December 27, 1999 & January 3, 2000

Early-Onset Diabetes Tied to Defect in Proteasome Denise Faustman and Takuma Hayashi have shown that a defect in antigen-presenting cells may contribute to Type I diabetes. The defect prevents these cells from teaching cytotoxic T cells to recognize the difference between outsiders and insiders.

Structure of Cell Complex Helps Explain Immune Response Study Finds Link Between Obesity and Asthma Risk

"Harvard Medicine at the Millenium" Event: Preparing Minority Students in the Health Sciences: The Meyerhoff Program—A Case Study Freeman Hrabowski Tuesday, January 18

New Guidelines Address Growing Disputes in Scientific Paper Authorship Linda Wilcox was among the panelists at a medical ethics forum on Dec. 8, which addressed the rising concern over authorship issues and described the new guidelines at HMS now under review.

Western Blot Story: A Tale of Two Scientists CAVA productions, a grad student duo, presented their second play, "Western Blot Story," at a recent departmental holiday party. Based on "a lesser known work" about a Romeo and Juliet romance amid gang warfare in New York City, the work portrays a star-crossed pair who rise above lab rivalry in the name of love—and science.