Dean's Message - November 18, 2024

Dear GSBS Community,

The Dean’s office is moving! In a TUSM wide initiative, several offices are moving to different parts of the Boston campus, to bring collaborating units closer together and to improve organizational efficiency and effectiveness. As part of this initiative, my office is moving to MedEd833, which is the TUSM Dean’s Suite and home of the magical never empty candy dish, where I can work closely with Helen Boucher and other TUSM Deans to advance the interests of GSBS. I invite all of you to drop by to see me, Natasha, Sara or Cindy there, while Craig and Laura will be close by in MedEd813. In fact, the next “Coffee with the Dean” session is scheduled for December 3 from 3-4 in MedEd833, and I will be there regularly for this and all subsequent “Coffee with the Dean” sessions if I am in town. In other words, consider these “Coffee with the Dean” sessions to be “Coffee with the GSBS Dean” as well. We will be moving on November 19 and expect to be fully operational on November 20. Hopefully the Relays trophy will eventually make it back there after its journey with the MDPhD team. GSC stuff is moving with us and will be available as needed.

Our faculty members continue to excel. Katya Heldwein recently received the 2024 TUSM Distinguished Faculty Award for her outstanding contributions to TUSM through teaching, scholarship and service. Pilar Alcaide recently received the 2024 Mid-Career Investigator Excellence in Science Award from the Federation of American Societies for Experimental biology. David Greenblatt received both the 2024 Hartmut Derendorf Mentorship in Clinical Pharmacology Award from the American College of Clinical Pharmacology and the 2024 William Abrams Lecture Award from the American Society for Clinical Pharmacology & Therapeutics and the FDA.

Thanksgiving, the quintessential American holiday, is upon us. Whether you are experiencing it for the first time or it has been an annual experience for a while, please take the time to enjoy food, family, friends, football and whatever else you are thankful for. Also use it as a time for self-renewal, to rest, refocus, conduct food science experiments, and recharge yourself for the coming weeks. For fun, you can read about how the American turkey got its name. I wish you all a healthy and happy Thanksgiving.

Michael Chin, MD/PhD, Dean