Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine (Boston University Medical Campus)
Academic medical school department and campus that conducts basic, translational and clinical research in virology, immunology, microbiology, neuroscience and related biomedical fields; provides graduate and medical student research training and longitudinal mentored research programs; operates and accesses high-containment laboratory facilities (via campus centers) and participates in interdisciplinary collaborations across the medical center. Faculty and staff include clinicians and researchers in infectious diseases, virology and computational biomedicine, with membership and collaborative links to campus centers and the National Emerging Infectious Diseases Laboratories (NEIDL).
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Nr. of Employees
Very Large (1000+)
Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine (Boston University Medical Campus)
Boston, Massachusetts, United States, North America
Services
Longitudinal mentored research tracks, PhD and MD-PhD curriculum components, qualifying exam and dissertation preparation, trainee seminars, and travel award support intended to provide research training and career development.
Institutional and center-level access to on-campus BSL-2/2+ laboratories and collaborative access to campus high-containment pathogen research facilities.
Collaborative clinical research projects across departments and centers, including neuropathology and genomics studies, leveraging clinical populations and translational expertise.
Longitudinal mentored research tracks, PhD and MD-PhD curriculum components, qualifying exam and dissertation preparation, trainee seminars, and travel award support intended to provide research training and career development.
Institutional and center-level access to on-campus BSL-2/2+ laboratories and collaborative access to campus high-containment pathogen research facilities.
Collaborative clinical research projects across departments and centers, including neuropathology and genomics studies, leveraging clinical populations and translational expertise.
Expertise Areas
- Virology research
- Immunology research
- Host-pathogen interaction studies
- Microbiology research
Key Technologies
- Next-generation sequencing (NGS)
- High-containment laboratory operations (BSL-3/BSL-4)
- Immunohistochemistry and immunocytochemistry
- Enzyme histochemistry
News & Updates
Publication reporting a multi-ancestry genome-wide meta-analysis of 56,241 individuals identifying cross-population and ancestry-specific risk loci for Alzheimer's disease.
Publication examining the relationship between duration of ice hockey play and chronic traumatic encephalopathy.
Publication reporting a multi-ancestry genome-wide meta-analysis of 56,241 individuals identifying cross-population and ancestry-specific risk loci for Alzheimer's disease.
Publication examining the relationship between duration of ice hockey play and chronic traumatic encephalopathy.