From Focus:
Ion Channel Protein Is Likely Long-sought Key to Hearing
HMS researchers and their colleagues may have identified the crucial protein deep in the inner ear that transforms sound waves to nerve impulses. Located at the tip of microscopic hairlike structures, the channel represents the culmination of recent advances in uncovering the system of molecular strings, springs, and levers that enables hearing. The study was published online Oct. 13 in Nature by first author David Corey and his colleagues.

Lab Works

Site Goes Live for HMS Residency Searches
A new website that lists HMS residency and fellowship programs by specialty is now available online. A link to the site appears at the bottom right of the HMS home page. See "Residency Search."

Student Scene

New Book Recognizes Achievement of African Americans at HMS
At a diversity town forum and reception on Oct. 7, HMS celebrated the publication of the book Against All Odds by the School's Nora Nercessian, which recognizes the achievement of black physicians who attended HMS prior to affirmative action. In the book, Nercessian presents accounts of more than 80 students of African descent dating back to the first matriculants in 1850.