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Learn by Ear
For Christopher Demas MD’21, it all started with Illustrations of Histology, a YouTube lecture series that he created as a student in Brown’s Medical Education Scholarly Concentration to help first-year students master the material.
Rhode Island Monthly 2024 Bannister Awards
Honoring leaders who advance equity and promote diversity across Rhode Island.
Dominique Pablito: Advancing science while inspiring fellow Indigenous students in STEM
As she investigates cancer treatments and pursues her own path toward becoming a physician-scientist, the Brown University doctoral student is supporting fellow Indigenous students interested in science and medicine.
Providence Medical Orchestra Fall Concert
The Providence Medical Orchestra performs dance-themed music with new music director Julian Gau '19. Tickets are available online up until the show begins and also at the door. Free tickets can be obtained with a valid Brown ID.
HHMI Honors Pathobiology Grad Student
Janet Joseph is one of four Gilliam Fellows now studying at Brown.
Tropical plant species are as threatened by climate change as widely feared, study confirms
A study based on labor-intensive fieldwork and analysis by Brown biologists in tropical mountain regions shows that a warmer and drier climate will lead to massive losses of plant species.
MD'28 White Coat Ceremony
The MD Class of 2028 recently celebrated their Ceremony of Commitment to Medicine—a defining moment as they embark on the path to becoming physicians.
Putting pressure on mini-brains helps to model compression injuries
A research team led by Diane Hoffman-Kim, an associate professor of neuroscience and engineering at Brown, found a way to use cortical spheroids to study a type of brain injury that develops over time.
Get Out the (Emergency) Vote
Even from a hospital bed, Americans can still exercise their civic duty on Nov. 5.
Unlocking the Potential of MDMA
Brown faculty investigate whether MDMA-assisted therapy can help veterans with PTSD and alcohol use disorder.
2024 Blavatnik Family Fellows in Biology and Medicine Named
Brown University has announced the second cohort of students to receive the Blavatnik Family Graduate Fellowship in Biology and Medicine, which is made possible through a generous, multi-year donation from the Blavatnik Family Foundation.
2024 State of BioMed Address
Dean Mukesh Jain gathered the BioMed community to reflect on the incredible strides we've made this year in advancing health and science.
Mentorship and Inclusion, Together
Rosenny Taveras and Dioscaris Garcia, Ph.D. ’12 are devoted to one another, and to the programs they oversee supporting underrepresented students at Brown. This DEI power couple is enriching the Brown campus community and diversifying our health care workforce, one student at a time.
The First Steps
The Warren Alpert Medical School offered a ceremonial welcome the 144 students who comprise the MD Class of 2028 at its annual white coat celebration.
Brown unveils design for signature life sciences research facility in Providence
Renderings for Danoff Laboratories show a state-of-the-art facility for integrated research ranging from molecular-level science, to biotech innovations, to patient therapies and interventions.
The Rhode to Success
The Rhode to Medicine program gives students a clear path into a health care career.
Learn, Then Make Change
For over seven years, the Medical School has been empowering leaders to champion social justice in health care.
Carney’s ARC program puts postdocs in the driver’s seat
The Advancing Research Careers program awards postdoctoral scientists more than $25,000 to pilot a project independent of their home labs.
‘Looking Back and Forward’
The Office of Women in Medicine and Science celebrates the legacy and future of women in biomedical sciences at 20th annual conference.
Live construction camera feeds from the ILS@B Project
In collaboration with Brown Facilities & Campus Operations the Public Safety Technology Team provides users with live construction cameras to view the progress of the ILS@B Project.
Could a blood test for Alzheimer’s disease be on the horizon?
At the Carney Institute for Brain Science, researchers are working to identify biomarkers of Alzheimer’s disease that could open a new frontier of understanding and testing.
Senior thesis exhibition at Brown explores ritual, decay of fishing industry
"Liturgy of the Shelf" draws on student Mick Chivers’ experiences as an artist, commercial fisherman, aspiring surgeon and advocate for sustainable food production.
All Inclusive
Clinical trials need more participants from Black and brown communities. But has medicine earned their trust?
Pioneering Brown-Tougaloo Partnership commemorates 60 years
In celebration of six decades of impact, community members from Brown and Tougaloo College, a historically Black college in Mississippi, honored the “historic and unparalleled” partnership’s enduring legacy and future.
Nabrit Conference Highlights Early Career Scholars
Now in its sixth year, the Samuel M. Nabrit Conference for Early Career Scholars highlights the research achievements of outstanding scientists from historically underrepresented groups.
Distinguished Reunions
Medical alumni return to campus for a weekend of celebration and awards.
Illness took away her voice. AI created a replica she carries in her phone
A team of Rhode Island doctors show that artificial intelligence voice-cloning technology that has triggered widespread fears of misuse, can be tremendously helpful to some people.
Q&A: Luckson Omoaregba of The Warren Alpert Medical School
The director of pathway programs discusses how inviting underrepresented students in might just be the cure Rhode Island's health system needs.
To Err Is Human. To apologize, divine.
We all make mistakes. It’s human nature, after all. Even good doctors make mistakes. But what happens after that? And should you say that you’re sorry?
New technique for predicting protein dynamics may prove big breakthrough for drug discovery
A novel A.I.-powered method developed by a team of Brown University researchers offers a fast, cost-effective way to understand protein structures in multiple dimensions, making it a useful tool for pharmacology.
Brown admits 2,521 talented students to the undergraduate Class of 2028
The University offered admission to 1,623 prospective members of next year’s incoming class on Thursday, March 28, who join 898 early decision applicants offered admission in December.
Open for leading-edge science: New Brown wet labs open at Point 225 in Providence
The sixth floor of 225 Dyer St. has been outfitted with much-needed life sciences lab space to welcome Brown University researchers and encourage innovation and collaboration.
The "My Name Is" Campaign
Welcome to the "My Name Is" Campaign, dedicated to recognizing and validating every AMS community member’s unique identity.
Healing Through Art
Artists explore chronic illness and medicine in new Medical School exhibition.
Art exhibition at Brown’s Warren Alpert Medical School puts faces to names of rare diseases
Portraits of children living with rare diseases remind medical students, faculty, staff and medical school visitors to look at patients beyond their diagnoses.
Gallery of Gratitude for our Residents
Here ou will find heartfelt messages of appreciation from our students, each one a testament to the significant impact you make every day.
Physicians connect with future doctors, other professionals at women’s medical conference
American Medical Women’s Association hosts lectures, mentoring talks at Northeast Regional Conference
Bioinformatics expert to med students: Ignore the AI revolution at the peril of patients, providers
In a presentation at Brown’s Warren Alpert Medical School, Dr. Isaac Kohane, who has worked on medical AI since the 1990s, urged doctors-in-training to understand and make use of artificial intelligence.
Hannah Doyle: Studying brains in the lab and showing brawn in the ring
The Brown neuroscience Ph.D. student and competitive boxer researches how the brain processes combinations — like the ones she practices at the gym — to better understand cognitive disorders.
2023: The Year In Review
Join us in looking back at the year's biggest stories in medicine and biology at Brown.
You Can’t Take It With You
Thirteen people will die today as they wait for a kidney transplant. Is it time to change how we think about living organ donation?
The Color of Cancer
A new initiative by the Legorreta Cancer Center uses storytelling in an effort to destigmatize clinical trials in communities of Color.
A Vision for the Future of Dementia
Ted Huey, director of the Memory and Aging Program, is excited about Brown’s potential to change the research landscape.
A Digital First
The 17th Annual Academic Symposium showcases medical student research in a new way.
The Long Road Home
For some veterans, peace, in mind and body, remains elusive long after the war is over.
You’re Not Alone
Facing unprecedented levels of burnout, clinicians are working together to topple systems and reclaim the joy of a career in medicine.