May/June Volume 5 Issue 3

Inside this issue

Cover stories

A continuous infusion of philanthropy

New Cancer Center head: ‘aspire to cure cancers’

Alpern reappointed to new term as dean of medical school

People

Lifelines: Jorge Galán

Expert on spinal cord injury receives VA's highest scientific award

Dean of Public Health is Anna M.R. Lauder Professor

Berliner Professor envisions blood vessel growth as therapy

Expert on kidney development, repair is named Long Profressor

Five medical school faculty are elected to a venerable group

Out & about

Science

A protein's surprise role in Alzheimer's

How membranes get the bends

Advances: Living dangerously, in more ways than one | A new syndrome, a new role for a gene

Health

Advances: Relax—for your heart's sake | Drug can curb both smoking and drinking

Partnerships

Grants & contracts

Supporting medical education

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