December 2006

Vol 12, Issue 22

Articles

• Meals served with a side of science
  Public Health Sciences Division's controlled feeding study explores connection between carbohydrates, body weight and cancer
  
  
• The predictive power of p27
  Multicenter clinical trial confirms value of a protein-based tumor biomarker for predicting survival after breast-cancer diagnosis
  
  
• Fat's fatal link to prostate cancer
  Finasteride study finds 80 percent increase in risk of aggressive prostate cancer in 'apple-shaped men' with family history of the disease
  
  
• Targeting tumors and treatment trends
  Radiation Oncology clinic adds staff, technology and space to meet patients' radiation therapy needs
  
  
• From Center research, a good birth
  Cancer study leads to unexpected creation of a product to help predict risk of premature childbirth
  
  
• A faculty first: the $1.5 million challenge
  Basic Sciences Division's Jim Roberts, wife Pamela Becker raise the bar for Hutch Holiday Gala patrons
  
  
• Help fulfill needs
  
  
• Watch out for 'building crawlers'
  Cautionary campus advice for the holiday season
  
  
• Breathing space
  Spirofair welcomes faculty, staff into the Pulmonary Function Lab for lung-care lessons
  
  

Briefs

• Research ethics, cinema science lecture Dec. 8
  
  
• Mark Loretta named 2006 Hutch Award recipient
  
  
• Center News Weekly debuts Jan. 2
  
  
• Peterson elected to national postdoctoral board
  
  
• Computational biologist Lon Cardon joins Human Biology Division
  
  
• PHS all-staff focuses on funding, faculty and genetic epidemiology
  
  
• Landmark SWOG study shows radiation after surgery reduces prostate-cancer recurrence risk
  
  
• Women in research: Kaplan fellowship award applications due Dec. 15
  
  
• Tewari, van Gilst speak at Dec. 15 Science Friday Get a double dose
  
  
• Donate blood, join bone-marrow registry Dec. 15 in Sze
  
  
• The door is open for entrants in the annual holiday decorating contest
  
  
• Diversity Council offers multicultural learning group events Dec. 7, 14
  
  
• Research rest-stop inspired coffee calendar benefits Center
  
  

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