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All rights reserved. robert_neal@hms.harvard.edu (Robert Neal) rachel_eastwood@hms.harvard.edu (Rachel Eastwood) Fri, November 6, 2009 08:00:00 EDT Fri, November 6, 2009 08:00:00 EDT FOCUS NEWSLETTER, NOVEMBER 6, 2009 http://focus.hms.harvard.edu/2009/110609 Fri, 6 November 2009 08:00:00 EST Thoughts on Harvard's Future http://focus.hms.harvard.edu/2009/110609/harvard_future.shtml University President Drew Faust Holds Open Conversation at HMS Fri, 6 November 2009 08:00:00 EST Stimulus Grants GO for High-impact Science http://focus.hms.harvard.edu/2009/110609/go_grants.shtml Fri, 6 November 2009 08:00:00 EST DNA Folding: A Neatnik's Dream http://focus.hms.harvard.edu/2009/110609/dna_folding.shtml Fri, 6 November 2009 08:00:00 EST HSPH Deans Present Solid State of the School http://focus.hms.harvard.edu/2009/110609/HSPH.shtml Fri, 6 November 2009 08:00:00 EST Nobel in Hand, It's On to the Origins of Life http://focus.hms.harvard.edu/2009/110609/nobel.shtml Fri, 6 November 2009 08:00:00 EST Q and A, and a Video Jack Szostak speaking about his Nobel Prize–winning research RESEARCH BRIEF: New Target Offers Hope for Spinal Cord Injury http://focus.hms.harvard.edu/2009/110609/research_briefs.shtml#Flanagan Fri, 6 November 2009 08:00:00 EST RESEARCH BRIEF: Lack of Insurance Leads to Higher Medicare Bills http://focus.hms.harvard.edu/2009/110609/research_briefs.shtml#McWilliams Fri, 6 November 2009 08:00:00 EST RESEARCH BRIEF: Weight at Midlife Affects Health of Women Age 70 and Older http://focus.hms.harvard.edu/2009/110609/research_briefs.shtml#Sun Fri, 6 November 2009 08:00:00 EST RESEARCH BRIEF: CompPASS Sets a Direction for Proteomics http://focus.hms.harvard.edu/2009/110609/research_briefs.shtml#Harper Fri, 6 November 2009 08:00:00 EST THE FALL BOOKSHELF: Recent Books by Faculty of Harvard Medical, Dental, and Public Health Schools http://focus.hms.harvard.edu/2009/110609/books.shtml Fri, 6 November 2009 08:00:00 EST OPPORTUNITIES: Graduate Fellowships Offered in Ethics http://focus.hms.harvard.edu/2009/110609/opportunities.shtml Fri, 6 November 2009 08:00:00 EST OPPORTUNITIES: Applications Requested in Demographics of Aging http://focus.hms.harvard.edu/2009/110609/opportunities.shtml#b Fri, 6 November 2009 08:00:00 EST COMMUNITY: News http://focus.hms.harvard.edu/2009/110609/community.shtml Fri, 6 November 2009 08:00:00 EST COMMUNITY: Notable http://focus.hms.harvard.edu/2009/110609/community.shtml#q Fri, 6 November 2009 08:00:00 EST COMMUNITY: In Memoriam http://focus.hms.harvard.edu/2009/110609/community.shtml#r Fri, 6 November 2009 08:00:00 EST FORUM: Student Project Initiates Rice Fortification in Nicaragua http://focus.hms.harvard.edu/2009/110609/forum.shtml Fri, 6 November 2009 08:00:00 EST UPCOMING: Calendar Highlights http://focus.hms.harvard.edu/2009/110609/upcoming.shtml Fri, 6 November 2009 08:00:00 EST UPCOMING: Event listing for Wednesday, November 11 - Tuesday, December 8 http://focus.hms.harvard.edu/2009/110609/upcoming.shtml#b Fri, 6 November 2009 08:00:00 EST FOCUS NEWSLETTER, OCTOBER 2, 2009 http://focus.hms.harvard.edu/2009/100209 Fri, 2 October 2009 08:00:00 EST Genetics Weaves Tapestry of Indian Heritage http://focus.hms.harvard.edu/2009/100209/indian_genetics.shtml Fri, 2 October 2009 08:00:00 EST Grant-writing Tool Takes Cue from Online Social Networks http://focus.hms.harvard.edu/2009/100209/grant_writing_tool.shtml Fri, 2 October 2009 08:00:00 EST New Service Aims to Find Funding Fast Missteps Traced from Colitis to Colon Cancer http://focus.hms.harvard.edu/2009/100209/colitis.shtml Fri, 2 October 2009 08:00:00 EST Footing Secured for Discovering and Testing New Therapies HMS Opens Doors to Diversity http://focus.hms.harvard.edu/2009/100209/affirmative_action.shtml Fri, 2 October 2009 08:00:00 EST HMS Opens Doors to Diversity http://focus.hms.harvard.edu/2009/100209/affirmative_action.shtml Fri, 2 October 2009 08:00:00 EST HMS Opens Doors to Diversity http://focus.hms.harvard.edu/2009/100209/affirmative_action.shtml Fri, 2 October 2009 08:00:00 EST RESEARCH BRIEF: Duplicate Systems May Be Part of Brain Design http://focus.hms.harvard.edu/2009/100209/research_briefs.shtml#Wilson Fri, 2 October 2009 08:00:00 EST Redundant circuits in the fly brain add robustness to odor detection. RESEARCH BRIEF: Cancer Gets Taste of Own Medicine http://focus.hms.harvard.edu/2009/100209/research_briefs.shtml#Watnick Fri, 2 October 2009 08:00:00 EST A protein produced by tumors may prevent other, new tumors from growing. RESEARCH BRIEF: Know Thy Enemy: Probing How Immune Cells Identify Pathogens http://focus.hms.harvard.edu/2009/100209/research_briefs.shtml#Hacohen Fri, 2 October 2009 08:00:00 EST Scientists have deciphered key molecular circuits enabling immune cells to fend off a host of invaders. RESEARCH BRIEF: Diabetes Drug Targets Cancer Stem Cells http://focus.hms.harvard.edu/2009/100209/research_briefs.shtml#Struhl Fri, 2 October 2009 08:00:00 EST In mice, the diabetes drug metformin, in combination with a chemotherapy agent, stifled tumors. OPPORTUNITIES: Stimulus Dollars Rise http://focus.hms.harvard.edu/2009/100209/opportunities.shtml As of Sept. 23, HMS had received 53 stimulus awards totaling $23 million over the next two years. Fri, 2 October 2009 08:00:00 EST BULLETIN: HMS Faculty Receive Grants to Transform Science http://focus.hms.harvard.edu/2009/100209/bulletin.shtml Fri, 2 October 2009 08:00:00 EST BULLETIN: Letters http://focus.hms.harvard.edu/2009/100209/bulletin.shtml#b Fri, 2 October 2009 08:00:00 EST BULLETIN: Community News http://focus.hms.harvard.edu/2009/100209/bulletin.shtml#x Fri, 2 October 2009 08:00:00 EST BULLETIN: Notable http://focus.hms.harvard.edu/2009/100209/bulletin.shtml#k Fri, 2 October 2009 08:00:00 EST BULLETIN: In Memoriam http://focus.hms.harvard.edu/2009/100209/bulletin.shtml#l Fri, 2 October 2009 08:00:00 EST FORUM: Students Offer Decade of Science in the Public Interest http://focus.hms.harvard.edu/2009/100209/forum.shtml Fri, 2 October 2009 08:00:00 EST “Hot button” science issues explained. UPCOMING: Calendar Highlights http://focus.hms.harvard.edu/2009/100209/upcoming.shtml Fri, 2 October 2009 08:00:00 EST Beyond Blindness: The Future of Diabetes Care UPCOMING: Event listing for Wednesday, October 7– Tuesday, November 10 http://focus.hms.harvard.edu/2009/100209/upcoming.shtml#b Fri, 2 October 2009 08:00:00 EST UPCOMING: Poussaint to Be Honored for Lifetime Achievement (March 13, 2010) http://focus.hms.harvard.edu/2009/100209/affirmative_action.shtml#Poussaint Fri, 2 October 2009 08:00:00 EST Detached Early Cancer Cells May Die from Lack of Nourishment http://focus.hms.harvard.edu/2009/082809/antioxidants.shtml Fri, 28 August 2009 08:00:00 EST Antioxidants Could Rescue Starving Tumors-to-be The Flu and You http://focus.hms.harvard.edu/2009/082809/flu_prep.shtml Fri, 28 August 2009 08:00:00 EST Harvard Prepares for Fall Flu Season The Terrible Twosome: HIV and TB http://focus.hms.harvard.edu/2009/082809/HIV_and_TB.shtml Fri, 28 August 2009 08:00:00 EST Bench to Bedside Work Spans Pair of Diseases, Trio of Continents RESEARCH BRIEF: Action of Vessel Growth Inhibitor Pinned Down http://focus.hms.harvard.edu/2009/082809/research_briefs.shtml#Javaherian Fri, 28 August 2009 08:00:00 EST RESEARCH BRIEF: Study Lifts Mask off Latent Virus http://focus.hms.harvard.edu/2009/082809/research_briefs.shtml#knipe Fri, 28 August 2009 08:00:00 EST RESEARCH BRIEF: Five Gene Variants Predict Lung Cancer Survival http://focus.hms.harvard.edu/2009/082809/research_briefs.shtml#Christiani Fri, 28 August 2009 08:00:00 EST RESEARCH BRIEF: Molecular Defect in Early-onset Alzheimer's ID'd http://focus.hms.harvard.edu/2009/082809/research_briefs.shtml#Shen Fri, 28 August 2009 08:00:00 EST RESEARCH BRIEF: Speed Dating: Matchmaking Algorithm Finds Kindred Genes http://focus.hms.harvard.edu/2009/082809/research_briefs.shtml#Mootha Fri, 28 August 2009 08:00:00 EST OPPORTUNITIES: Formerly Called Red Book, Foundation Funds Program Broadens Reach to Faculty and Fellows http://focus.hms.harvard.edu/2009/082809/opportunities.shtml Fri, 28 August 2009 08:00:00 EST OPPORTUNITIES: Cardiovascular Fellowships Offered for Training Brazilian Physicians http://focus.hms.harvard.edu/2009/082809/opportunities.shtml#b Fri, 28 August 2009 08:00:00 EST OPPORTUNITIES: Applications Sought for HMS–Portugal Research Collaborations http://focus.hms.harvard.edu/2009/082809/opportunities.shtml#c Fri, 28 August 2009 08:00:00 EST BULLETIN: Faculty Council http://focus.hms.harvard.edu/2009/082809/bulletin.shtml Fri, 28 August 2009 08:00:00 EST BULLETIN: Community News http://focus.hms.harvard.edu/2009/082809/bulletin.shtml#b Fri, 28 August 2009 08:00:00 EST BULLETIN: Notable http://focus.hms.harvard.edu/2009/082809/bulletin.shtml#k Fri, 28 August 2009 08:00:00 EST BULLETIN: In Memoriam http://focus.hms.harvard.edu/2009/082809/bulletin.shtml#l Fri, 28 August 2009 08:00:00 EST FORUM: The Walking Wiki: On Call as an Infectious Disease Fellow http://focus.hms.harvard.edu/2009/082809/forum.shtml Fri, 28 August 2009 08:00:00 EST UPCOMING: Warren Alpert Foundation Prize Symposium (Sept. 29) http://focus.hms.harvard.edu/2009/082809/upcoming.shtml Fri, 28 August 2009 08:00:00 EST Beyond Blindness: The Future of Diabetes Care UPCOMING: Daniel Tosteson Memorial Service (Sept. 30) http://focus.hms.harvard.edu/2009/082809/upcoming.shtml#b Fri, 28 August 2009 08:00:00 EST UPCOMING: Ninth Annual Hollis L. Albright, M.D. '31 Symposium (Oct. 7) http://focus.hms.harvard.edu/2009/082809/upcoming.shtml#c Fri, 28 August 2009 08:00:00 EST UPCOMING: Gerald Fischbach to Be Honored (Oct. 14) http://focus.hms.harvard.edu/2009/082809/upcoming.shtml#d Fri, 28 August 2009 08:00:00 EST UPCOMING: Breast Cancer in the Developing World (Nov. 3-5) http://focus.hms.harvard.edu/2009/082809/upcoming.shtml#e Fri, 28 August 2009 08:00:00 EST Meeting the Unforeseen Challenge to Women, Health and Equity DISCOVERIES: Compound from Medicinal Herb Thwarts Turncoat Immune Cells http://focus.hms.harvard.edu/2009/071009/discoveries_whitman.shtml Fri, 10 July 2009 08:00:00 EST DISCOVERIES: Symposium Aims at Molecular Targets of Aging http://focus.hms.harvard.edu/2009/071009/discoveries_glennsymposium.shtml Fri, 10 July 2009 08:00:00 EST DISCOVERIES: Hormone Enlivens Obese Mice, Prevents Diabetes http://focus.hms.harvard.edu/2009/071009/discoveries_bjorbaek.shtml Fri, 10 July 2009 08:00:00 EST DISCOVERIES: Firebrands Recognized in Chronic Organ Rejection http://focus.hms.harvard.edu/2009/071009/discoveries_sayegh.shtml Fri, 10 July 2009 08:00:00 EST DISCOVERIES: New Mechanism Proposed for Chromosome Miscounts in Cancer http://focus.hms.harvard.edu/2009/071009/discoveries_pellman.shtml Fri, 10 July 2009 08:00:00 EST DISCOVERIES: Cellular Garbage Disposal: Assembly Required http://focus.hms.harvard.edu/2009/071009/discoveries_finley.shtml Fri, 10 July 2009 08:00:00 EST DISCOVERIES: Hospice Care Underused by Terminally Ill Patients http://focus.hms.harvard.edu/2009/071009/discoveries_huskamp.shtml Fri, 10 July 2009 08:00:00 EST DISCOVERIES: Hydrogen Peroxide Marshals Immune System http://focus.hms.harvard.edu/2009/071009/discoveries_mitchison.shtml Fri, 10 July 2009 08:00:00 EST DISCOVERIES: Extra Gene in Down Syndrome Gives Clue for Cancer Therapy http://focus.hms.harvard.edu/2009/071009/discoveries_ryeom.shtml Fri, 10 July 2009 08:00:00 EST DISCOVERIES: Missteps by Immune Cells, Even When Mature, May Slip Toward Cancer http://focus.hms.harvard.edu/2009/071009/discoveries_alt.shtml Fri, 10 July 2009 08:00:00 EST FACULTY COUNCIL: Proceedings of the HMS Faculty Council http://focus.hms.harvard.edu/2009/071009/faculty_council.shtml Fri, 10 July 2009 08:00:00 EST HONORS: Cancer Researcher Appointed Academic Dean at HSPH http://focus.hms.harvard.edu/2009/071009/honors.shtml#a Fri, 10 July 2009 08:00:00 EST HONORS: With Professorship, Steele Family Strengthens Balance Between Mind and Body http://focus.hms.harvard.edu/2009/071009/honors.shtml#b Fri, 10 July 2009 08:00:00 EST HONORS: Chair Honors Hearts and Minds in Cardiovascular Medicine http://focus.hms.harvard.edu/2009/071009/honors.shtml#c Fri, 10 July 2009 08:00:00 EST HONORS: Guthart Chair a Beacon for Neuroendocrinology http://focus.hms.harvard.edu/2009/071009/honors.shtml#d Fri, 10 July 2009 08:00:00 EST HONORS: Ojemann Professorship Supports Pioneering Neurosurgery http://focus.hms.harvard.edu/2009/071009/honors.shtml#e Fri, 10 July 2009 08:00:00 EST HONORS: Medical School Salutes Mentors http://focus.hms.harvard.edu/2009/071009/honors.shtml#f Fri, 10 July 2009 08:00:00 EST HONORS: Hollywood Supports Research Stars in Cancer Fight http://focus.hms.harvard.edu/2009/071009/honors.shtml#g Fri, 10 July 2009 08:00:00 EST HONORS: Harvard Researchers Join Time 100 http://focus.hms.harvard.edu/2009/071009/honors.shtml#h Fri, 10 July 2009 08:00:00 EST HONORS: Armenise Writing Fellows Win Italian Journalism Prize http://focus.hms.harvard.edu/2009/071009/honors.shtml#i Fri, 10 July 2009 08:00:00 EST HONORS: Associate Master Named for Holmes http://focus.hms.harvard.edu/2009/071009/honors.shtml#j Fri, 10 July 2009 08:00:00 EST HONORS: Faculty Recognized for Clinical Research http://focus.hms.harvard.edu/2009/071009/honors.shtml#k Fri, 10 July 2009 08:00:00 EST HONORS: BID Appoints New Multicultural Affairs Director http://focus.hms.harvard.edu/2009/071009/honors.shtml#l Fri, 10 July 2009 08:00:00 EST HONORS: Notable http://focus.hms.harvard.edu/2009/071009/honors.shtml#m Fri, 10 July 2009 08:00:00 EST OPPORTUNITIES: Sharon P. Clayborne Staff Diversity Award Request for Nominations http://focus.hms.harvard.edu/2009/071009/opportunities.shtml#a Fri, 10 July 2009 08:00:00 EST OPPORTUNITIES: Armenise-Harvard Foundation Offers Grants for Italian Scientists http://focus.hms.harvard.edu/2009/071009/opportunities.shtml#b Fri, 10 July 2009 08:00:00 EST IN MEMORIAM: Anne Cataldo http://focus.hms.harvard.edu/2009/071009/in_memoriam.shtml#Cataldo Fri, 10 July 2009 08:00:00 EST IN MEMORIAM: Don Fawcett http://focus.hms.harvard.edu/2009/071009/in_memoriam.shtml#Fawcett Fri, 10 July 2009 08:00:00 EST IN MEMORIAM: D. Mark Hegsted http://focus.hms.harvard.edu/2009/071009/in_memoriam.shtml#Hegsted Fri, 10 July 2009 08:00:00 EST IN MEMORIAM: Phyllis Jen http://focus.hms.harvard.edu/2009/071009/in_memoriam.shtml#Jen Fri, 10 July 2009 08:00:00 EST IN MEMORIAM: Lorna Johnson http://focus.hms.harvard.edu/2009/071009/in_memoriam.shtml#Johnson Fri, 10 July 2009 08:00:00 EST IN MEMORIAM: John Mislow http://focus.hms.harvard.edu/2009/071009/in_memoriam.shtml#Mislow Fri, 10 July 2009 08:00:00 EST IN MEMORIAM: John Nemiah http://focus.hms.harvard.edu/2009/071009/in_memoriam.shtml#Nemiah Fri, 10 July 2009 08:00:00 EST FORUM: Smoking Cessation Counseling: Too Effective to Ignore http://focus.hms.harvard.edu/2009/071009/forum.shtml Fri, 10 July 2009 08:00:00 EST CALENDAR: Event listing for Wednesday, July 15 - Tuesday, September 1 http://focus.hms.harvard.edu/2009/071009/calendar.shtml Fri, 10 July 2009 08:00:00 EST IMMUNOLOGY: How Flu Does Its Dirty Work http://focus.hms.harvard.edu/2009/060509/immunology.shtml Influenza A Virus Knocks Out Signal Activating First Immune Responders Fri, 5 June 2009 08:00:00 EST ADMINISTRATION: New Faculty Invigorate Strategic Initiatives http://focus.hms.harvard.edu/2009/060509/administration.shtml Fri, 5 June 2009 08:00:00 EST LEADERSHIP: Physician-humanitarian Next Global Health Chair http://focus.hms.harvard.edu/2009/060509/leadership.shtml Fri, 5 June 2009 08:00:00 EST BIOENGINEERING: Disorderly Conduct http://focus.hms.harvard.edu/2009/060509/bioengineering.shtml HSPH Researchers Find Cell Groups Advance in Jostling Mass During Healing Fri, 5 June 2009 08:00:00 EST BIOMECHANICS: Blood Stem Cells Grow with the Flow http://focus.hms.harvard.edu/2009/060509/biomechanics.shtml Fri, 5 June 2009 08:00:00 EST ACCESS TO CARE: Agenda Advanced for Minority Health Policy http://focus.hms.harvard.edu/2009/060509/access_to_care.shtml Fri, 5 June 2009 08:00:00 EST EDUCATION: First-years Reach Out for Residents http://focus.hms.harvard.edu/2009/060509/education.shtml Fri, 5 June 2009 08:00:00 EST NEW BOOKS: The Summer Bookshelf http://focus.hms.harvard.edu/2009/060509/books.shtml Recent Books by Faculty of Harvard Medical, Dental, and Public Health Schools Fri, 5 June 2009 08:00:00 EST MENTAL HEALTH: Dalai Lama Draws Crowds to Compassion http://focus.hms.harvard.edu/2009/060509/mental_health.shtml Fri, 5 June 2009 08:00:00 EST RESEARCH BRIEF: Stressed to the Bone http://focus.hms.harvard.edu/2009/060509/research_briefs.shtml#Olsen Fri, 5 June 2009 08:00:00 EST RESEARCH BRIEF: Bioengineers Teach Cells to Count http://focus.hms.harvard.edu/2009/060509/research_briefs.shtml#Collins Fri, 5 June 2009 08:00:00 EST RESEARCH BRIEF: Stimulus Update: Six Awards to HMS; 300 Pending http://focus.hms.harvard.edu/2009/060509/research_briefs.shtml#Stimulus Fri, 5 June 2009 08:00:00 EST RESEARCH BRIEF: Family Genetic Studies Still Matter http://focus.hms.harvard.edu/2009/060509/research_briefs.shtml#Laird Fri, 5 June 2009 08:00:00 EST RESEARCH BRIEF: Shortening the Distance Between Lab and Clinic http://focus.hms.harvard.edu/2009/060509/research_briefs.shtml#Buckner Fri, 5 June 2009 08:00:00 EST BULLETIN http://focus.hms.harvard.edu/2009/060509/bulletin.shtml Fri, 5 June 2009 08:00:00 EST BULLETIN: In Memoriam: Daniel C. Tosteson http://focus.hms.harvard.edu/2009/060509/bulletin_tosteson.shtml Fri, 5 June 2009 08:00:00 EST FORUM: Free Clinic Needs Funds Infusion http://focus.hms.harvard.edu/2009/060509/forum.shtml Fri, 5 June 2009 08:00:00 EST SYSTEMS BIOLOGY: Random Resistance http://focus.hms.harvard.edu/2009/051509/systems_biology.shtml Genetically Identical Cancer Cells Show Different Responses to Drug Fri, 15 May 2009 08:00:00 EST FLU CENTRAL: Quick Emergency Response Casts Light on Science of Detection, Prevention and Control http://focus.hms.harvard.edu/2009/051509/flu_central.shtml Fri, 15 May 2009 08:00:00 EST BIOCHEMISTRY: Covering Your Bases http://focus.hms.harvard.edu/2009/051509/biochemistry.shtml Gene Linked to Cancer Encodes Enzyme that Alters DNA Nucleotides Fri, 15 May 2009 08:00:00 EST RESEARCH BRIEF: Burden Calculated for Preventable Causes of Death http://focus.hms.harvard.edu/2009/051509/research_briefs.shtml#Ezzati Fri, 15 May 2009 08:00:00 EST RESEARCH BRIEF: Ubiquitin Tag Team Player ID’d http://focus.hms.harvard.edu/2009/051509/research_briefs.shtml#Goldberg Fri, 15 May 2009 08:00:00 EST RESEARCH BRIEF: Harvard Catalyst Colloquium Series: Informed Consent for Research http://focus.hms.harvard.edu/2009/051509/research_briefs.shtml#Catalyst Fri, 15 May 2009 08:00:00 EST IN THE NEWS: Stimulus Update: Wave of Grants Submitted, Word of First Award Received http://focus.hms.harvard.edu/2009/051509/in_the_news.shtml Fri, 15 May 2009 08:00:00 EST BULLETIN http://focus.hms.harvard.edu/2009/051509/bulletin.shtml Fri, 15 May 2009 08:00:00 EST FORUM: Better Value Care Requires Physicians to Know Costs http://focus.hms.harvard.edu/2009/051509/forum.shtml Fri, 15 May 2009 08:00:00 EST ENDOCRINOLOGY: Research on Brown Fat Heats Up http://focus.hms.harvard.edu/2009/050109/endocrinology.shtml This 'Good' Fat More Active in Leaner Adults Fri, 01 May 2009 08:00:00 EST GLOBAL HEALTH: Burden of Breast Cancer in Poorer Women Featured in First of Participatory Panels on Public Health Priorities http://focus.hms.harvard.edu/2009/050109/global_health.shtml Fri, 01 May 2009 08:00:00 EST TOOLS & TECHNOLOGY: Read on Dinosaur Protein May Rewrite Study of Prehistory http://focus.hms.harvard.edu/2009/050109/tools_and_tech.shtml Finding Bolsters Previous Discovery in T. rex Fri, 01 May 2009 08:00:00 EST SYSTEMS BIOLOGY: Oh, Behave http://focus.hms.harvard.edu/2009/050109/systems_biology.shtml Web Tools Tame Molecular Behavior, Make Advances Toward Drug Discovery Fri, 01 May 2009 08:00:00 EST RESEARCH BRIEF: Overcoming the Flu Bug’s Defense http://focus.hms.harvard.edu/2009/050109/research_briefs.shtml#Chou Fri, 01 May 2009 08:00:00 EST RESEARCH BRIEF: Universal Coverage Might Narrow Health Disparities http://focus.hms.harvard.edu/2009/050109/research_briefs.shtml#Ayanian Fri, 01 May 2009 08:00:00 EST RESEARCH BRIEF: Infant Weight Gain Linked to Childhood Obesity http://focus.hms.harvard.edu/2009/050109/research_briefs.shtml#Taveras Fri, 01 May 2009 08:00:00 EST IN THE NEWS: New International Collaboration http://focus.hms.harvard.edu/2009/050109/in_the_news.shtml#Portugal Fri, 01 May 2009 08:00:00 EST IN THE NEWS: Schweitzer Legacy Lives in Music and Fellows’ Good Work http://focus.hms.harvard.edu/2009/050109/in_the_news.shtml#Schweitzer Fri, 01 May 2009 08:00:00 EST BULLETIN http://focus.hms.harvard.edu/2009/050109/bulletin.shtml Fri, 01 May 2009 08:00:00 EST CARDIOLOGY: How the Heart Hardens http://focus.hms.harvard.edu/2009/041709/cardiology.shtml Calcification of Valves and Arteries Might Be Caught Before Damage Is Done Fri, 17 April 2009 08:00:00 EST GENOMICS: Personal Risk Prediction: Not There Yet http://focus.hms.harvard.edu/2009/041709/genomics.shtml Linking a Person's Genetic Sequence to Risk of Disease is an Inexact Science Fri, 17 April 2009 08:00:00 EST NEUROLOGY: Chemical Tag May Be Ticket Out of Town for Huntington's http://focus.hms.harvard.edu/2009/041709/neurology.shtml Acetyl Groups Mark Mutant Protein for Disposal Fri, 17 April 2009 08:00:00 EST REGENERATIVE MEDICINE: Homeward Bound http://focus.hms.harvard.edu/2009/041709/regenerative_medicine.shtml Protein Routes Blood Stem Cells to Bone Marrow, Where Nurturing Leads to Better Transplantation Success Fri, 17 April 2009 08:00:00 EST RESEARCH BRIEF: MD–PhD Lecture Honors Research On Cholesterol Pathway http://focus.hms.harvard.edu/2009/041709/research_briefs.shtml#brown Fri, 17 April 2009 08:00:00 EST RESEARCH BRIEF: Technology Reshapes Model of Clinical Research http://focus.hms.harvard.edu/2009/041709/research_briefs.shtml#crowley Fri, 17 April 2009 08:00:00 EST RESEARCH BRIEF: Central Conflict in Clinical Trials Discussed http://focus.hms.harvard.edu/2009/041709/research_briefs.shtml#truog Fri, 17 April 2009 08:00:00 EST IN THE NEWS: Why Medical Progress Is Killing Us http://focus.hms.harvard.edu/2009/041709/in_the_news.shtml Paul Krugman Suggests a Solution to Our Broken Healthcare System Fri, 17 April 2009 08:00:00 EST BULLETIN http://focus.hms.harvard.edu/2009/041709/bulletin.shtml Fri, 17 April 2009 08:00:00 EST FORUM: No Right Answer, But Good Clinical Solution http://focus.hms.harvard.edu/2009/041709/forum.shtml Fri, 17 April 2009 08:00:00 EST ONCOLOGY: Intersection of Cancer Pathways Mapped http://focus.hms.harvard.edu/2009/040309/oncology.shtml Studies Illuminate Network of Disease Development Fri, 3 April 2009 08:00:00 EST MENTAL HEALTH: Survey Finds Iraqi Minds Resilient Despite War http://focus.hms.harvard.edu/2009/040309/mental_health.shtml Fri, 3 April 2009 08:00:00 EST BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING: Bacterial Viruses Boost Antibiotic Action http://focus.hms.harvard.edu/2009/040309/biomedical_engineering.shtml Modified Phages May Enhance Even Those Drugs Prone to Resistance Fri, 3 April 2009 08:00:00 EST RESEARCH BRIEF: Gene Study First Step to Predicting Cardiac Drug Toxicity http://focus.hms.harvard.edu/2009/040309/research_briefs.shtml#Newton_Cheh Fri, 3 April 2009 08:00:00 EST RESEARCH BRIEF: Database Displays Mutations for Drug Resistance in TB http://focus.hms.harvard.edu/2009/040309/research_briefs.shtml#Murray Fri, 3 April 2009 08:00:00 EST IN THE NEWS: Funding Renewed for Infectious-disease Research Center http://focus.hms.harvard.edu/2009/040309/in_the_news.shtml#NERCE Fri, 3 April 2009 08:00:00 EST IN THE NEWS: Five in Community Win HHMI Early Career Awards http://focus.hms.harvard.edu/2009/040309/in_the_news.shtml#HHMI Fri, 3 April 2009 08:00:00 EST EDUCATION: Plunge on the Slopes Gives Fourth-year Jump on Internship http://focus.hms.harvard.edu/2009/040309/education.shtml Fri, 3 April 2009 08:00:00 EST BULLETIN http://focus.hms.harvard.edu/2009/040309/bulletin.shtml Fri, 3 April 2009 08:00:00 EST FORUM: Catch-22 Makes Insurance Safety Net Miss a Patient http://focus.hms.harvard.edu/2009/040309/forum.shtml Fri, 3 April 2009 08:00:00 EST MICROBIOLOGY: Bacteria and Bacterial Viruses Share Needlelike Structure for Infection http://focus.hms.harvard.edu/2009/032009/microbiology.shtml Preserved by Evolution, Mechanism Offers Promising Target for Future Drugs Fri, 20 March 2009 08:00:00 EST GRANTS: HMS Looks to Stimulus Funding To Save Jobs, Advance Science http://focus.hms.harvard.edu/2009/032009/grants.shtml Administration Coordinating Resources for Faculty Fri, 20 March 2009 08:00:00 EST ONCOLOGY: Stem Cells Turned to Weapons Against Cancer http://focus.hms.harvard.edu/2009/032009/oncology.shtml Homing Ability Harnessed for Targeting Brain Tumors Fri, 20 March 2009 08:00:00 EST RESEARCH BRIEF: Key Regulatory Molecules Interact in Growth and Regrowth of Tissues http://focus.hms.harvard.edu/2009/032009/research_briefs.shtml#Zon Fri, 20 March 2009 08:00:00 EST RESEARCH BRIEF: Gene Interaction Model Predicts Risk of Stroke http://focus.hms.harvard.edu/2009/032009/research_briefs.shtml#Ramoni Fri, 20 March 2009 08:00:00 EST IN SHORT http://focus.hms.harvard.edu/2009/032009/research_briefs.shtml#inshort Protein Tells Metastatic Tale; Breaking Down the Beta Cell Performance Fri, 20 March 2009 08:00:00 EST IN THE NEWS: Recent Grant Supports Research Trainees and Junior Faculty in Autism http://focus.hms.harvard.edu/2009/032009/in_the_news.shtml#Marks Fri, 20 March 2009 08:00:00 EST IN THE NEWS: HMS Immunologist a Leader of New TB, HIV Institute in South Africa http://focus.hms.harvard.edu/2009/032009/in_the_news.shtml#Walker Fri, 20 March 2009 08:00:00 EST IN THE NEWS: Presidential Order Regenerates Research on Stem Cells http://focus.hms.harvard.edu/2009/032009/in_the_news.shtml#Scadden Fri, 20 March 2009 08:00:00 EST BULLETIN http://focus.hms.harvard.edu/2009/032009/bulletin.shtml Fri, 20 March 2009 08:00:00 EST FORUM: Putting an End to Death-by-waiting http://focus.hms.harvard.edu/2009/032009/forum.shtml Fri, 20 March 2009 08:00:00 EST VIROLOGY: New Target Against Flu Virus May Extend Vaccine Potency http://focus.hms.harvard.edu/2009/030609/virology.shtml Antibody Uncovers Vulnerability of Protein Stem Fri, 06 March 2009 08:00:00 EST NEURODEGENERATION: Cancer-linked Gene Plays Role in Neuron-wasting Disease http://focus.hms.harvard.edu/2009/030609/neurodegeneration.shtml Bad Actor Draws Spotlight to Development of ALS Fri, 06 March 2009 08:00:00 EST PUBLISHING: New Open-access Policy Under Discussion http://focus.hms.harvard.edu/2009/030609/publishing.shtml Fri, 06 March 2009 08:00:00 EST NUTRITION: Cutting Calories, Not Juggling Menu, the Key to Weight Loss http://focus.hms.harvard.edu/2009/030609/nutrition.shtml Fri, 06 March 2009 08:00:00 EST RESEARCH BRIEF: Mailed Reminders to Patients Raise Rate of Preventive Screenings http://focus.hms.harvard.edu/2009/030609/research_briefs.shtml#Ayanian Fri, 06 March 2009 08:00:00 EST RESEARCH BRIEF: Gene Variant Defends Against Multiple Sclerosis http://focus.hms.harvard.edu/2009/030609/research_briefs.shtml#Hafler Fri, 06 March 2009 08:00:00 EST IN SHORT http://focus.hms.harvard.edu/2009/030609/research_briefs.shtml#inshort Don’t Bug Me; Getting the Message Fri, 06 March 2009 08:00:00 EST IN THE NEWS: State Issues Wake-up Call to Drowsy Drivers http://focus.hms.harvard.edu/2009/030609/in_the_news.shtml#Czeisler Fri, 06 March 2009 08:00:00 EST IN THE NEWS: Alumna’s Talk Inaugurates Dean’s Lectureship Series http://focus.hms.harvard.edu/2009/030609/in_the_news.shtml#Higginbotham Fri, 06 March 2009 08:00:00 EST IN THE NEWS: Pharma CEO Exhorts Industry to Reach Out to the Underserved http://focus.hms.harvard.edu/2009/030609/in_the_news.shtml#Witty Fri, 06 March 2009 08:00:00 EST BULLETIN http://focus.hms.harvard.edu/2009/030609/bulletin.shtml Fri, 06 March 2009 08:00:00 EST FORUM: Medical School, Season Three http://focus.hms.harvard.edu/2009/030609/forum.shtml Fri, 06 March 2009 08:00:00 EST PSYCHIATRY: Cutting Words May Scar Young Brains http://focus.hms.harvard.edu/2009/022009/psychiatry.shtml Parental Verbal Abuse of Child Appears to Damage Cerebral Pathways Fri, 20 February 2009 08:00:00 EST PUBLIC HEALTH: New Look at Classic Study Shows Overemphasis on Individual-level Data http://focus.hms.harvard.edu/2009/022009/public_health.shtml Fri, 20 February 2009 08:00:00 EST PATHOLOGY: Pattern of Brain Activity Signals Danger of Schizophrenia http://focus.hms.harvard.edu/2009/022009/pathology.shtml Therapeutic Focus Shifting to Earliest Stages of Disease Fri, 20 February 2009 08:00:00 EST FACULTY DEVELOPMENT: New Fellowships Fuel Junior and Minority Faculty Research http://focus.hms.harvard.edu/2009/022009/faculty_development.shtml Fri, 20 February 2009 08:00:00 EST SUSTAINABILITY: Trash Talk: Recycle This! http://focus.hms.harvard.edu/2009/022009/sustainability.shtml Fri, 20 February 2009 08:00:00 EST RESEARCH BRIEF: Tracking Enzyme Activation Captures Possible Cancer Drug Targets http://focus.hms.harvard.edu/2009/022009/research_briefs.shtml#Golub Fri, 20 February 2009 08:00:00 EST RESEARCH BRIEF: Gene Therapy Eases Rheumatoid Arthritis in Initial Trial http://focus.hms.harvard.edu/2009/022009/research_briefs.shtml#Evans Fri, 20 February 2009 08:00:00 EST RESEARCH BRIEF: Family of Noncoding RNAs Discovered Where the Genetic Action Is http://focus.hms.harvard.edu/2009/022009/research_briefs.shtml#Rinn Fri, 20 February 2009 08:00:00 EST IN SHORT http://focus.hms.harvard.edu/2009/022009/research_briefs.shtml#inshort Fat Processing Tied to Life Span; Taking Genes to Heart Fri, 20 February 2009 08:00:00 EST BULLETIN http://focus.hms.harvard.edu/2009/022009/bulletin.shtml Fri, 20 February 2009 08:00:00 EST FORUM: Caring for the Patient, Caring About the Family http://focus.hms.harvard.edu/2009/022009/forum.shtml Fri, 20 February 2009 08:00:00 EST GLOBAL HEALTH: Social Obligation Among Africans Hikes Adherence to HIV Therapy http://focus.hms.harvard.edu/2009/020609/global_health.shtml Compliance Rates Are Higher in Sub-Sahara than in North America Fri, 06 February 2009 08:00:00 EST GENETICS: Ancestry Modifies Effect of Risk Genes http://focus.hms.harvard.edu/2009/020609/genetics.shtml Variations Tied to Disease May Tell Little About Future Health Fri, 06 February 2009 08:00:00 EST PROTEOMICS: Test Pulls Gene Regulators from DNA Package http://focus.hms.harvard.edu/2009/020609/proteomics.shtml The Opposite of ChIP, New Method, Called PICh, Unwraps Gene-associated Proteins Fri, 06 February 2009 08:00:00 EST OUTREACH: Family Van Creates Online Calculator to Tally Worth of Mobile Health Clinics http://focus.hms.harvard.edu/2009/020609/outreach.shtml Fri, 06 February 2009 08:00:00 EST NEW BOOKS: The Winter Bookshelf http://focus.hms.harvard.edu/2009/020609/new_books.shtml Recent Books by Faculty of Harvard Medical, Dental, and Public Health Schools Fri, 06 February 2009 08:00:00 EST MEDICAL EDUCATION: Soma Weiss Day Extends from Research to Conflicts of Interest http://focus.hms.harvard.edu/2009/020609/medical_education.shtml Fri, 06 February 2009 08:00:00 EST RESEARCH BRIEF: Collagen Remodeling Glimpsed Within Tumors http://focus.hms.harvard.edu/2009/020609/research_briefs.shtml#Boucher Fri, 06 February 2009 08:00:00 EST RESEARCH BRIEF: Simple Surgical Checklist Cuts Deaths by 40 Percent http://focus.hms.harvard.edu/2009/020609/research_briefs.shtml#Gawande Fri, 06 February 2009 08:00:00 EST RESEARCH BRIEF: Quest Finds Tool to Measure Energy Levels in Brain Cells http://focus.hms.harvard.edu/2009/020609/research_briefs.shtml#Yellen Fri, 06 February 2009 08:00:00 EST BULLETIN http://focus.hms.harvard.edu/2009/020609/bulletin.shtml Fri, 06 February 2009 08:00:00 EST FORUM: Bringing Research Back to the People http://focus.hms.harvard.edu/2009/020609/forum.shtml#Huang Fri, 06 February 2009 08:00:00 EST FORUM: The Uneven Road to Residency http://focus.hms.harvard.edu/2009/020609/forum.shtml#Jimenez Fri, 06 February 2009 08:00:00 EST INFECTIOUS DISEASES: Topical Treatment Quashes Herpes with RNAi http://focus.hms.harvard.edu/2009/012309/infectious_disease.shtml Topical Treatment Quashes Herpes with RNAi Fri, 23 January 2009 08:00:00 EST LEADERSHIP: Frenk Voices Goals for School Of Public Health http://focus.hms.harvard.edu/2009/012309/leadership.shtml Fri, 23 January 2009 08:00:00 EST GENETICS: Early Males on the Move http://focus.hms.harvard.edu/2009/012309/genetics.shtml X Chromosome Points to Mostly Male Migrants in Dispersal out of Africa Fri, 23 January 2009 08:00:00 EST CELL BIOLOGY: Dual-purpose Mechanism Activates Protein, Drives Cell Motility http://focus.hms.harvard.edu/2009/012309/cell_biology.shtml Crystal Structure Shows Molecular Switch Connects Cell Skeleton to External Matrix Fri, 23 January 2009 08:00:00 EST DRUG DEVELOPMENT : Generics Meeting Frames History of Cheaper, Unbranded Drugs http://focus.hms.harvard.edu/2009/012309/generics.shtml Fri, 23 January 2009 08:00:00 EST RESEARCH BRIEF: Cone Death in Retina Traced to Lack of Nutrition http://focus.hms.harvard.edu/2009/012309/research_briefs.shtml#Cepko Fri, 23 January 2009 08:00:00 EST RESEARCH BRIEF: Consortium Is Mapping Immune Cell Function http://focus.hms.harvard.edu/2009/012309/research_briefs.shtml#Benoist Fri, 23 January 2009 08:00:00 EST BULLETIN http://focus.hms.harvard.edu/2009/012309/bulletin.shtml Fri, 23 January 2009 08:00:00 EST FORUM: “Why Are We Walking So Fast?” http://focus.hms.harvard.edu/2009/012309/forum.shtml Fri, 23 January 2009 08:00:00 EST METABOLISM: Energy Equation Proposes Patterns of Weight Gain and Loss http://focus.hms.harvard.edu/2009/010909/metabolism.shtml Lagging Steps Traced in DNA Replication Fri, 09 January 2009 08:00:00 EST GENOMICS: Predicting Heart Trouble http://focus.hms.harvard.edu/2009/010909/genomics.shtml Diabetes and Gene Variant Combine to Raise Risk of Coronary Artery Disease Fri, 09 January 2009 08:00:00 EST BIOLOGICAL CHEMISTRY: Lagging Steps Traced in DNA Replication http://focus.hms.harvard.edu/2009/010909/biological_chemistry.shtml Single-molecule Study Illuminates Loopy Process Fri, 09 January 2009 08:00:00 EST HEMATOLOGY: Therapeutic Target Found for Sickle Cell Anemia http://focus.hms.harvard.edu/2009/010909/hematology.shtml Studies in Human Cells Identify Regulator of Hemoglobin Switch Fri, 09 January 2009 08:00:00 EST RESEARCH BRIEF: Remembering Judah Folkman, Visionary Scientist and Mentor http://focus.hms.harvard.edu/2009/010909/research_briefs.shtml Fri, 09 January 2009 08:00:00 EST BULLETIN http://focus.hms.harvard.edu/2009/010909/bulletin.shtml Fri, 09 January 2009 08:00:00 EST FORUM: The Costs of a Funeral http://focus.hms.harvard.edu/2009/010909/forum.shtml Fri, 09 January 2009 08:00:00 EST PATHOLOGY: Potentially Universal Mechanism of Aging Discovered http://focus.hms.harvard.edu/2008/121208/pathology.shtml Sirtuin Enzymes Redeploy from Task of Gene Silencing to DNA Repair Fri, 12 December 2008 08:00:00 EST PROTEOMICS: Protein Stability Profiling Goes Global http://focus.hms.harvard.edu/2008/121208/proteomics.shtml Technique Enables Comprehensive Head Count of Molecules in Cell Fri, 12 December 2008 08:00:00 EST ONCOLOGY: Unlikely Pair of Mutations Drives Brain Cancer http://focus.hms.harvard.edu/2008/121208/oncology.shtml Throttling Down Cell-cycle Protein Myc Prevents Tumor Growth in Mice Fri, 12 December 2008 08:00:00 EST DIVERSITY: Committee on Status of Women Turns 35 http://focus.hms.harvard.edu/2008/121208/diversity.shtml Fri, 12 December 2008 08:00:00 EST SECOND YEAR SHOW: Second Year Show Is Ready for Prime Time http://focus.hms.harvard.edu/2008/121208/second_year_show.shtml Fri, 12 December 2008 08:00:00 EST RESEARCH BRIEF: Nuclear Membrane Tethering Ensures Stability of Repetitive DNA http://focus.hms.harvard.edu/2008/121208/research_briefs.shtml#Moazed Fri, 12 December 2008 08:00:00 EST RESEARCH BRIEF: Knocking Out Germline Stem Cells In Worms Turns Up Fat Metabolism, Longevity http://focus.hms.harvard.edu/2008/121208/research_briefs.shtml#Ruvkun Fri, 12 December 2008 08:00:00 EST RESEARCH BRIEF: Molecular Link Discovered that Restrains Cancer Gene http://focus.hms.harvard.edu/2008/121208/research_briefs.shtml#Shi Fri, 12 December 2008 08:00:00 EST BULLETIN http://focus.hms.harvard.edu/2008/121208/bulletin.shtml Fri, 12 December 2008 08:00:00 EST FORUM: A Place Where Patients Become People http://focus.hms.harvard.edu/2008/121208/forum.shtml Fri, 12 December 2008 08:00:00 EST