The Health & Economic Benefits of a New TB Vaccine – Dr. Portnoy featured on BFM Radio
Dr. Allison Portnoy, of Boston University School of Global Health, advocates for the imperative investment in a new tuberculosis (TB) vaccine on the latest episode of BFM Radio’s ‘Bigger Picture’ podcast. Dr. Portnoy highlights the pivotal intersection of health and economics, emphasizing the transformative potential of this innovative vaccine. With insights honed from extensive research, […]
Dr. Campbell wins CTSI award
Congratulations to Dr. Campbell who has won a CTSI Integrated Pilot Grant Award for his project, “Validity, acceptability, and utility of electronic health record household linking”. Strategies to link household members in the electronic health record (EHR) offer novel opportunities to manage illnesses within the household sphere. Health information technology has been developed to […]
Dr. Tara Bouton quoted in TIME Magazine piece
How Long Should You Isolate With COVID-19? Experts Are Split
Dr. Igor Kramnik featured in Drug Discovery News
Dr. Igor Kramnik, MD, PhD, Associate Professor of Medicine featured in Drug Discovery News: Correcting for tuberculosis susceptibility Direct link to article: https://www.drugdiscoverynews.com/correcting-for-tuberculosis-susceptibility-15863
Spring 2024 TBIG Schedule
Please find the Spring TBIG Schedule Below. All meetings will be held on Thursdays from 1-2pm in Crosstown Center (801 Mass Ave.) Conference Room 386 (3rd Floor) as well as on Zoom at the following meeting ID: Join via Zoom https://bostonmedicalcenter.zoom.us/j/93318884767?pwd=KzRNQjNXak5jMVlzdEdlNUEvckVyQT09 Meeting ID: 933 1888 4767 | Passcode: tbig Schedule/Presenters: Jan 18 (open to public): […]
Union 2023 Recap
BU/BMC TIARA has an amazing showing at the 2023 World Conference on Lung Health. See below for a list of speakers/presentations representing our group
Fall 2023 TBIG Schedule
Please find the Fall TBIG Schedule Below. All meetings will be held on Thursdays from 1-2pm in Crosstown Center (801 Mass Ave.) Conference Room 2020 (2nd Floor) as well as on Zoom at the following meeting ID: Join Zoom Meeting https://us06web.zoom.us/j/91665772569?pwd=NXFsTjBTN0szaEtFTXRHLzlBVk15QT09 Meeting ID: 916 6577 2569 Passcode: tbig Schedule/Presenters: Sept 7 (open to public): Dr. […]
BU/BMC TIARA ARC Kick Off Meeting
The BU/BMC Tuberculosis Interdisciplinary Research Alliance has been awarded funds to formalize as an Affinity Research Collaboration and fund potential pilot projects. During this meeting we will invite groups from across BU’s campuses to brainstorm and discuss aims for the upcoming academic year. LOCATION: Hybrid – Crosstown Center Conference Room 2128, 801 Mass Ave. REGISTRATION […]
Interdisciplinary Approach to Tuberculosis Research Receives Funding for 2023-2024
We are thrilled to announce that our application to become an ARC was officially accepted and we received a funds to formalize ourselves as a TB group and fund a few potential pilot projects. We plan to hold a “TIARA Kickoff Meeting” sometime in mid-July to which we will invite groups from across BU’s campuses, […]
Second high-level meeting on the fight against tuberculosis announced for September 2023
Preparing for the UN High-level Meeting on the fight against tuberculosis, 2023 The United Nations General Assembly will hold the second high-level meeting on the fight against tuberculosis on 22 September 2023. The theme of the meeting is: “Advancing science, finance and innovation, and their benefits, to urgently end the global tuberculosis epidemic, in particular, […]