February 16, 2004
In Print Photo by Phil Farnsworth From Focus: Early Step in Protein Folding Revealed by Bacterial Mutant Jon Beckwith, Hiroshi Kadokura (left to right), and colleagues have characterized an early step in protein folding, results that could be useful someday against diseases in which misfolding may play a role such as Creutzfeldt-Jakob, Alzheimer's, and Parkinson's. The study catches a helper molecular--a folding facilitator--as it binds with protein partners. The researchers show that the binding occurs through disulfide bonds that are then transferred to a partner, enabling its proper folding.   Publications Online BBS Bulletin Focus HMI World HSTconnector MD-PhD Newsletter MedEd News Mentations On The Brain   Related Links InteliHealth Harvard Health Publications		Headlines Common Heart Diseasae Risk Tests May Not Work as Well for Women as for Men Researchers Find Association Between C-reactive Protein and Age-related Macular Degeneration Low Compliance Rate for Food Allergy Treatment in Emergency Departments Prenatal Exposure to Mercury From a Maternal Diet High in Seafood Can Irreversibly Impair Certain Brain Functions in Children Higher Body Iron Stores Predict Future Risk of Developing Type 2 Diabetes in Women Upcoming Fulfilling the Mission Paul Farmer, HMS Wednesday, Feb. 25 10:30-11:30 a.m. Image: From the Inside Out Geri Halliwell, Erica Harold, David Herzog, and others Wednesday, Feb. 25 7:30 p.m.		Spotlight Division of Medical Ethics Invites Student Essays for Beecher Prize The Henry K. Beecher Prize in Medical Ethics (named for Beecher, above) is seeking essay submissions from HMS students on any topic in medical ethics. The most outstanding essay will be awarded a $1,000 cash prize from the Medical Ethics Division. Student Scene Teaching Medicine Through Student Self-reflection Patient-Doctor III tutor Elizabeth Rider describes a session in PD III that explores some of the students' most personal feelings about their clinical experiences. Lab Works A multimedia site featuring Harvard Medical research

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