May 26, 2003
In Print Photo by Graham Ramsay From Focus: Surprising Likeness Found in Genetic Profiles of Invasive and Noninvasive Breast Tumors Taking a kind of molecular bird's-eye view, Dennis Sgroi and his colleagues analyzed the gene expression patterns of invasive and noninvasive breast tumors. Unexpectedly, the samples were genetically almost identical, while both differed markedly from normal breast tissue. The findings suggest that genetics is only one dimension of cancer progression.   Publications Online BBS Bulletin Focus HMI World HSTconnector MD-PhD Newsletter MedEd News Mentations On The Brain   Related Links InteliHealth Harvard Health Publications		Headlines Mutated Protein Combination Tied to Excessive Sugar Production Sensitivity--Then Resistance--of Some Ovarian Tumor Cells to Chemotherapy Linked to Genetic Abnormality FDA Approves Velcade for Treatment for Relapsed and Refractive Multiple Myeloma Research Suggests Strategies for Improving Drug Delivery to Cancer Cells Upcoming Alumni Week June 4-8, 2003 Peter C. Farrell Annual Lectureship in Sleep Medicine: The Search for REM Sleep: Serendipity and Luck Michel Jouvet, Claude Bernard University, Lyon, France Monday, June 2 12:00-1:00 p.m. Lab Works A multimedia site featuring Harvard Medical research		Spotlight Photo by Steve Gilbert Minority Health Policy Program Points to Need for Dollars and Data Amal Trivedi and other budding leaders in minority health policy who gave talks at a meeting on May 8 emphasized the need for more data as a platform for improvements in minority care delivery. The established faculty who spoke turned their attention to a related problem, the dollars being drained from basic public health. The annual meeting involved two Harvard Medical School partners, the Commonwealth Fund and the California Endowment. Student Scene Photo by Jeff Cleary Graduate Student Unions: Yea or Nay? Broaching the subject of graduate student unions at Harvard, Sarah Seton-Rogers argues that she and her fellow students in the Division of Medical Sciences are better off without them. Scientists-in-training have tangible and intangible benefits that set them above the position of employee, she says. Besides, there are so many differences among graduate programs that it would be nearly impossible to settle on a short list of collective goals. The 60-second Survey Take a survey to tell us how you use WebWeekly.

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