Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine

10/06/2026

A new study from BU’s Venetia Zachariou, PhD, identified molecular changes in sensory nerves that contribute to the maintenance of chronic pain. Interventions in specific G protein modulatory complexes promote recovery from chronic pain:

09/29/2026

Over the summer, five medical students from BU volunteered with nonprofit organizations in Malawi and Ghana, working to improve rural health with home visits for at-risk patients:

Global Health scholarship offered an opportunity to work for nonprofit organizations, caring for local residents

09/25/2026

BU’s Nicole Spartano, PhD, spoke with the Diabetes Technology Report about her latest paper regarding Bahar’s Diabetes Care:

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09/22/2026

Today is the first day of autumn and BU’s Sabrina Assoumou, MD, MPH, spoke with the Boston Globe about the vaccines to get this season to avoid getting sick:

Rates of seasonal respiratory illnesses remain low but are creeping up.

09/17/2026

Geeta Swamy, a renowned obstetrics and gynecology researcher and an academic leader at Duke University School of Medicine, has been appointed the new dean of the Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine.

Swamy brings more than two decades of experience in healthcare, groundbreaking research, and university leadership. At Duke, where she has worked for 22 years, Swamy is the Haywood Brown, MD Distinguished Professor of Women’s Health, associate vice president for research, and executive vice dean for clinical sciences and research administration for the school of medicine.

Swamy’s arrival marks the end of a competitive search for a successor for the next medical school dean after Karen Antman, who stepped down in 2024 after 19 years in the role. Hee-Young Park, the Carolann S. Najarian, MD, chair of medical sciences and education, a professor of dermatology, and associate dean of faculty affairs at the medical school, has served as interim dean since 2025. Swamy assumes the position on January 1, 2027.

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09/11/2026

BU’s Diana Anderson, MD, M.Arch, received a $50,000 grant from The Greenwall Foundation to improve long-term care facility design through bioethics research: https://bit.ly/4yBldnO

Her team is partnering with the VA to create healthier, more person-centered environments for older adults: https://bit.ly/46iMZt8

08/25/2026

08/25/2026

08/18/2026

Social drivers of heart health: A new BU study of Black women found that both perceived interpersonal racism and sexual abuse in childhood or adolescence were associated with increased heart failure rates decades later. Read more here:

This cohort study investigates associations of psychosocial stress from racism and childhood or adolescent abuse with later risk of incident heart failure among Black women in the US.

08/04/2026

On a rainy August day, we welcomed our newest class through our annual White Coat Ceremony, where students committed to their future careers as physicians. We are so proud to present the class of 2030 as they take the first step into their medical education journey with us!