.ly/3GVRvEU

Today was a special day as we celebrated the arrival of our brand new medical students – the class of 2029. We are honored to witness the beginning of your journey into medicine. Congratulations on receiving your white coats and completing the first major milestone of your medical education!

Thank you all for following along with today’s event! We’re so excited to celebrate with our students and their loved ones at our reception and watch their medical journey begin to unfold!

Led by Heather Miselis, MD, Associate Dean of Alumni Affairs, our newly-coated students will read the Hippocratic Oath, their first and most important promise as new students of medicine.

We will now begin presenting white coats to our brand new students, presented by Priya Garg, MD, Associate Dean of Medical Education.

Today’s guest speaker is Rod Hochman, MD(‘79), CEO Emeritus of Providence St. Joseph Health and recent benefactor of the school’s new Rod Hochman Family Clinical Skills and Simulations Lab!

As we continue forward with today’s event, we’re excited to introduce Hee-Young Park, PhD, the Dean ad interim of the Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine

Presenting the class of 2029 is Kristen Hanssen, MD, Associate Dean of Admissions

And we’re off! Starting off today’s event, we’ll be hearing from Angela Jackson, MD, Associate Dean of Student Affairs!

Only 5 minutes to go until #BUWhiteCoatCeremony2025 begins!

T-minus 30 minutes until White Coat begins! Get your white coats ready!

Can’t join us in person but want to be part of today’s event? Visit our livestream link to see all of our #BUWhiteCoatCeremony2025: bit.ly/452uUzF

Happy #BUWhiteCoatCeremony2025 to our entering class! Students and their guests have started arriving at Talbot Green and we can’t wait to see everyone during today’s special milestone!

How do traumatic brain injuries affect your brain in the long-term? BU’s Chad Farris, MD, PhD, spoke to Medscape about his research on brain volume loss disproportionately affecting women versus men: bit.ly/4mnk4tG

BU’s Hugo Aparicio, MD, MPH, commented on a new study discussing how adopting key lifestyle habits improve thinking and memory in aging adults: bit.ly/4mkVI3S

Take a look at the story below from @boston25news.com which features CTE Center investigator Michael Alosco, PhD.    Read the article here: www.boston25news.com/news/local/n... You can visit bit.ly/bucte_whatiscte to learn more about CTE and bit.ly/bucte_resources to find resources.

Take a look at the story below from ABC News to learn more about CTE from CTE Center investigator Robert Stern, PhD.  Watch the story here: abcnews.go.com/US/cte-brain... You can visit bit.ly/bucte_whatiscte to learn more about CTE and bit.ly/bucte_resources to find resources.

Research by BU’s Gerald Denis, PhD, featured in Knowridge, explores the connection between obesity-driven diabetes and the manifestation of breast cancer in patients: bit.ly/4mg3CeO