SUMC in the News (10/04/06)

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Roger Kornberg wins the 2006 Nobel Prize in Chemistry
Roger Kornberg, the Mrs. George A. Winzer Professor in Medicine, was awarded the 2006 Nobel Prize in Chemistry today for his work in understanding how DNA is converted into RNA, a process known as transcription.

Print media coverage

Associated Press, 10/04/06
American wins Nobel Prize in chemistry
Roger Kornberg was awarded the Nobel Prize in Chemistry today for his studies of how cells take information from genes to produce proteins. This article discusses his work and mentions that his father, Arthur, the Emma Pfeiffer Merner Professor of Biochemistry, Emeritus, shared the 1959 Nobel Prize in Medicine. The piece appears on ABCNews.com, CBSNews.com and CNN.com and the websites of newspapers around the country, including the Boston Globe, Chicago Tribune, New York Times, Philadelphia Inquirer, San Francisco Chronicle, San Jose Mercury News, USA Today and Washington Post. Similar articles were prepared by Reuters, Bloomberg, Chronicle of Higher Education, the Local (Sweden) and BBCNews.com; the award was also mentioned on the SciGuy, a blog from the Houston Chronicle.

San Francisco Chronicle, 10/04/06
Stanford prof Kornberg awarded Nobel in chemistry
Roger Kornberg was awarded the 2006 Nobel Prize in Chemistry today. This online article discusses his work and mentions that his father, Arthur, the Emma Pfeiffer Merner Professor of Biochemistry, Emeritus, shared the 1959 Nobel Prize in Medicine. Similar articles were prepared by National Geographic News, TheScientist.com, BizJournals.com and Palo Alto Online News. A CNN.com article quoting Roger Kornberg mentions that winning the Nobel is a family tradition for some; since 1901, the winners have included six fathers-and-sons, four married couples and two brothers.

Florida Today (Orlando, Fla.), 10/04/06
Our view: Genetic medical research vital
Andrew Fire, professor of pathology and of genetics, won the 2006 Nobel Prize in Medicine for his work on RNA interference; his research is referenced in this opinion piece. Fire is also featured in a Q&A on Newsweek's website.

Sacramento Bee, 10/03/06
UCD may curb doctors' drug-company freebies
The UC Davis Health System is considering strict limits on meals and payments to physicians from drug or medical device companies. Stanford's medical center recently adopted a policy on this issue.

Palo Alto Online News, 10/03/06
Men are compulsive shoppers, too
A Stanford study has found that nearly as many men as women experience compulsive buying disorder, a condition marked by binge buying and subsequent financial hardship. Lead author Lorrin Koran, emeritus professor of psychiatry and behavioral sciences, is quoted here.

Broadcast media coverage

NPR, 10/04/06
During a segment, correspondent Richard Harris discussed Roger Kornberg's work and Nobel Prize. He also mentioned that Andrew Fire, professor of pathology and of genetics, won the Nobel Prize in Medicine on Monday.

Good Morning America (ABC), 10/04/06
Nobel Prize recipient Roger Kornberg was mentioned during a segment. His award was also discussed during the Today Show (NBC) and on segments on KGO-TV, KNTV-TV, KRON-TV, KTVU-TV, KABC-TV (Los Angeles), KXTV-TV (Sacramento) and on TV stations around the country.

KPIX-TV, 10/04/06
Roger and Arthur Kornberg were interviewed during a live morning segment.

KABC-TV (Los Angeles), 10/03/06
During this segment, Lorrin Koran discussed his compulsive buying study. Similar segments aired on TV stations in Baltimore; Baton Rouge, La.; Buffalo, N.Y.; Charleston, S.C.; Chicago; Columbus, Ohio; Dayton, Ohio; Denver; Erie, Pa.; Fort Myers, Fla.; Grand Rapids, Mich.; Decatur, Ill.; Louisville, Ky.; Madison, Wis. and Portland, Ore.

Morning Call (Bloomberg), 10/02/06
Nobel Prize recipient Andrew Fire was mentioned during a segment. His award was also discussed during News & Notes With Ed Gordon (NPR) and on CNN Radio.