2019 George and Marie Andros Lecture

Dr. Bonnie Bassler, Ph.D will give a talk on Quorum Sensing Communication: From Viruses to Bacteria to Eukaryotes
May 29 at 5:00 p.m. at Knapp Center for Biomedical Discovery, Room 1103.  

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UChicago Medicine Receives $6M to Prevent Colorectal Cancer

The Center for Asian Health Equity (CAHE) is joining the NCI’s Beau Biden Cancer Moonshot Initiative and have been awarded nearly $6 million to test novel ways to improve colorectal cancer screening and follow-ups. The grant is led by cancer specialists Karen Kim, MD, MS, and Blase Polite, MD, MPP.

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Nominations for the 2019 Distinguished Faculty Awards are Closed

Award Ceremony Date Will Be Announced Soon

Featured Events

Professional Photography Session for Faculty

Wednesday, May 22, 9:00am – 1:00pm
KCBD (900 E. 57th Street)
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2019 Andros Lecture

Bonnie Bassler
Wednesday, May 29 5:00 – 6:00pm
KCBD (900 E. 57th Street), Room 1103
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Preparing a Strong R01 Basic Science Grant Application

Tuesday, June 4
12:00 – 1:30pm, Room A-111
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Faculty Accolades

BSD Faculty Honored by Association of American Physicians (AAP)

Marshall Chin, MD, MPH and Issam A. Awad, MD, MSc have been selected as new members of the AAP. This honorary medical society was founded in 1885 by Sir William Osler and six distinguished colleagues for “the advancement of scientific and practical medicine.”

Susan Cohn Receives Award for Outstanding Achievement

The American Association for Cancer Research (AACR) has named Susan Cohn, MD as the recipient of the 2019 AACR-Joseph H. Burchenal Memorial Award for her outstanding contributions in international pediatric clinical research.

BSD Faculty Elected to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences

Francisco Bezanilla and Merceds Pascual are two of the four University of Chicago faculty members who joined one of the nation’s oldest and most prestigious honorary societies

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