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All rights reserved. robert_neal@hms.harvard.edu (Robert Neal) jennifer_sarbahi@hms.harvard.edu (Jennifer Sarbahi) Fri, 25 June 2010 17:00:00 EDT Fri, 25 June 2010 17:00:00 EDT FOCUS NEWSLETTER, JUNE 25, 2010 http://focus.hms.harvard.edu/2010/062510 Fri, 25 June 2010 17:00:00 EDT HMS AND HSDM CLASS DAY: Enough Time to Change the World http://focus.hms.harvard.edu/2010/062510/change_world.shtml Fri, 25 June 2010 17:00:00 EDT THE STATE OF HMS: World Class http://focus.hms.harvard.edu/2010/062510/world_class.shtml Fri, 25 June 2010 17:00:00 EDT HSPH CLASS DAY: Grads Called to Action http://focus.hms.harvard.edu/2010/062510/grads_action.shtml Fri, 25 June 2010 17:00:00 EDT THE STATE OF HSDM: Global Oral Health http://focus.hms.harvard.edu/2010/062510/oral_health.shtml Fri, 25 June 2010 17:00:00 EDT 25th REUNION SYMPOSIUM: We Have Met the Enemy, and He Is Us Doctors Take On the Status Quo http://focus.hms.harvard.edu/2010/062510/reunion_symposium.shtml Fri, 25 June 2010 17:00:00 EDT 25th REUNION SYMPOSIUM: Alumni Without Borders Tales from the Front Lines of Medicine http://focus.hms.harvard.edu/2010/062510/reunion_symposium.shtml Fri, 25 June 2010 17:00:00 EDT HMS AND HSDM STUDENT SPEAKERS: Doing Right http://focus.hms.harvard.edu/2010/062510/grads_action.shtml Fri, 25 June 2010 17:00:00 EDT ALUMNI DAY SYMPOSIUM: Delivering in Haiti http://focus.hms.harvard.edu/2010/062510/haiti.shtml Fri, 25 June 2010 17:00:00 EDT FACULTY SYMPOSIUM: Caring for Survivors http://focus.hms.harvard.edu/2010/062510/survivors.shtml Fri, 25 June 2010 17:00:00 EDT Renovating Care Blueprint Drawn for Reducing Health Disparities via 'Medical Home' http://focus.hms.harvard.edu/2010/062510/survivors.shtml Fri, 25 June 2010 17:00:00 EDT RESEARCH: Medicare Payment Cuts Increase Cancer Treatments http://focus.hms.harvard.edu/2010/062510/medicare.shtml Fri, 25 June 2010 17:00:00 EDT RESEARCH: Color-coded Mouse Sheds Light on Transplant Tolerance http://focus.hms.harvard.edu/2010/062510/survivors.shtml Fri, 25 June 2010 17:00:00 EDT COMMUNITY: News http://focus.hms.harvard.edu/2010/062510/community.shtml Fri, 25 June 2010 17:00:00 EDT COMMUNITY: In Memoriam http://focus.hms.harvard.edu/2010/062510/community.shtml#q Fri, 25 June 2010 17:00:00 EDT FORUM: Getting More Housing Clinic Shores Up Foundation for Health http://focus.hms.harvard.edu/2010/062510/forum.shtml Fri, 25 June 2010 17:00:00 EDT UPCOMING: Event Listing Wednesday, June 30 – Tuesday, August 3 http://focus.hms.harvard.edu/2010/062510/upcoming.shtml Fri, 25 June 2010 17:00:00 EDT FOCUS NEWSLETTER, MAY 28, 2010 http://focus.hms.harvard.edu/2010/052810 Fri, 28 May 2010 17:00:00 EDT Reflections on Becoming a Doctor With the excitement of graduation in the air, Focus put this question to members of the Class of 2010: What about your experience of becoming a doctor has surprised you most? Students' thoughtful reflections follow. http://focus.hms.harvard.edu/2010/052810/students_reflections.shtml Fri, 28 May 2010 17:00:00 EDT Focus on Primary Care http://focus.hms.harvard.edu/2010/052810/primary_care.shtml Fri, 28 May 2010 17:00:00 EDT A Neanderthal Chronicle Ancient DNA Shared by Modern Humans Outside Africa http://focus.hms.harvard.edu/2010/052810/neanderthal_chronicle.shtml Fri, 28 May 2010 17:00:00 EDT FOCUS NEWSLETTER, APRIL 23, 2010 http://focus.hms.harvard.edu/2010/042310 Fri, 23 April 2010 17:00:00 EDT Molecular Cause of Mental Retardation Traced in Angelman Syndrome Clues to Autism, Related Diseases Emerge http://focus.hms.harvard.edu/2010/042310/angelman_syndrome.shtml Fri, 23 April 2010 17:00:00 EDT Infection, Inflammation Drive Cancer Pathways http://focus.hms.harvard.edu/2010/042310/cancer_pathways.shtml Fri, 23 April 2010 17:00:00 EDT Not Just Another Pretty Picture http://focus.hms.harvard.edu/2010/042310/pretty_picture.shtml Fri, 23 April 2010 17:00:00 EDT Designer Vaccines May Tailor Immune Response http://focus.hms.harvard.edu/2010/042310/designer_vaccines.shtml Fri, 23 April 2010 17:00:00 EDT New Faculty Affairs Dean Will Extend Service to Faculty via the Web http://focus.hms.harvard.edu/2010/042310/new_faculty_affairs_dean.shtml Fri, 23 April 2010 17:00:00 EDT Caring for the Local Haitian Community http://focus.hms.harvard.edu/2010/042310/haitian_community.shtml Fri, 23 April 2010 17:00:00 EDT RESEARCH BRIEF: Too Much of a Good Thing http://focus.hms.harvard.edu/2010/042310/research_briefs.shtml#Tanzi Fri, 23 April 2010 17:00:00 EDT RESEARCH BRIEF: For Heart Health: More Polyunsaturated Fat, Fewer Refined Carbohydrates http://focus.hms.harvard.edu/2010/042310/research_briefs.shtml#Hu Fri, 23 April 2010 17:00:00 EDT COMMUNITY: News http://focus.hms.harvard.edu/2010/042310/community.shtml Fri, 23 April 2010 17:00:00 EDT COMMUNITY: Notable http://focus.hms.harvard.edu/2010/042310/community.shtml#p Fri, 23 April 2010 17:00:00 EDT COMMUNITY: In Memoriam http://focus.hms.harvard.edu/2010/042310/community.shtml#q Fri, 23 April 2010 17:00:00 EDT FORUM: When Patient Status Conflicts with Patient Goals http://focus.hms.harvard.edu/2010/042310/forum.shtml Fri, 23 April 2010 17:00:00 EDT UPCOMING: Calendar Highlights http://focus.hms.harvard.edu/2010/042310/upcoming.shtml Fri, 23 April 2010 17:00:00 EDT UPCOMING: Event Listing for Event Listing Wednesday, April 28 – Monday, May 24 http://focus.hms.harvard.edu/2010/042310/upcoming.shtml#b Fri, 23 April 2010 17:00:00 EDT FOCUS NEWSLETTER, MARCH 5, 2010 http://focus.hms.harvard.edu/2010/030510 Fri, 5 March 2010 08:00:00 EST New Executive Research Dean Shares Early Vision http://focus.hms.harvard.edu/2010/030510/new_research_dean.shtml Fri, 5 March 2010 08:00:00 EST Plot of Bacterial Factories Advances Blueprint for Clean Energy http://focus.hms.harvard.edu/2010/030510/bacterial_factories.shtml Fri, 5 March 2010 08:00:00 EST Delivering on Global Health in Haiti http://focus.hms.harvard.edu/2010/030510/health_in_haiti.shtml Fri, 5 March 2010 08:00:00 EST Once and Future Funding http://focus.hms.harvard.edu/2010/030510/funding.shtml Stimulus Dollars Bring Progress in Science—and Questions About Next Steps Fri, 5 March 2010 08:00:00 EST Web-based Display Tracks Campus Energy Use http://focus.hms.harvard.edu/2010/030510/energy_use.shtml Fri, 5 March 2010 08:00:00 EST IT Specialist Organizes for Global Human Rights http://focus.hms.harvard.edu/2010/030510/human_rights.shtml Fri, 5 March 2010 08:00:00 EST RESEARCH BRIEF: Population Study Shows Flu Flourishes When Air Dries Out http://focus.hms.harvard.edu/2010/030510/research_briefs.shtml#Lipsitch Fri, 5 March 2010 08:00:00 EST RESEARCH BRIEF: Signals in Youthful Blood Rejuvenate Aged Animals http://focus.hms.harvard.edu/2010/030510/research_briefs.shtml#Wagers Fri, 5 March 2010 08:00:00 EST COMMUNITY: News http://focus.hms.harvard.edu/2010/030510/community.shtml Fri, 5 March 2010 08:00:00 EST COMMUNITY: Notable http://focus.hms.harvard.edu/2010/030510/community.shtml#k Fri, 5 March 2010 08:00:00 EST FORUM: More Patients, More Demands for a Quick Fix http://focus.hms.harvard.edu/2010/030510/forum.shtml Fri, 5 March 2010 08:00:00 EST UPCOMING: Calendar Highlights http://focus.hms.harvard.edu/2010/030510/upcoming.shtml Fri, 5 March 2010 08:00:00 EST UPCOMING: Event Listing for Wednesday, March 10 – Tuesday, April 6 http://focus.hms.harvard.edu/2010/030510/upcoming.shtml#b Fri, 5 March 2010 08:00:00 EST FOCUS NEWSLETTER, FEBRUARY 5, 2010 http://focus.hms.harvard.edu/2010/020510 Fri, 5 February 2010 08:00:00 EST Harvesting Science: New Direction in Academic Science Aims to Bridge 'Valley of Death' http://focus.hms.harvard.edu/2010/020510/translational_investigation.shtml Broadening Translational Investigation Holds Promise for Patients Fri, 5 February 2010 08:00:00 EST Harvesting Science: Novel Blood Thinners, Antibiotics Clued by Bacteria http://focus.hms.harvard.edu/2010/020510/bacterial_clues.shtml Fri, 5 February 2010 08:00:00 EST Symposium Unpacks Healthcare Reform http://focus.hms.harvard.edu/2010/020510/healthcare_symposium.shtml Fri, 5 February 2010 08:00:00 EST Harvesting Science: International Programs Show Science as Movable Feast http://focus.hms.harvard.edu/2010/020510/international_programs.shtml Fri, 5 February 2010 08:00:00 EST Harvard Catalyst, with InnoCentive, Challenges Community on Type 1 Diabetes http://focus.hms.harvard.edu/2010/020510/catalyst_innocentive.shtml Deadline for Contributing Innovative Research Questions Is March 1 Fri, 5 February 2010 08:00:00 EST Harvesting Science: Harvard Catalyst: Ways and Means Toward New Therapies http://focus.hms.harvard.edu/2010/020510/catalyst_therapies.shtml Fri, 5 February 2010 08:00:00 EST Jekyll-and-Hyde Switch May Turn Off Infection http://focus.hms.harvard.edu/2010/020510/microbe_arms_race.shtml Two-on-one Conflict Emerges as Model of Parasitic Interaction with Host Fri, 5 February 2010 08:00:00 EST Plans for Healing http://focus.hms.harvard.edu/2010/020510/plans_healing.shtml Student Lends Hand to Sexual Minorities in India Fri, 5 February 2010 08:00:00 EST RESEARCH BRIEF: Relieving Immune Cell Stress Eases Atherosclerosis http://focus.hms.harvard.edu/2010/020510/research_briefs.shtml#atherosclerosis Fri, 5 February 2010 08:00:00 EST RESEARCH BRIEF: Cancer Stem Cells Turn Immune System Against Itself http://focus.hms.harvard.edu/2010/020510/research_briefs.shtml#cancer Fri, 5 February 2010 08:00:00 EST THE WINTER BOOKSHELF: Recent Books by Faculty of Harvard Medical, Dental and Public Health Schools http://focus.hms.harvard.edu/2010/020510/books.shtml Fri, 5 February 2010 08:00:00 EST COMMUNITY: News http://focus.hms.harvard.edu/2010/020510/community.shtml Fri, 5 February 2010 08:00:00 EST COMMUNITY: Notable http://focus.hms.harvard.edu/2010/020510/community.shtml#g Fri, 5 February 2010 08:00:00 EST FORUM: Long-term Follow-up: Closing the Gaps in Care http://focus.hms.harvard.edu/2010/020510/forum.shtml Fri, 5 February 2010 08:00:00 EST UPCOMING: Calendar Highlights http://focus.hms.harvard.edu/2010/020510/upcoming.shtml Fri, 5 February 2010 08:00:00 EST UPCOMING: Event Listing Through Tuesday, March 9 http://focus.hms.harvard.edu/2010/020510/upcoming.shtml#b Fri, 5 February 2010 08:00:00 EST FOCUS NEWSLETTER, JANUARY 8, 2010 http://focus.hms.harvard.edu/ Fri, 8 January 2010 08:00:00 EST The Dollars and Sense of Vaccination for Cervical Cancer http://focus.hms.harvard.edu/2010/010810/cervical_cancer.shtml Fri, 8 January 2010 08:00:00 EST Math Lens Sharpens Biological Picture http://focus.hms.harvard.edu/2010/010810/scientific_challenge.shtml Scientific Challenge Supports Competing Views of Complex Living Systems Fri, 8 January 2010 08:00:00 EST Session Spurs New Thinking on Primary Care http://focus.hms.harvard.edu/2010/010810/primary_care.shtml Fri, 8 January 2010 08:00:00 EST MicroRNA Matchmaking Put to the Test http://focus.hms.harvard.edu/2010/010810/microrna.shtml Technology Enables Analysis at Chosen Time and Place in Living Fruit Fly Fri, 8 January 2010 08:00:00 EST Science Trends for All Americans to Watch http://focus.hms.harvard.edu/2010/010810/trends.shtml Fri, 8 January 2010 08:00:00 EST Surgeon Gives Hand to Boston School Athletes http://focus.hms.harvard.edu/2010/010810/surgeon.shtml Wins One of Two Lifetime Achievement Awards for Community Service Fri, 8 January 2010 08:00:00 EST Harvard President Visits HSPH AIDS Facilities in Botswana http://focus.hms.harvard.edu/2010/010810/president.shtml Fri, 8 January 2010 08:00:00 EST Second Year Show: Goats Abound on Second-years' Mountain http://focus.hms.harvard.edu/2010/010810/mountain.shtml Fri, 8 January 2010 08:00:00 EST RESEARCH BRIEF: Late Adolescent Obesity Linked to Multiple Sclerosis http://focus.hms.harvard.edu/2010/010810/research_briefs.shtml Fri, 8 January 2010 08:00:00 EST RESEARCH BRIEF: Flu-fighting Proteins Found in Human Cells http://focus.hms.harvard.edu/2010/010810/research_briefs.shtml#elledge Fri, 8 January 2010 08:00:00 EST COMMUNITY: News http://focus.hms.harvard.edu/2010/010810/community.shtml Fri, 8 January 2010 08:00:00 EST COMMUNITY: Notable http://focus.hms.harvard.edu/2010/010810/community.shtml#g Fri, 8 January 2010 08:00:00 EST COMMUNITY: In Memoriam http://focus.hms.harvard.edu/2010/010810/community.shtml#h Fri, 8 January, 2010 08:00:00 EST FORUM: Hybrid Studies Pick Up Speed http://focus.hms.harvard.edu/2010/010810/forum.shtml Fri, 8 January 2010 08:00:00 EST FORUM: MD–PhDs Take to Woods to Blaze Scientific Trails http://focus.hms.harvard.edu/2010/010810/forum.shtml#b Fri, 8 January 2010 08:00:00 EST UPCOMING: Calendar Highlights http://focus.hms.harvard.edu/2010/010810/upcoming.shtml Fri, 8 January 2010 08:00:00 EST UPCOMING: Event listing for Wednesday, January 13 – Monday, February 8 http://focus.hms.harvard.edu/2010/010810/upcoming.shtml#b Fri, 8 January 2010 08:00:00 EST FOCUS NEWSLETTER, DECEMBER 4, 2009 http://focus.hms.harvard.edu/2009/120409 Fri, 4 December 2009 08:00:00 EST Smoothing the Road for IRB Traffic http://focus.hms.harvard.edu/2009/120409/irb_traffic.shtml Nine Harvard-linked Institutions Agree to New Plan for Approving Multicenter Human Studies Fri, 4 December 2009 08:00:00 EST The Biology of Failure: Why Some Drug Combinations Backfire http://focus.hms.harvard.edu/2009/120409/combination_therapy.shtml Fri, 4 December 2009 08:00:00 EST Stayin' Alive http://focus.hms.harvard.edu/2009/120409/survival_signal.shtml Survival Signal Discovered in B Cells with Link to Lymphoma Fri, 4 December 2009 08:00:00 EST New Genetic Pieces Found in Autism Puzzle http://focus.hms.harvard.edu/2009/120409/autism.shtml Analytic Methods Combined to Trace Rare and Common Factors of Disease Susceptibility Fri, 4 December 2009 08:00:00 EST A Global Approach to Breast Cancer (Includes Video) http://focus.hms.harvard.edu/2009/120409/breast_cancer.shtml Fri, 4 December 2009 08:00:00 EST Department's Name Change Signals Emphasis on Population Health http://focus.hms.harvard.edu/2009/120409/population_medicine.shtml Fri, 4 December 2009 08:00:00 EST Multimedia Presentation: Celebrating 200 Years of Oliver Wendell Holmes http://focus.hms.harvard.edu/2009/120409/holmes.shtml Fri, 4 December 2009 08:00:00 EST Recovery Act Awards Top 100 http://focus.hms.harvard.edu/2009/120409/recovery_act.shtml Fri, 4 December 2009 08:00:00 EST RESEARCH BRIEF: Diagnosing Threat of Disease http://focus.hms.harvard.edu/2009/120409/research_briefs.shtml Fri, 4 December 2009 08:00:00 EST RESEARCH BRIEF: Missing Gene Raises Risk of Bone Marrow Transplants http://focus.hms.harvard.edu/2009/120409/research_briefs.shtml#McCarroll Fri, 4 December 2009 08:00:00 EST COMMUNITY: News http://focus.hms.harvard.edu/2009/120409/community.shtml Fri, 4 December 2009 08:00:00 EST COMMUNITY: Notable http://focus.hms.harvard.edu/2009/120409/community.shtml#i Fri, 4 December 2009 08:00:00 EST COMMUNITY: In Memoriam http://focus.hms.harvard.edu/2009/120409/community.shtml#j Fri, 4 December 2009 08:00:00 EST FORUM: Cancer and Costs http://focus.hms.harvard.edu/2009/120409/forum.shtml Fri, 4 December 2009 08:00:00 EST FORUM: National Forum Offers Inspiration for Aspiring Physician-scientists http://focus.hms.harvard.edu/2009/120409/forum.shtml#national Fri, 4 December 2009 08:00:00 EST UPCOMING: Calendar Highlights http://focus.hms.harvard.edu/2009/120409/upcoming.shtml Fri, 4 December 2009 08:00:00 EST UPCOMING: Event listing for Wednesday, December 9 – Tuesday, January 12 http://focus.hms.harvard.edu/2009/120409/upcoming.shtml#b Fri, 4 December 2009 08:00:00 EST 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 AND 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