May 10, 2004
In Print Photo by Phil Farnsworth From Focus: Study Gets Handle on Papillomavirus Infection HMS researchers have uncovered a missing link in the understanding of how human papillomaviruses gain a foothold in the cells of the skin and mucous membranes. The discovery reveals a molecular target that could lead to new treatments for a host of papillomavirus-related conditions, from plantar and genital warts to life-threatening precancerous cervical lesions. According to co-authors Peter Howley and Jianxin You (above), the target could facilitate development of the first specific antiviral drugs against these lesions.   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 Finds HIV Protein Can Drive Immune Cells Away Study Measures Literacy Skills Critical to Good Health Upcoming The 2004 Lawrence Lader Lecture on Family Planning and Reproductive Rights: RU486, Plan B, and the Pharmacological Revolution in Reproductive Rights Carolyn Westhoff May 17, 2004 5:00-6:30 p.m. A Conversation with Thomas Weller: Growing Pathogens in Tissue Cultures: Fifty Years in Academic Tropical Medicine, Pediatrics, and Virology Thomas Weller May 18, 2004 3:30-5:00 p.m.		Spotlight Photo by Graham Ramsay A Personal Genome Project? More and more efficient sequencing technologies made the Human Genome Project an early success and opened the possibility for sequencing individual genomes. George Church and colleagues have published an article in the May Nature Reviews: Genetics that discusses these technologies and the potential impact of "individual genome projects." Select the link above for a pdf of the paper. Student Scene Photo by Graham Ramsay On Becoming a Doctor--and a Mother The journey toward motherhood has been much more roundabout and problematic than the path toward medical practice, explains Ellen Rothman. She says, "Pregnancy was the first deadline that I ever missed." Lab Works A multimedia site featuring Harvard Medical research

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