In Print
Photo by Steve Gilbert From Focus:
New
Antibiotic Aims to Tame Bacterial Toxins
Using an innovative screening approach, John Mekalanos and Deborah Hung have
identified a new class of antibiotics active against the cholera bacterium. While
traditional antibiotics kill bacteria outright by interfering with processes
essential for survival, the new agents block production of bacterial proteins
that promote infection and cause cholera symptoms. The approach can be readily
applied to other pathogens, most of which produce their own toxins or other virulence
factors.
Upcoming
Notable Book Series at the Countway Library:
The Plausibility of Life:
Resolving Darwin’s Dilemma
Monday, Nov. 14
4:30–5:30 p.m.
- Marc W. Kirschner
Harvard Medical School
Lab Works
A multimedia site featuring Harvard Medical research.
StudenTalk
Personal takes on issues inside and outside the classroom.
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Spotlight
 Photo by Lauren Cohen
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Environmental Award Presented to Al Gore
HMS’s Center for Health and the Global Environment gave its 2005 Global
Environmental Citizen Award to former Vice President Al Gore. “Al Gore’s
dedication to the environment has never wavered,” said Eric Chivian,
director of the center.
State of the School Speech Describes Growing Local, Global Network
In his eighth annual State of the School speech, HMS dean Joseph Martin described
the School’s growth and changes in the context of increasing globalization.
The speech and its highlights
appear inside.
Student Scene
Photo by Steve Gilbert
Med Ed Day Details Progress in Curriculum Reform
Education dean Jules Dienstag (above) and guest speaker Arpana Vidyarthi were
two of the presenters at the fourth annual Medical Education Day, which featured
new projects and course organization that together are revamping physician
training.
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