WINTER 2008/09
In this issue
Closing the Loop
on Asthma
A severe asthma attack can feel like inhaling through a straw. Pitt scientists
circle from man to mouse and back again to ease each breath.
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Of Note
- O’Malley goes to Washington.
- The matchmaker revealed.
- A heartfelt connection.
Departments
Closer [PDF 228 KB]
The doc-mobile.
Investigations
[PDF 300 KB]
Yeh’s X-ray vision.
From bench to battlefield.
An ally against pneumonia.
Attending [PDF 345 KB]
In the postwar years,
plastic surgery hit its stride.
Alumni News [PDF 275 KB]
And they’re off.
Entrusted with America’s data.
Last Call [PDF 345 KB]
Man walks boat.
Features
When Medicine Imitates Life
Steven Little’s lab crafts synthetic dendrites and Trojan horse drug-delivery
systems inspired by nature.
[PDF 568 KB]
A Matter of Some Urgency
W. Chet de Groat has discovered much of what we know about a critical
organ system.
[PDF 108 KB]
Nightmares, Past and Future
As a callow trainee, Pitt grad Frank Vertosick had the confidence of Achilles.
It took a Vietnam veteran to teach the young neurosurgeon humility.
[PDF 484] KB
Additional Content
COVER | OVER THE TRANSOM
DEAN'S MESSAGE | CALENDAR
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