Harvard Medical School

RESEARCH NEWS

Federal Stimulus Funding
The HMS/HSDM Sponsored Programs Administration is providing information on the $10.4 billion made available to NIH as part of the American Recovery and Investment Act of 2009.

Human Cardiac Master Stem Cells Identified

A team of researchers, led by HMS professor of cell biology Kenneth Chien, have identified the earliest master human heart stem cell from human embryonic stem cells.

When the White Coat Comes with a Pen

Elissa Ely and other physician-writers told their story behind the stories at the HMS alumni symposium.

Covering Care for an Aging Population
Barbara McNeil and other faculty in the Department of Health Care Policy gave talks on several timely and troubling issues.

How Flu Does Its Dirty Work
HMS researchers, including Michaela Gack, find out how flu bugs dodge the immune defense.
Also see Infectious Disease

PERSPECTIVES

Unwelcome Agenda: Planning End-of-life Care
by Erica Seiguer Shenoy
Conversations about dying often begin too late.

COMMUNITY NEWS & EVENTS

New Discounted Carpool Program
Effective July 1, HMS is offering discounted parking to Longwood campus employees commuting together. Be green and save some green!

The Harvard Catalyst
Colloquium Series

A scientific and educational exchange advancing clinical and translational research: Mondays 4:30-5:30 p.m.; each talk followed by a networking reception
The next talk in the inaugural series
“Genetic Therapy for Immunodeficiency:
A Translational Approach to ‘Insertional’ Leukemia”
David Williams
July 6
MGH, Simches Auditorium

Student, Faculty, and Staff Honors for 2009
Year-end award recipients from HMS, HSDM and HSPH, including recipients of the Harvard University Technology Development Accelerator Fund grants

Hollywood Supports Research Stars in Cancer Fight

The charitable foundation Stand Up to Cancer has funded five research "Dream Teams," two of which will be led by HMS researchers Lewis Cantley (left) and Daniel Haber.