SUMC in the News (08/17/07)
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Science, 08/17/07
Science careers: Carving a career in translational research
This article discusses the growing field of translational research. Ben Barres, professor of neurobiology, developmental biology and of neurology and neurological sciences, is quoted and pictured here. Barres directs a master's of medicine program for science Ph.D. students at Stanford.
Drawing a map for the twenty-seven divisions in NIH's army
Alan Krensky, a former professor of pediatrics, is now the National Institutes of Health's first deputy director of the Office of Portfolio Analysis and Strategic Initiatives. He discusses his new role in this Q&A.
San Francisco Chronicle, 08/17/07
Scientific innovator, Stanford engineer Ronald Bracewell dies at 86
Ronald Bracewell, professor emeritus of electrical engineering whose work in magnetic resonance imaging and radio astronomy made him an internationally renowned scholar among the technical sciences faculty at Stanford, died Sunday. The San Jose Mercury News also prepared an obituary.
Ogden Standard-Examiner (Ogden, Utah), 08/17/07
A new health insurance proposal that deserves serious consideration
The work of Victor Fuchs, the Henry J. Kaiser, Jr., Professor of Economics and of Health Research and Policy, Emeritus, is mentioned in this piece on single-payer health insurance.
New Scientist, 07/11/07
Genomics: Junking the junk DNA (No online version available)
Thousands of newly identified junk DNA fragments may play a role in controlling when genes turn on and off. Gill Bejerano, assistant professor of developmental biology and of computer science, is quoted in this article.
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