In Print
Photo by Graham Ramsay
From Focus:
Tripwire
Uncovered for “Exhausted” T Cells in HIV Infection
CD8, or killer, T cells remain in the blood of people infected with HIV, but
seem to lose function over time. This state has been described as “T cell
exhaustion.” A team including Bruce Walker (not pictured), Gordon Freeman
(left), and Daniel Kaufmann shows that a receptor on the surface of T cells gets
switched on in exhausted cells of HIV patients. This receptor represents a specific,
reversible mechanism responsible for the T cells’ ailment.
Upcoming
Student Council
How to Get Your Medical Research
Published
Thursday, Oct. 5
12–2 pm
Medical Students of Las Américas
Medical System Development
and Disaster Recovery in Rural Guatemala
Thursday,
Oct. 12
4–5 pm
Speaker:
Irene Quiejú |
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Spotlight
Harvard Surgeon Receives MacArthur
Prize
Atul Gawande was one of three Harvard researchers to win
a 2006 MacArthur Fellowship, a no-strings-attached grant
of $500,000 over five years.
Student Scene
Photo by Jeff Cleary
The Good Old Bad Days of Learning
on Call
Though working 30-hour hospital shifts is no picnic, intern Tarayn
Fairlie argues that long-haul learning has distinct benefits,
and the trend toward lighter shifts for medical residents may
undermine their training.
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Medical research.
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outside the classroom.
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