Boston U Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine

Thanks to a groundbreaking $100M gift from Edward Avedisian (CFA’59, CFA’61), BU's School of Medicine is being renamed the Boston University Aram V. Chobanian & Edward Avedisian School of Medicine. #ProudtoBU ❤️🐾 Full story ⬇️ bu.edu/articles/2022/…

A new review article from BU’s Sean Tallman, PhD, explores how fields like forensic anthropology may need more sex and gender complexity in human skeletal biology rather than a binary determination: bit.ly/4vXTFHQ

We are excited to introduce the newest 2026 grantees! Within our clinical and mental health focus area new grant recipients include: 🌟 @BU_Tweets Strength at Home – Couples Program, an evidence-based initiative working to improve relationship health for military couples nationwide. 🌟 @MarcusInstituteforBrainHealth at the @CUAnschutz, which provides comprehensive traumatic brain injury care for underinsured veterans and service members across the western United States. These programs provide specialized care, prevention, and long-term support to help address complex challenges that some of our nation’s military members face. Thank you to our partners, including @CraigNewmark Philanthropies, for helping make this work possible. We’ve #GotYour6. #VeteranSupport #MentalHealth #MilitaryFamilies

When #PhF26 awardee Chaithanya Vedula (@cvedula56) @BUMedicine looks through a microscope, he likes to "cloud gaze" — finding heart-shaped nuclei or cells with faces. It keeps work fun while he researches a therapeutic target for #cancer. Full interview: phrmafoundation.org/news-events/bl…

The 21st Annual McCahan Day had over 100 attendees as BUMC community members shared their research and attended the keynote address by Thomas McKenna, PhD. To learn more, read the article here: bit.ly/4oh7U7W

A new BU study provides insights into the genetics of mitochondria, enhancing our understanding of aging and disease. academic.oup.com/nar/article/54…

A new study with BU’s Eduardo Vega, MD, describes the evolution of laparoscopic right hepatectomy from an “open-translated” operation toward a more distinctly minimally invasive strategy: bit.ly/4aqPSdz

Please join us in congratulating the award recipients of our FY27 Focused Research Programs and FY26 Junior Faculty and Graduate Student Fellows Programs! Learn more about the programs and recipients: spr.ly/6012B8ZEJ2

A new study with BU’s Eduardo Vega, MD, finds that patients with gallbladder cancer with certain gene changes in their tumor had a higher risk of death when compared to similar patients based on age, sex, ethnicity, cancer stage, surgery and chemotherapy: bit.ly/42QxSoZ

In the Karen Toffler Charitable Trust's podcast "Research Renaissance," BU's Stefan Isaac, PhD, discusses his research on mitochondrial DNA, its role in disease, and his recognition as a 2025 Toffler Scholar: bit.ly/43hM5LI

On May 14, we cheered on the Class of 2026 as they reached this important culmination of their studies: Convocation. Congratulations on your graduation and we wish you well as you continue in the fields of medicine and research! bit.ly/4eQmf8M bit.ly/3RbwAlS

Our 2026 Convocation address given by Atul Gawande, MD, MPH, surgeon, writer and public health researcher, touches on breaching the gaps between patient and practitioner.

We are now hearing from our peer-elected student speakers: PhD Student Speaker, Jenna Libera, PhD, and MD student speaker, Amos Mwaura, MD #BUConvocation2026

"We are very proud of you all and we know that your class will make a difference." -- Jamie McKnight, PhD, Associate Dean of Graduate Medical Sciences (GMS) at the Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine, to the class of 2026.

Our graduates have arrived and our ceremony is beginning. To open today’s festivities, we are hearing from Hee-Young Park, PhD, Dean ad interim of the BU Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine.

It's almost time for our MD/PhD Convocation Ceremony to begin! Join us via our livestream link to celebrate with our graduates: bumc.bu.edu/camed/student-…

T-minus one hour until our MD/PhD graduation ceremony begins! Get your caps and gowns ready and join us in-person or via our livestream: bumc.bu.edu/camed/student-…

Congratulations to our newest GMS graduates! We are so excited for the next steps of your journey!

Our graduates are crossing the stage -- we're happy to share a look into the culmination of all their hard work.

We’re excited to hear from our three student speakers chosen by their peers to address our grads today: Farihah Chowdhury, Samuel Camilli and Paige Conner!

We will now hear from Hee-Young Park, PhD, Dean ad interim, as she congratulates our graduates on completing their education!