December 2006 • Vol 12, Issue 22

From left, Dori Emmons, Kana Hirayama and Kara Breymeyer prepare meals in the Human Nutrition Lab for the CARB study. The trial tests how weight and low- and high-glycemic diets affect biological markers in blood and urine for better understanding the link between obesity and cancer. Photo by Stephanie Cartier

• Meals served with a side of science
  Public Health Sciences Division's controlled feeding study explores connection between carbohydrates, body weight and cancer
  
  
• The predictive power of p27
  Multicenter clinical trial confirms value of a protein-based tumor biomarker for predicting survival after breast-cancer diagnosis
  
  
• Fat's fatal link to prostate cancer
  Finasteride study finds 80 percent increase in risk of aggressive prostate cancer in 'apple-shaped men' with family history of the disease
  
  
• Targeting tumors and treatment trends
  Radiation Oncology clinic adds staff, technology and space to meet patients' radiation therapy needs
  
  
• From Center research, a good birth
  Cancer study leads to unexpected creation of a product to help predict risk of premature childbirth
  
  
• A faculty first: the $1.5 million challenge
  Basic Sciences Division's Jim Roberts, wife Pamela Becker raise the bar for Hutch Holiday Gala patrons
  
  
• Help fulfill needs
  
  
• Watch out for 'building crawlers'
  Cautionary campus advice for the holiday season
  
  
• Breathing space
  Spirofair welcomes faculty, staff into the Pulmonary Function Lab for lung-care lessons
  
  

• Research ethics, cinema science lecture Dec. 8
  
  
• Mark Loretta named 2006 Hutch Award recipient
  
  
• Center News Weekly debuts Jan. 2
  
  
• Peterson elected to national postdoctoral board
  
  
• Computational biologist Lon Cardon joins Human Biology Division
  
  
• PHS all-staff focuses on funding, faculty and genetic epidemiology
  
  
• Landmark SWOG study shows radiation after surgery reduces prostate-cancer recurrence risk
  
  
• Women in research: Kaplan fellowship award applications due Dec. 15
  
  
• Tewari, van Gilst speak at Dec. 15 Science Friday Get a double dose
  
  
• Donate blood, join bone-marrow registry Dec. 15 in Sze
  
  
• The door is open for entrants in the annual holiday decorating contest
  
  
• Diversity Council offers multicultural learning group events Dec. 7, 14
  
  
• Research rest-stop inspired coffee calendar benefits Center
  
  

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