In Print

Graham Ramsay

Ribosomes: More Special than You Think
Ribosomes, organelles that create proteins from messenger RNA templates, have always been considered interchangeable. But a study by Suzanne Komili (left) in the labs of Pamela Silver (right) and Fritz Roth (front) provides evidence in yeast that they have some specialization. The authors suggest that ribosomes, depending on which components they carry, may process proteins differently. Also pictured is co-author Natalie Farny.

Upcoming

4th Annual Symposium of Cellular, Molecular, and Clinical Research in Surgery

Tuesday, November 27
8 a.m–2 p.m.

Speakers:
•Patricia Donahoe
•David Kaplan
•Francis McGowan
•David Mooney
•Mark Puder
•Christopher Thompson

Lab Works

A multimedia site featuring Harvard Medical research.

Science Progress

A new HMS site tracing progress in health care through funding, science, and discovery.

Spotlight

Paul Batista, MGH Photo Dept.

MGH Spotlights Shipley Chair in Radiation Oncology
HMS and Massachusetts General Hospital celebrated the Jenot W. and William U. Shipley Professorship in Radiation Oncology on Oct. 18 on the MGH campus. Above are first incumbent Anthony Zietman (left) and chair honoree William Shipley after the unveiling of a portrait of Shipley and his wife, Jenot, which culminated the program.

Student Scene

Rachel Eastwood

Technology Transforms Care Delivery
Where are the opportunities to improve the way medicine is practiced?
Jason Sanders reports on the eighth annual Harvard Business School
Health Industry Alumni Association conference, whose presenters
discussed some of the technologies of change in the medical industry.

StudenTalk

Personal takes on issues inside and outside the classroom.