Boston University

Microbiology & Molecular Biology

Biology

Avrum Spira Leads “Stand Up to Cancer” Dream Team

November 1, 2017

Andrew Emili, director of Boston University wide Center for Network Systems Biology (CNSB)

Biology

Andrew Emili Heads New Center for Network Systems Biology

October 3, 2017

Ann McKee and Jonathan Cherry, researchers at the Boston Universtiy

CTE

BU Researchers ID Possible Biomarker for Diagnosing CTE during Life

September 26, 2017

Center for Regenerative Medicine (CReM) founders Gustavo Mostoslavsky, Darrell Kotton, and George Murphy

Stem Cells

CReM Honored for Sharing Stem Cell Lines

September 8, 2017

H. pylori

Physics

CAS Physicists Uncover Swimming Secrets of H. pylori

August 3, 2017

Synthetic biology researcher Ahmad "Mo" Khalil, assistant professor of biological engineering at Boston University, and researcher at the Boston University Biological Design Center

Engineering Biology

Hacking Nature

May 10, 2017

Microscopic image of human induced pluripotent stem cells (iPS cells) turning into lung cells

Stem Cells

CReM Scientists Turn Human IPS Cells into Lung Cells

May 2, 2017

A married couple holds hands

Genetics

Look Like Your Spouse? It Might Be Your Genes

April 20, 2017

Claudia Satizabal will study the link between midlife obesity and Alzheimer’s disease.

Alzheimer’s Disease

Does Midlife Obesity Increase Odds of Alzheimer’s Disease?

April 6, 2017

Cancer Researcher Avrum Spira, a professor of medicine, pathology, and laboratory medicine at Boston University School of Medicine

Biology

Finding Lung Cancer in the Nose

February 28, 2017

Arctic Ground Squirrel

Archaeology

Arctic Squirrels: Invasive or Native Species?

February 22, 2017

Officers of 1st Stryker Brigade Combat Team, Ready First 1st Armored Division, participate in an urban combat exercise at a training facility on Fort Bliss, Texas.

Alzheimer’s Disease

Links Found among Concussion, Genes, and Alzheimer’s

February 16, 2017

Ebola virus under a microscope

Ebola

Blood Test May Predict Who Lives or Dies with Ebola

January 23, 2017

Chemistry

New Targets to Treat Type 1 Diabetes

January 17, 2017

Healthy senior with swimming board

Aging

Biomarker Patterns in Blood Predict Healthy Aging

January 6, 2017

Ahmad “Mo” Khalil, Assistsant Professor of Biomedical Engineering, Boston University

Engineering Biology

Khalil Wins NIH New Innovator Award

December 21, 2016

Up close Image of brown fat

Obesity

All Fat Is Not Created Equal

December 15, 2016

mushrooms and fungus growing on a log

Biology

Why Fungi Rule the World

November 15, 2016

model of active human apoptosome

Medicine

A New Look at the “Wheel of Death”

November 10, 2016

photo of a ververt monkey

Anthropology

Why Do Monkeys Get Fat?

October 25, 2016

Why Do Monkeys Get Fat?