Medicine on the Midway

Spring 2009

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

Features

Why Evolution Is True (PDF)
The "leftover" parts of human anatomy--like the tailbone, ear muscles, appendix and goose bumps--are signs of evolution.
By Jerry Coyne, PhD

Saving Kids with Science (PDF)
Clinical trials bring the most innovative cancer care to the Medical Center—and hope to pediatric patients and their families.
By Jeremy Manier

The "Embarrassing Disease" of the Digestive System (PDF)
Medical Center physicians are leaders in treating inflammatory bowel disease, which affects the large and small intestines.
By Cheryl Reed

Exceptional Promise (PDF)
Third-year medical student Nereida Esparza is planning a career in underserved medical communities--and she's not waiting for graduation to start her work.
By Suzanne Wilder

Circuit Breaker (PDF)
New electrophysiology equipment uses massive magnets to steer tiny catheters through the body.
By John Easton

The Power of Personalized Medicine (PDF)
A new clinic in Chicago's loop brings depth to the idea of medicine that caters to each patient’s life and health needs.
By Suzanne Wilder

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)
Hans Larsson, an alumnus with a PhD in organismal biology and anatomy, finds lost history in places where no one else is looking.
By Katie Scarlett Brandt

Alumni News (PDF)
Read up on alumni of the Pritzker School of Medicine and the Division of Biological Sciences.

Perspective (PDF)
David Cohen, MD, chief of Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility, explains the ethics behind oocyte preservation, or freezing human eggs.

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