August 9 and 16, 2004
In Print Photos by Leah Gourley From Focus: Key Relay Protein Shapes Cancer Message Among the fastest growing breast cancers are those that produce an overabundance of the receptor Her2/Neu. It now appears that a tiny enzyme able to latch onto proteins and change their shape plays a critical role in the path toward these and other virulent forms of the disease. By removing this protein, Pin1, from mutant mice that produce the cancer-promoting Her2/Neu, Gerburg Wulf (left), Kun Ping Lu, and colleagues were able to prevent all but a few animals from developing tumors.   Publications Online BBS Bulletin Focus HMI World HSTconnector MD-PhD Newsletter MedEd News Mentations On The Brain   Related Links InteliHealth Harvard Health Publications		Headlines A Blood-thinner Administered Once Daily Prevents DVT Among Hospitalized Patients In National Survey, 45% of Specialists Report a Recent Medical Error Commercialization Deal Boosts Hope for New Sickle-cell Drug Some Cancer Cell Changes Can Be Reversed, Cloning Study Finds MGH Cancer Specialists Propose New Approval Track for Targeted Drugs New Drug Combination Appears Promising for Those With HIV and Hepatitis C Study Finds Near-term Infants at Risk for Significant Health Problems New Study on Huntington's Disease Reveals Pathology and New Treatment Options		Spotlight Website Offers Education on Positive Aging The Positive Aging Resource Center (PARC), based at Brigham and Women's Hospital and the HMS Division of Aging, has created a website to educate elders and caregivers about positive approaches to mental health and other issues in aging. Student Scene Photo by Liza Green/HMS Media Services Knipe to Lead Graduate Program in Virology David Knipe, the Higgins professor of microbiology and molecular genetics, has been appointed the director of the Graduate Program in Virology at HMS and the Graduate School of Arts and Sciences, effective August 1. He succeeds Elliott Kieff, who was director of the program for 13 years. Lab Works A multimedia site featuring Harvard Medical research

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