Understanding the DNA of Alzheimer’s Disease
RESEARCH HIGHLIGHT 
Understanding the DNA of Alzheimer’s Disease
The National Institutes of Health awards BU researchers $15 million for two studies to identify genes that could either protect against or cause Alzheimer’s disease.
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BU IN DC
BU Prof Leads DOL Wage and Hour Division
School of Management faculty member and labor markets expert David Weil is responsible for enforcing the nation’s worker protection laws through his post at the U.S. Department of Labor. Read more
FACULTY EXPERT 
Building the Test Kitchen for Medical Diagnostics
BU Professor Catherine Klapperich is creating medical tools that could change the future of HIV and cancer screening, with the support of the National Institutes of Health. Learn more
IN CASE YOU MISSED IT….
Vice President and Associate Provost for Research Gloria Waters participated in All Things Research at the National Press Club… George Annas of the BU School of Public Health discussed the reemergence of HIV in a Mississippi child forNPR… Sharon Goldberg of the BU College of Arts & Sciences found loopholes inNational Security Agency surveillance authority in the Boston Globe… Tom Berger of the BU College of Arts & Sciences looked at the spying dispute between the U.S. and Germany in The Hill.