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From Focus:
Mobilizing Cytokine Receptor Key Step in Defense Coordination
In defending the body against invaders, the immune system's choice of which defense strategy to follow--promoting an inflammatory response or boosting antibody production--can make the difference between health and disease. Laurie Glimcher and Roberto Maldonado have discovered that this decision, made by the system's T helper progenitor cells, depends on the movement of a particular cytokine receptor into and out of an area of cell-cell contact called the immunological synapse. Their work, published in the Sept. 30 Nature, defines a new role for the immunological synapse in integrating signals that guide decisions in T cell development.
Upcoming
Longwood Symphony Orchestra
Concert to Benefit Federman Professorship
Oct. 30, 2004, 8:00 p.m.
Jordan Hall, New England Conservatory
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Spotlight
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Scholars Program Continues Growth in Junior Faculty Awards
The 2004 reception for the 50th Anniversary Program for Scholars in Medicine announced 56 new fellowship awards, the largest number ever given by the program. In closing the ceremony, HMS dean Joseph Martin announced a new name for the fellowships, which honors the leadership of Eleanor Shore. Above, awardee Adele Viguera and her children pose with Martin.
Student Scene
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Escape from the Stereotype Trap
In practicing on the Navajo Reservation, Ellen Rothman has found that some specialists hesitate recommending tribal members for transplants because they question the Navajos' compliance with strict follow-up measures. Rothman reports that such stereotyping can deny some patients a second chance at life.
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