Tufts University is mourning the loss of a 57-year-old professor who died after he was hit by a UPS truck while riding his bicycle in Newton this week.
Professor Andrew “Alex” Bohm, of Newton, was hit at the intersection of Bridge and Watertown streets in Newton on Monday evening, Aug. 28, Middlesex District Attorney Marian Ryan’s office said in a statement.
After first responders arrived at around 5:25 p.m., Bohm was taken to Brigham and Women’s Hospital, where he died from his injuries.
The UPS driver remained where the crash happened, Ryan’s office said. No charges have been filed. The crash remains under investigation.
Bohm was an associate professor of developmental, molecular, and chemical biology, who taught at the Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, Tufts University said in an online statement.
Bohm obtained a Bachelor of Science from SUNY at Binghamton in New York in 1987 and a Doctor of Philosophy from the University of California, Berkeley in 1992, his Tufts profile reads.
He started as an adjunct professor at Tufts in 1998 and worked at the University ever since. Bohm leaves behind his wife Celia and their children, the University said.
“Dr. Bohm was a beacon of guidance and support for the postdoc community for the past five years,” the statement from Tufts’ website reads. “From hosting coffee hours to kayaking on the Charles River, he built a community where postdocs felt valued, supported, and empowered to thrive both academically and personally. He served with an open mind, a generous heart, and a genuine dedication to the postdoc community and the university.”
Members of the Tufts community are invited to a gathering in Room 114 of the university’s Medical Education Building on their Boston Medical Campus at noon Wednesday. A university chaplain will be present.
Counseling services are being offered the students and faculty as well. Tufts University will hold a vigil for Bohm and share details once they are finalized.
People can submit a remembrance of Bohm to TUSMcommunications@tufts.edu.
