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Graham Ramsay

Discovery Shows How Fungi Pump Up Defense
Multidrug-resistant versions of Candida and other fungi have been on the rise, invading the mucosal linings and bloodstreams of people whose immune systems have been ravaged by AIDS, chemotherapy, or transplantation procedures. Many of these resistant strains defend themselves by equipping their cell walls with tiny pumps capable of expelling antifungals soon after they enter. A series of key steps in this strategy have been uncovered by Anders Naar and colleagues, a discovery that may help turn the tables on this emerging threat.

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Four from HMS Join NAS
The Giovanni Armenise–Harvard Foundation, established by Count Giovanni Auletta Armenise, has endowed two new professorships at HMS and Massachusetts General Hospital.

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Graham Ramsay

A Smooth Landing in LA

Ten years after graduating from HMS, Ellen Rothman has settled in LA and embarked on a professional course to improve care at a free clinic in the city.

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