In Print
Photos by Graham Ramsay
From Focus:
Genetic
Blueprint Drawn for Natural Antibiotic
With the growing threat of antibiotic-resistant infections, scientists are looking
for novel antibiotics that target bacterial pathogens in new ways. Moenomycin
is a natural product that is potent against pathogenic bacteria, but it does
not work in humans as a drug. In a new study, Suzanne Walker and Bohdan Ostash
detail the genetic pathway one bacterium uses to produce moenomycin. With this
set of instructions, scientists can try to tweak the pathway to make similar
molecules that ultimately could become drugs.
Upcoming
2007
Dunham Lecture Series
Innate Immunity in Mammals
Tuesday, April 24, through Thursday, April 26
Speaker:
Shizuo Akira
StudenTalk
Personal takes on issues inside
and outside the classroom.
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Spotlight
Photo by Graham Ramsay
Tutorial Format Will Grow with Students
Planned for the 2008–2009 academic year, a new tutorial format
developed by David Cardozo and colleagues will demand more of students
as their knowledge and skills progress.
Student Scene
Photo by Graham Ramsay
How Does an Intern Spell
R&R?
It begins with a week of play, says Nicole Martin. But it ends
with progressively challenging work in medicine.
Science Progress
A new HMS site tracing
paths to progress in health care through funding, science, and
discovery.
Lab Works
A multimedia site featuring Harvard
Medical research.
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