Thursday, April 21, 2005

Vol 11, Issue 8

Science Articles

• Pushing the envelope on lung-cancer research
  Human Biology Division study of sheep tumor virus may lead to new model for understanding lung cancer, effective gene therapy
  
  
• The altered terrain of early breast tumors
  Increase in early stage ductal, lobular breast cancers point to importance of mammography screening and challenges in treatment options
  
  
• Markers for measuring MDS
  Gene AF1q may help researchers better understand, classify and treat collection of different disorders known as myelodysplastic syndrome
  
  
• A SCHARP statistician for science
  Li Qin brings new data-analysis techniques, tools to early stage clinical trials for HIV-vaccine candidates
  
  

General Articles

• Awardee walks in Farwell's footsteps
  Georgia Green of Public Health Sciences Epidemiology wins Margaret Farwell award
  
  
• SCCA today ... and tomorrow
  Seattle Cancer Care Alliance grows into its world-class stature with preplanned expansion, Cancer Consortium collaboration
  
  

Briefs

• Ross Prentice receives research excellence award from AACR
  
  
• Devaney is new director of Grant and Contract Administration
  
  
• Grace Heffernan Arnold Guild presents $4.6 million check from 2004 Hutch Holiday Gala
  
  
• McTiernan emcees Healthy Challenge award presentation April 29
  
  
• Research Ethics program hosts mentorship panel April 27
  
  
• Public science forum series concludes with 'Cancer and Culture' on May 10
  
  
• Join center, SCCA Toastmasters
  
  
• Creative Commuters
  
  
• Occupational Health Program offers free health screening year-round to faculty, staff
  
  
• SCHARP organizers seek crafters for center's annual summer fair
  
  

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