SUMC in the News (12/08/06)
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Seven Stanford medical stories to remember from 2006
Medicine is always advancing, but somehow the pace of the change seemed just a
little faster this past year. New developments occurred nationally and globally,
but you didn’t have to leave the Stanford campus to witness some of the most newsworthy stories.
Print media coverage
New York Times, 12/08/06
Esther Lederberg, 83, scientist who identified stealthy virus, dies
Esther Lederberg, who died on Nov. 11, played a critical role in developing
laboratory techniques that helped a generation of researchers understand how
genes function.
Oakland Tribune, 12/08/06
President of stem group resigns, leaving big future
This article discusses how Zach Hall announced his resignation yesterday as
president of the state's stem cell agency, citing personal reasons. Christopher
Scott, executive director of the Program on Stem Cells and Society in the
Stanford Center for Biomedical Ethics, provides comment in this story, which
also appears in the Contra Costa Times, Fremont Argus, Hayward Daily Review, San
Jose Mercury News and the San Mateo County Times. The Los Angeles Times, San
Diego Union-Tribune and San Jose/Silicon Valley Business Journal also prepared
articles on Hall's resignation.
Baltimore Sun, 12/08/06
Simulating surgery for med students
This article discusses the new Maryland Surgical Simulation Training and
Technology Center, that will help train students, residents and doctors without
risking the health of patients. David Gaba, professor of anesthesia and
associate dean for immersive and simulation-based learning, is quoted.
International Herald Tribune, 12/07/06
Nobel laureates gather in Stockholm for 'celebration of science'
This year's Nobel Prize laureates have gathered in Stockholm where the prizes
for sciences and literature will be handed out in a ceremony Sunday by Sweden's
King Carl XVI Gustaf, followed by a lavish banquet in the Stockholm City Hall.
Andrew Fire, professor of pathology and of genetics and 2006 Nobel laureate in
Medicine, is quoted in this Associated Press article, which also appears in the
Boston Globe. Roger Kornberg, the Mrs. George A. Winzer Professor in Medicine
and winner of the 2006 Nobel Prize in Chemistry, will also receive his prize on
Sunday.
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