January 28, 2002
In Print Photo by Graham Ramsay Focus: Mutation Reported with AIDS Vaccine One of eight monkeys died in a promising AIDS vaccine trial due to mutation of the virus, reported researchers Norman Letvin (left), Dan Barouch, and colleagues. They are not surprised since HIV transforms itself rapidly. But viral escape may be a major limitation of this type of killer T cell-boosting vaccine. BBS Bulletin HMI World HSTconnector InteliHealth MD-PhD Newsletter MedEd News Mentations On The Brain		Headlines Study Finds Massachusetts Drinking Water Contains Higher Levels of Chemical By-Products from Disinfection than Previous U.S. Reports Study Examines Data Withholding in Academic Genetics Can Weight Loss Decrease Heart Disease in Type 2 Diabetes? Upcoming 2002 Pan Boston Oral Science Research Retreat Beyond the Genome: Biology of Host Tissues and Pathogens in Oral Infectious Disease Friday, February 8 11:00 am-7:30 pm		Spotlight Photo by Jeff Cleary The Second-year Show: "Viva Las Vagus: The Angina Monologues" Tarayn Grizzard reports that the second-year show was a slightly less-than-scientific exploration of what would happen if HMS ceased to exist. What would everyone be doing? Better Way Found to Predict Outcome of Childhood Brain Tumors A distinctive signature of genes turned on and off in cancer cells improves prediction of which patients will survive the most common type of malignant childhood brain tumor. The study investigators include Scott Pomeroy (left) and Todd Golub. Student Scene Photo by Jeff Cleary The Lab as a Business If the academic lab seeks to produce high quality scientific data quickly, Jan Schmollinger argues, then hiring support staff makes sense.

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