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CHANNING LABORATORY NEWS
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CONGRATULATIONS!!
The Channing Laboratory offers sincere congratulations to Dr. Dennis Kasper, Director of the Channing Laboratory, as well as respected Channing scientists Dr. Richard Platt and Dr. Micheline M. Mathews-Roth on the occasion of their 30 Year anniversary with BWH, celebrated at the BWH annual Physician Recognition Dinner and Medical Service Awards, sponsored by the Brigham and Women's Physicians' Council and the BWPO.
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ANNOUNCEMENT
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ANNOUNCEMENT
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CONGRATULATIONS!!
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CONGRATULATIONS!!
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CONGRATULATIONS!!
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CONGRATULATIONS!!
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CONGRATULATIONS!!
NEWS
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Member of Channing's Kieff Laboratory is a BRI poster presentation winner Mark Fogg, PhD, Department of Medicine, Division of Infectious Disease, has been named a winner in BRI Cancer Research Center's annual cancer research competition on Oct.13th. Dr. Fogg was one of six chosen from a field of 55 BWH cancer researchers at the event and will receive one of the six $1,000.00 prizes. This event showcases some of the most innovative and novel cancer research done at BWH. The Kieff Lab, located here at the Channing and directed by Channing Lab Director Dr. Elliott Kieff, is well known here on the Quad for its ground-breaking infectious disease research. Congratulations, Dr. Fogg!!
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Channing researcher receives Shore Fellowship The Eleanor and Miles Shore 50th Anniversary Fellowship Program for Scholars in Medicine has announced the appointment of Channing researcher A. Heather Eliassen, Sc.D. as a Shore Fellow. Congratulations, Dr. Eliassen!!
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Dr. Frank Hu receives full professorship
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Channing researcher named Director of DFCI Center Channing faculty member, Charles S. Fuchs, MD, MPH, will become director of Dana-Farber's Center for Gastrointestinal Oncology in November, succeeding its creator and longtime leader, Robert J. Mayer, MD.
Established in 1995, the disease center has become one of the largest at Dana-Farber, providing oncology care and focusing on educating fellows, residents, and medical students, as well as conducting a large amount of cutting-edge clinical research.
"I am enormously grateful for the opportunity to take the lead after Bob has done such an extraordinary job in building the center," says Fuchs, who is also the director for the Gastrointestinal Malignancy Program for the Dana-Farber/Harvard Cancer Center. Click HERE to read the entire announcement.
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Two Channing researchers become Assistant Professors Dr. Meir Stampfer has announced John P. Forman, M.D. and Eric N. Taylor, M.D. have been promoted to Assistant Professors of Medicine. Congratulations from your colleagues here at the Channing.
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Channing researcher receives 2008 Young Investigator Award from the Prostate Cancer Foundation.
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Dr. Joann Manson receives Henry Burger Prize. JoAnn E. Manson, MD, DrPH, Chief of the Division of Preventive Medicine at BWH and long-time Channing researcher has received the IMS/Wyeth Pharmaceuticals Henry Burger Prize from the International Menopause Society for the most significant contributions to the field of menopause medicine and women's health in the preceding two years. Dr. Manson is nationally known for her work in researching cardiovascular disease in women as well as her outstanding research in estrogen therapy. Click HERE to go to the IMS Awards web site.
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Promotion for two Channing Lab researchers announced Alberto Ascherio, D.P.H. has been promoted to Professor of Epidemiology and Nutrition in the Departments of Epidemiology and Nutrition, Harvard School of Public Health. Ascherio's research group investigates risk factors and early diagnosis of neurological diseases, including Parkinson's, MS, and ALS. At the core of this work is a series of prospective investigations that integrate genetic, biochemical, and traditional epidemiological approaches, and an interdisciplinary team including basic scientists, epidemiologists, and clinical investigators.
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Channing Lab Director and former postdoc find possible new treatment for IBD. Dr. Kasper, professor of microbiology and molecular genetics at HMS, and Dr. Sarkis Mazmanian, former postdoc in Dr. Kasper's lab and now an assistant professor at Caltech, after finishing a study demonstrating a beneficial link between bacteria and mammals, found an added bonus in their research. After the study they collaborated on researching how PSA (polysaccharide A) protects against IBD (Inflammatory Bowel Disease), a disease afflicting thousands nationwide. Click HERE to read more about this breakthrough on the Harvard Focus website.
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Channing Lab obesity researcher Dr. Frank Hu publishes new book on today's obesity research. Obesity Epidemiology(Oxford University Press)
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Dr. Dennis Kasper is co-editor of new Harrison's textbook. Harrison's Principles of Internal Medicine, 17th Edition (McGraw Hill Medical)
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Channing researcher comments on new study from the CDC. In a recent study the CDC found that the Northeast ranks highest in childhood cancer rates. Dr. Lindsay Frazier, noted Channing, Children's Hospital, and Dana Farber cancer specialist, hypothesized pollution and old housing stock could be an explanation or because of better access to treatment centers more cancers are being reported. She also commented that children's death rates from cancer are also the lowest in the Northeast.
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Channing researcher addresses concerns regarding Nalgene bottles and BPA in new study. Plastic bottles have come under increased scrutiny from consumers and scientists concerned with the possibly dangerous chemicals they contain. Dr. Karin Michels and a group of 80 Harvard volunteer students conducted a two-week study in April tracking the bisphenol A (BPA) levels in their bodies after drinking from Nalgene plastic bottles. The study, funded by a competitive $15,000.00 grant from Harvard's Center for the Environment, took before and after urine samples, froze them, and sent them off to the CDC labs for analysis. Click HERE to read further details about this most timely and relevant study.
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Germ Warfare: Finding the Solutions of the Front Lines. Positive Deviance Initiative Director Jerry Sternin and technical advisor Monique Sternin join Jon Lloyd, MD, of the Plexus Institute, and BWH's Deborah Yokoe, MD, MPH, to present at Quality Rounds May 13, noon - 1 p.m., Anesthesia Conference Room, CWN-L1.
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Channing researcher publishes her newest findings on hormone therapy and risk of stroke. Dr. Francine Grodstein and colleagues from Brigham and Women's Hospital and Harvard Medical School, using data from the venerable Nurses' Health Study, have published their latest report in the April 28 issue of Archives of Internal Medicine regarding postmenopausal women who have taken or are taking hormone therapy and increased risk of stroke. Click HERE to read about these important new findings.
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Noted BWH and Channing scientist Dr. Joann Manson comments to The Associated Press on her new follow-up study on hormone use. Dr. Joann Manson, chief of preventive medicine at BWH, has co-authored a follow-up of the famous study of hormone use after menopause which has produced surprising results. New risks for lung cancers and other cancers, have manifested since the orginal study. The analysis has been published in the Journal of the American Medical Association. Click HERE to read comments by Dr. Manson and many of her colleagues on the analysis results.
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Channing scientist Dr. Douglas Dockery comments on air pollution dangers in the Boston area.
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Dr. Joann Manson and fellow panelists participate in State of the Heart webcast. U.S. News & World Report health editor Bernadine Healy, M.D. moderated a webcast panel discussion led by Channing scientist JoAnn E. Manson, M.D., Dr.PH, Paula A. Johnson, M.D., MPH, and Kathy McManus, MS, RD, LDN. The panel discussed preventing and diagnosing cardiovascular disease, what to do about hormone therapy and aspirin to help your heart and what you should eat to maintain heart health. Click HERE to download the entire webcast.
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Nationally known Channing researcher Dr. Walter Willett is senior author on HSPH's latest study on infertility and diet modifications.
McGraw Hill has published The Fertility Diet, co-authored by Drs. Willett and Chavarro, covering in depth each of the 10 dietary guideline suggestions to increase fertility. The book also offers fertility friendly recipes.
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Channing Co-director, Dr. Elliott Kieff, co-chairs new BWH retreat.
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Dr. David Hunter co-authors important new study on prostate cancer risks.
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Dr. Scott Weiss has agreed to assume the role of Interim Scientific Director, effective immediately, to help the Harvard Medical School-Partners Healthcare Center for Genetics and Genomics (HPCGG) in the transition to the next stage of development following the resignation of Dr. Raju Kacherlapati, PhD, one of the founders of HPCGG. Dr. Weiss is currently the Director of the Program in Bioinformatics of the BWH Biomedical Research Institute and Director of Respiratory, Environmental, and Genetic Epidemiology here at the Channing Laboratory.
