April 14, 2003
In Print Photo by Graham Ramsay Focus: Forecasting Method Predicts Floods of Drug-resistant Bacteria Multidrug-resistant strains of Streptococcus pneumoniae may rise at a shockingly fast rate in the next two years. The grim forecast comes from a mathematical model explaining the jumps and dips in antimicrobial resistance from state to state, reported by Marc Lipsitch (left), Alethea McCormick, and colleagues. Further calculations suggest that variations in antibiotic are is to blame.   Publications Online BBS Bulletin Focus HMI World HSTconnector MD-PhD Newsletter MedEd News Mentations On The Brain   Related Links InteliHealth Harvard Health Publications		Headlines Study Links Changes in Adolescent Activity with Weight Gain and Loss Upcoming Robert H. Ebert Lecture Latina Health: Beyond Competency Jane Delgado, National Alliance for Hispanic Health Friday, April 25 5:00-6:00 p.m. Lab Works A multimedia site featuring Harvard Medical research		Spotlight Photo by Liza Green, HMS Media Services Senator Kennedy Holds SARS Briefing at HMS Senator Edward Kennedy held a briefing on SARS at HMS with medical and public health experts from Harvard, the state, and other institutions. "We can discuss the key steps we need to take in Massachusetts and the nation to respond to SARS," he said in opening remarks. He brought the information he gained to a Senate hearing on SARS with the CDC and the NIH. Forum Photo by Jeff Cleary Labs Look for the Write Stuff As he applies for postdoctoral positions, Jan Schmollinger is finding that being competitive hinges largely on having first-author credit on a published paper. That's not much of a surprise. But he explores how the publish-or-perish framework may limit PhD training.

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