Spring 2007
In this issue
To Live and Dye
When exactly does someone become vulnerable to an arrhythmia?
To find out, Guy Salama studies how hearts are wired.
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Of Note
- HIV pathway discovered.
- The Class of ’09 has big plans.
- Deadly medicine.
Departments
Closer [PDF 117 KB]
Drop and give her eight—
then Melanie Grubisha will give you a new appreciation of biomechanics.
Investigations
[PDF 149 KB]
A machine for regrowing skin.
Genes that protect against Crohn’s.
98.6 Degrees [PDF 64 KB]
A dying cancer researcher made sure the work she cared about continues.
Attending [PDF 211 KB]
Students shaped by war.
Alumni News [PDF 954 KB]
Many Pittsburghers with scoliosis remember
how William Donaldson Jr. changed their lives.
Todd Wolynn on mother’s milk.
Last Call [PDF 108 KB]
Last wishes.
Features
The Beginner's Mind
How team mentoring and $4.5 million a year are changing clinical research at Pitt. [PDF 235 KB]
Learning What Their Hands Already Know
A study in trauma and recovery. [PDF 247 KB]
Peculiar Material
Scientists have linked 24 disorders, starting with Alzheimer’s, to unruly mobs of proteins. Now David Perlmutter and Jeffrey Brodsky think they’re on to how to keep such proteins from causing so much trouble. [PDF 234 KB]
Additional Content
COVER | OVER THE TRANSOM
DEAN'S MESSAGE | CALENDAR
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