September 2007

Vol 13, Issue 9

Articles

• 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
  
  

Briefs

• 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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