Medicine on the Midway

Fall 2008

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

Features

Balancing Inequities in Health Care (PDF)
Health disparities research shows radical differences in medical conditions and care for some patient groups. Chicago faculty members seek ways to even out those inequalities.
By Suzanne Wilder

The New Bio Home (PDF)
The Ricketts Regional Biocontainment Laboratory will bring high-tech--and high security--facilities to researchers at Argonne.
By Megan Seery

A 'Dream Job' for an Evolutionary Biology Student (PDF)
Nathan Smith studies dinosaurs, digs for fossils and travels the world--all part of his work at the Field Museum and as a PhD candidate at the University of Chicago.
By Katie Scarlett Brandt

Under Wraps (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)
Charis Eng couldn't decide between medicine or chemistry, clinical work or research. Ultimately, she brought them all together.
By Katie Scarlett Brandt

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)
Dean of the Biological Sciences James L. Madara and Dean of Medical Education Holly J. Humphrey share their thoughts on the value of staying small at Pritzker.

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