October 21, 2002
In Print Photo by Graham Ramsay Focus: Protector Protein Part of Nerve Cell Defense A study led by Clifford Woolf suggests that a small heat shock protein helps determine whether sensory and motor neurons live or die after injury. Its abundance favors life by inhibiting a molecule that triggers programmed cell death. The findings raise questions about the protein's possible role in neurodegenerative diseases and whether it might have therapeutic value against them. BBS Bulletin HMI World HSTconnector InteliHealth MD-PhD Newsletter MedEd News Mentations On The Brain		Headlines Early Cardiac Procedures After Mild Heart Attack Found to Be Cost-effective Parents' Stress May Affect Behavior in Children with Heart Defect Shadow Proteins in Thymus May Explain How Immune System Gets to Know Its Own Body Upcoming Fifth Annual John B. Little Symposium: Cell Signaling in Radiobiology and Carcinogenesis Philip Hanawalt, Stanford University Joan Brugge, Harvard Medical School Richard Kolesnick, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center and Others Nov. 1 and 2 First Annual HMS Medical Education Day: 21st Century Challenges for Medical Educators Jordan Cohen, Association of American Medical Colleges Tuesday, October 29 12:00-6:00 p.m. Lab Works A multimedia site featuring Harvard Medical research		Spotlight Photo by Jocelyn Augustino Panel Outlines Steps for Bioterror Preparedness Experts from HMS, including Robert Crone, joined others on a panel at the National Press Club in Washington D.C. to address the threat of bioterrorism, gaps in preparedness, and action for the future. A conference on these issues, BioSecurity 2002, will take place in Las Vegas from Nov. 18 to 21. Student Scene Photo by Jeff Cleary Making Cultural Competency a Part of Medical Training The Cross-Cultural Health Care Symposium for first-year medical and dental students on Sept. 24 introduced the importance of cultural competency in health care education. Joseph Betancourt is overseeing the development of cross-cultural curricula, with plans for full integration into the standard course of study next year.

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