FALL/WINTER 2014
IN THIS ISSUE
Beyond the White Coat
Even Albert Einstein, the father of the theory of relativity, a pillar of modern-day physics, had another, less obvious side. If he wasn’t a physicist, he once declared, he would have been a…
Living BOLD
She calls herself a cactus, with thorns to protect her and the resilience to withstand anything. A Texas prickly pear cactus can survive snow, drought and injury. When a cactus gets cut, it scars and…
When the shock wave hits
Imagine you are a soldier, patrolling the streets of a war-ravaged city. Without warning, a suicide bomber sets off an improvised explosive device 50 yards from where you stand. The powerful blast…
The 2014 President’s…
Seeds of hope
Like a seed that becomes a tree, pilot grants can help a scientist through the mundane but pricey steps needed to prove an idea has real potential—thus securing the bigger grants to finance the years…
Creating a community
First McFee Scholars begin their journey to become physicians Fifty years ago, Arthur McFee, M.D., like all Harvard medical students at the time, was a resident of Vanderbilt Hall. For four years…
On top of the world: Faculty receive worldwide honor
Reiter, Bowden named to World's Most Influential Scientific Minds
A good combination: Dual-drug combo can cure hepatitis C
More than 90 percent of hepatitis C patients were cured in three months using a combination of pills already approved by the FDA. When taken together, the drugs sofosbuvir and simeprevir resulted in…
In September,…