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Graham Ramsay

Cause Clarified for Alzheimer’s Dementia
Using extracts from human brain tissue, Dennis Selkoe (left), Ganesh Shankar, and colleagues found that small, two-subunit molecules of human amyloid-beta protein (Abeta) can induce the synapse dysfunction that is a hallmark of early-stage Alzheimer’s disease. These results, which support the hypothesis that excess Abeta initiates Alzheimer’s, are the first to analyze the toxic effects of human-brain extracts.

Upcoming

Genetics in Medicine Lecture Series

Heredity and Hope: The Case for Genetic Screening

Thursday, Sept. 16
4:30 p.m.

Speaker:
Ruth Schwartz Cowan

Science Progress

How discovery happens.

Spotlight

Courtesy The Council for Systems Biology in Boston

Systems Bio Innovation Awards Go to Harvard Scientists
The Council for Systems Biology in Boston (CSB2), based in the HMS Systems Biology Department, has honored Aneil Mallavarapu (pictured) and Gavin MacBeath with prizes in systems biology and systems pharmacology.

Student Scene

Two Students Receive Soros Fellowships
Two HMS students, Robert Koffie and Vijay Yanamadala, have been named Paul and Daisy Soros Fellows for 2008 out of 30 fellows selected nationwide. The fellowships are given to naturalized citizens, resident aliens, and the children of naturalized citizens to help them pursue graduate education and prepare them for leadership opportunities in a variety of fields.

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