Thursday, May 19, 2005 • Vol 11, Issue 10

Dr. Colleen Delaney and colleagues in the Bernstein lab have influenced stem-cell growth and differentiation into specialized cell types. By getting cord-blood stem cells to make more of themselves, Delaney hopes to encourage faster engraftment and give patients a better chance of survival. Photo by Todd McNaught

• Cord-blood transplants reborn
  Colleen Delaney's methods of increasing cord-blood stem cells may make cord-blood transplants more readily available and successful worldwide
  
  
• Good news for preventing diabetes, heart disease
  Moderate exercise lowers metabolic risk factors in older women, even if they gain weight
  
  
• Experiments in consistency
  Researchers find improved reproducibility among labs by standardizing microarray chips, specifying common data preparation, analysis methods
  
  
• Penile cancer risk factors
  Researchers find high prevalence of human papillomavirus in men with penile cancer
  
  

• New fund-raising plan targets private donors
  Center aims marketing message at major philanthropists to generate $40 million in annual donations to fuel research initiatives
  
  
• Rubin's heartfelt celebration of 'chai'
  In honor of his post-transplant anniversary, the Michael B. Rubin Endowment will raise funds for research at Premier Chefs Dinner
  
  

• Nominate Wyckoff-worthy colleagues for award by June 15
  
  
• University Village offers big discounts with shopping cards to benefit Center, May 20-22
  
  
• Ben Anderson joins U.S. delegation to 58th World Health Assembly
  
  
• Mary-Claire King elected to National Academy of Sciences
  
  
• Quantitative modeling of disease symposium June 17 in Arnold Building
  
  
• Staff shifting to, within Yale Building accomodates anticipated growth
  
  
• Taking action for the life sciences
  
  
• SCCA sponsors yearlong KING 5 'Cancer Free Washington' series
  
  
• Center reaps business journal publicity, proeeds
  
  
• Creative Commuter
  
  

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