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June 11, 2007

In Print

Bin Wang, Shuhei Matsuoka, Stephen Elledge, and Agata Smogorzewska
Graham Ramsay

From Focus:
Hundreds More Players Spotted on DNA Repair Team
A surprisingly vast molecular emergency team responds to the everyday genetic nicks and dings caused by chemicals, foods, radiation, and oxygen byproducts, according to a recent study. The research expands the sparse ranks of known DNA damage–response proteins from a couple dozen to a legion of more than 700. The authors on this and related papers include (from left) Bin Wang, Shuhei Matsuoka, Stephen Elledge, and Agata Smogorzewska.


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Joseph Martin
Steve Gilbert

Martin Offers Guides for Listening and Leading
HMS dean Joseph Martin gave the keynote address at the Class Day ceremony on the Quad. He recounted six key qualities of leadership as a framework for the graduates' future practice.

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Graham Ramsay

Seasons of Change: Toasting and Roasting the Chief Residents
Things can get a little hot even if you’re the one doing the roasting, says Nicole Martin, describing a send-off of the outgoing housestaff at MGH.

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Even When a Child with Cancer's Prognosis Is Unpromising, Parent/Physician Communication Can Provide Hope, Study Finds

Study Outlines How Stroke, Head Injury Can Increase Risk of Alzheimer's Disease

Genetic Variations May Predispose Some Men to Suicidal Thoughts During Treatment for Depression

A Twist of Fate—Reprogrammed Fibroblasts Resemble Embryonic Stem Cells

 

 

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