Anesthesia • June 10, 2024
Jessica Cassavaugh, MD, PhD, has received a two-year grant ($80,000/year) from the Foundation for Anesthesia Education and Research (FAER) for her study “Estrogen, Inflammation and Metabolic Health; Estrogen Dependent Signaling is Protective in Metabolic Disease.” This study will investigate the impact of estrogen on the progression of metabolic disorders, particular metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease (MASLD). MASLD is linked to increased mortality, particularly among intensive care patients, and is becoming the primary reason for liver transplantation. Aging women face a higher risk of MASLD-associated cardiovascular disease, and this study will investigate the interplay between estrogen and the aryl-hydrocarbon receptor (AhR), a recognized mediator of steatosis, as it relates to inflammation and metabolic strain. The results will provide the foundation for future research into MASLD and possible targets for interventions to prevent this condition.
Anesthesia • April 5, 2024
About • March 6, 2024
News • March 6, 2024
Anesthesia • March 6, 2024
Dr. Shahla Siddiqui received the Rosalind Franklin Society Special Award in Science for her contributions to the Palliative Medicine Reports. Dr. Siddiqui was honored for her lead authorship of the paper, “Examining the role of race in end of life care in the intensive care unit: A single center observational study,” published on September, 2023. This award is given to the best paper of the year by a woman or underrepresented minority in each of the Mary Ann Liebert Inc. journals in health, medicine and biotechnology. The mission of the Rosalind Franklin Society is to showcase and support eminent scientists who are women.
About • February 21, 2024
In an op-ed piece for CommonWealth Beacon, Alexa B. Kimball, MD, MPH, HMFP President and CEO, and Craig A. Bunnell, MD, Chief Medical Officer, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, discuss how the collaboration between BIDMC and Dana Farber will address the rising need for cancer treatments.
