Thursday, Sep 2, 2004 • Vol 10, Issue 17

Dr. Olga Klezovitch, right, and graduate student John Chevillet co-led a study that discovered a protein that drives the spread of prostate cancer. Photo by Todd McNaught

• Inhibiting cancer’s spread
  Human Biology Division study reveals protein that drives metastasis of prostate cancer, yields insight into potential therapies to block spread
  
  
• The family tree of disease risk
  Trained in statistics and genetics, Hua Tang devises strategies to trace the genealogy of disease susceptibility in human populations
  
  
• Prostate cancer’s first step
  Greenberg lab discovers that loss of Rb gene in prostate cells may spark progression to cancer
  
  

• Celebrate the end of summer: Faculty/staff barbecue Sept. 10
  
  
• Rivkin Center sponsors international conference on ovarian cancer Sept. 9-10
  
  
• Catch a Cure for Cancer weekend raises $540,000 for the center’s Gregory Fund for early detection
  
  
• Career fair for Fred Hutchinson, SCCA employees Sept. 30 in PHS
  
  
• Electronic records, signatures presentation Sept. 22 in Pelton
  
  
• Diversity learning groups open
  
  

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