In Print

Graham Ramsay

Cell Biology: Unsafe Harbor
Epithelial cells commit suicide if they are not anchored to the extracellular matrix. But Michael Overholtzer in Joan Brugge’s lab showed that many of them also participate in a bizarre invasion and non-apoptotic death process, which he defined in the Nov. 30 Cell. “Homeless” epithelial cells bore into their neighbors and reside in vacuoles, where they initially appear healthy. Though some exit unharmed, most of the intruders die inside their hosts.

Upcoming

Photography Exhibition and Live Auction

A Picture Is Worth a Thousand Words

Tuesday, December 11
6–8 p.m.

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

Suzanne Camerata

Modell Immunology Center Opens on Quad
The Jeffrey Modell Immunology Center at HMS was commemorated in a series of events on Nov. 17. Above at the ribbon-cutting are Fred Modell (left) and former HMS dean Joseph Martin.

Student Scene

Graham Ramsay

Waging Battle on Resistant Bugs
When a P for precautions appears on her patient’s medical record, Erica Seiguer Shenoy faces a case of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus, a growing problem in hospitals and out in the community.

StudenTalk

Personal takes on issues inside and outside the classroom.