Thursday, May 6, 2004 • Vol 10, Issue 9

Dr. Scott Davis heads an international team of researchers investigating the cancer risks posed by the 1986 disaster at the Chernobyl nuclear plant. Photo by Todd Mcnaught

• Charting Chernobyl’s legacy
  For research on the cancer fallout from Chernobyl, Scott Davis becomes first foreign epidemiologist elected to the Russian Academy of Medical Sciences
  
  
• Continuing a tradition of excellence
  Molecular and Cellular Biology Program grad students are among 17 winners of award that honors late center scientist Hal Weintraub
  
  
• The 2004 Weintraub grad student award winners
  
  
• Approaching ‘normal’
  Biobehavioral Sciences group identifies strategies to help transplant patients gain a better quality of life
  
  
• Regular exercise lowers estrogen
  Lowered hormone levels may explain why exercise reduces a woman's risk of developing breast-cancer
  
  

• Ethics: Training to do the right thing
  New center-based program sets requirements for ongoing education in responsible conduct of research
  
  
• Covered with good health care
  Open enrollment runs May 3-19; take advantage of health-promotion resources available to center employees
  
  

• Pat Marek, Lawrie Robertson, honored for distinguished service to Public Health Sciences
  
  
• Bob Eisenman to deliver New Perspectives in Science seminar in Pelton May 20
  
  
• Free career-building skills workshops for postdocs, students
  
  
• Harmit Malik receives awards from Kimmel, Sloan foundations
  
  
• Adrian Ferré-D’Amaré wins 2004 Eli Lilly research award
  
  
• Public Health Sciences building dedicated to reaching ‘new heights in lifesaving research’
  
  
• Nickels kicks off signature drive for clean indoor air initiative at PHS
  
  
• Register and submit abstracts for September Rivkin Center ovarian-cancer symposium
  
  
• Next human-research subjects class June 14 in Pelton Auditorium
  
  
• A Closer Walk — A film about AIDS in the world
  
  
• University Village offers big discounts with shopping cards to benefit Fred Hutchinson, May 14-16
  
  
• PHS’s ‘Act’ wins Healthy Challenge with perfect score
  
  

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