Medicine on the Midway

Spring 2008

A publication for alumni, faculty, students and friends of the University of Chicago Biological Sciences Division and Pritzker School of Medicine.

Features

Genetic Isolation (PDF)
An immigrant colony isolated on
the prairie for more than a century
could refine scientists’
understanding of genetic traits
in disease.
By Katie Scarlett Brandt

A Different Kind of OR (PDF)
The da Vinci robot offers more
precision for surgeons and less recovery time for patients.
By Megan Seery

The Changing Face of Medicine (PDF)
The faces that stare from medical school class photos have changed drastically in the past three decades, better reflecting the patients they serve.
By Suzanne Wilder

Worming Its Way Into Evolution (PDF)
By Megan Seery

Departments

Midway News (PDF)
Catch up on the latest research and news in medicine and biology at Chicago, plus the latest books by faculty and alumni.

Medicine off the Midway (PDF)
Mr. Dehgan goes to Washington--with experience from Iraq and Afghanistan that is a little unusual for a biologist.
By Catherine Gianaro

Class Update (PDF)
Catch up on news from your classmates and read about BSD's newest alums, as well as reunion events and this year's matches.

Perspective (PDF)
Paleontologist Neil Shubin shares an excerpt from his new book, which chronicles our evolutionary history to help us discover our "inner fish."

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