Thursday, August 21, 2003

Vol 9, Issue 16

Science Articles

• Profiling the patterns and progression of oral cancer
  PHS investigator Chu Chen leads $4.2 million study to track gene-expression patterns that may predict clinical outcomes
  
  
• Prostate-cancer testing disparities
  PHS study finds significant differences in the frequency of prostate-specific antigen testing between African- Americans and Caucasians
  
  
• No evidence of HPV connection to prostate cancer
  PHS study finds no association between cancer-causing subtypes of human papillomavirus and prostate cancer
  
  
• Life after breast- cancer diagnosis
  PHS study finds that bearing a child after a breast-cancer diagnosis does not appear to increase a woman's risk of death
  
  
• Physicians' financial planner
  New practice-plan administrator Susan Mayfield focuses on finance so center physicians, providers can concentrate on patients
  
  

General Articles

• Infection protection
  When viruses attempt to storm the center's computer systems, the best protection against infection can be you
  
  
• Course provides lessons in research quality control
  Web-based training modules offer free lessons in safe and ethical practices for researchers in clinical trials
  
  
• Tackling life with plenty of compassion
  Father inspired former football star and longtime center supporter Jacob Green to make a difference in people's lives
  
  

Briefs

• Center's summer craft fair is Friday, Aug. 22; 10 percent of proceeds benefit Hutch School
  
  
• Wyckoff award presentation to be held Sept. 12 at annual employee barbecue
  
  
• Human-subjects training sessions Sept. 15 in Pelton
  
  
• Postdoctoral fellow Cowley receives grant for Rett Syndrome research
  
  
• Johnnie Orozco of Galloway lab receives Nickens scholarship
  
  
• NBF grant goes to Clinical Research Division fellow Scott Tykodi
  
  
• HIV Vaccine Trials Network trains the trainers at center meeting
  
  
• SCCA Night at the Mariners tickets available for summer games
  
  
• Raise funds and awareness: Join 'Team Think Pink' for American Cancer Society's Making Strides Against Breast Cancer Walk Oct. 5
  
  
• Visit from a Blue Angel
  
  

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