In Print
Photo by Graham Ramsay
From Focus:
Structural-protein
Scrum Knocks Down Nerve Cells
The protein tau is involved in Alzheimer’s disease and other forms of dementia,
but exactly how the protein inflicts damage in the brain is still unknown. Now
a study from the lab of Mel Feany introduces a new connection: tau interacts
directly with the important structural protein actin. In a fruit fly model of
tau-induced neurodegeneration, the team found that tau causes actin filaments
to bundle and accumulate in neurons, which may be a novel mechanism of disease.
Upcoming
Women, Science, and Society Seminar Series
Race, Gender, and Science—Still
Questions After All These Years
Thursday, February 15
6–7 p.m.
Speaker:
Anne Fausto-Sterling
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Spotlight
Invitational
Awards Announced
Each year, several foundations invite a limited number of HMS
junior faculty and postdocs to apply for their fellowships, but
potential candidates must enter the competition through the HMS
Faculty Fellowship Program. Updated information on the program,
the fellowships, and the application process will be available
online beginning Feb. 12.
Student Scene
Photo Courtesy of Beth Israel Deaconess Medical
Center
CME Award Recognizes Worth of
Paced Learning
B. Price Kerfoot has led a study of teaching methods in which
an online technique called “spaced education” helped
residents learn more effectively than control subjects presented
with material in bulk.
Lab Works
A multimedia site featuring Harvard
Medical research.
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