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| CENTER NEWS - THURSDAY, APRIL 17, 1997 |
Volume 3, Issue 10 |
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Salty study wins national
award for
PHS research assistant Susan Crystal
Susan Crystal, research assistant for the Center's
Cancer Prevention Research Program, has won a national award for her research
into links between the severity of mothers' early pregnancy sickness and
their children's preference for salty foods.
The research could help solve some of the mysteries surrounding the formation
of innate preferences, and may have long-term implications for medical care
during pregnancy.
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Susan Crystal |
Volunteers: They play key roles
Some of the most important people at the Center don't even work here.
Officially, that is.
They're the ranks of volunteers who pitch in to do everything from greeting
patients and families at the airport to helping them out with day-to-day
practical needs to offering support during the emotional trauma that accompanies
a bone-marrow or peripheral blood stem-cell transplant.
"We have about 200 volunteers who offer practical assistant and
compansionship for the families of patients," says Anne Vedella, director
of the Center's Volunteer Services Program, which is celebrating National
Volunteer Week this week.
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