Announcements

Tobacco-Free Tufts Boston Initiative Advisory Group
The group is seeking perspectives from both smoking and non-smoking members of the community on the Boston campus.

Tufts Names Harris Berman as Dean of Medical School
"As interim dean, Dr. Berman has done much more than oversee and guide the school's operations."

Pain Costs the United States $635 billion a year
Dr. Daniel B. Carr, Director of the Program in Pain Research, Education and Policy is interviewed by the Boston Globe.

John Coffin is Profiled in this Featured Boston Globe Q&A.
Research he published a few weeks ago debunked the theory that a specific virus, XMRV, causes chronic fatigue syndrome.

Zucker Research Awards Recipients
Congratulations to Stuart Levy, M.D., Professor of Molecular Biology and Microbiology and Ellen Perrin, M.D., Professor of Pediatrics

TUSM Welcomes a New Dean for Clinical Affairs
Henry Klapholz, MD, has recently joined our team as Dean for Clinical Affairs, a new position created to improve communications and coordinate activities with our affiliated hospitals.

Vivian Pinn Honored
TUSM honored Vivian W. Pinn, M.D. for her commitment to TUSM and its students by dedicating the Office of Student Affairs, in the Sackler building, in her honor and by launching a scholarship fund in her name.

NIH Establishes Working Group on the Future Biomedical Research Workforce
Naomi Rosenberg, Dean of the Sackler School of Graduate Biomedical Sciences, is one of the 12 members.

Kaplan Silk Resarch Featured in NYT
A New York Times feature article and photo gallery profile David Kaplan and Fiorenzo Omenetto's innovative work with natural silk fibers.