September 2007 • Vol 13, Issue 9

Photo by Susie Fitzhugh In the face of a skeptical medical community, Dr. E. Donnall Thomas began infusing patients with donor bone marrow in 1955. In 1975, he joined Dr. William Hutchinson to found the Center, which enabled him to move forward in the establishment of a landmark transplant program.

• A pioneering paper turns 50
  Don Thomas' findings on first safe harvest and transplantation of bone marrow led to birth of Hutchinson Center, 1990 Nobel Prize
  
  
• The human-to-human transmission of bird flu
  Study provides first statistical evidence of limited person-to-person spread of avian-flu virus in Indonesia in 2006
  
  
• On the trail of a potential killer
  The quest to target the causes and characteristics of strange, elusive disease — myelodysplastic syndrome
  
  
• National magazine honors breakthrough research
  Connie Lehman, Barbara Goff receive Ladies Home Journal's Health Breakthrough Award for early breast, ovarian-cancer detection work
  
  
• Reducing risks of colorectal cancer
  Combined hormone therapy may increase risk of breast cancer while lowering risk of certain types of colorectal tumors
  
  
• Rick Larson wins Wyckoff Award
  From a department filled with winners, Facilities Engineering's Rick Larson walks away with a Wyckoff
  
  
• Lifesaving lessons
  Environmental Health and Safety's CPR/AED training can help you prevent a death from sudden cardiac arrest
  
  
• Conquering mountains for cancer
  Climb symbolizes and supports the fight against breast cancer
  
  
• The path of a postdoc
  Four postdocs discuss the challenges and uncertainties of making academic science their career
  
  

• Make an impact through workplace giving
  
  
• Mail Services, Shipping and Receiving to merge Sept. 17
  
  
• Sign up now for annual United Way Day of Caring
  
  
• Research Trials Office presents next medical informatics lecture Sept. 27
  
  
• Roth receives DARPA award for metabolic-hibernation research
  
  
• Nominations due Sept. 21 for new McDougall mentoring award
  
  
• Wenying Shou joins Basic Sciences Division faculty
  
  
• Biological networks seminar Sept. 10
  
  
• Gralow, Lehman co-chair UW breast-cancer conference Oct. 25, 26
  
  
• EH&S will conduct annual fire drills Sept. 17, 18, 20
  
  
• A wall full of Hutchinson history
  
  
• Volunteer for Hutch Holiday Gala
  
  
• Clinical research symposium Sept. 21
  
  

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