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...members of the faculty implied-or said outright-that he would never amount to anything. The athletic coaches disagreed: the following year Bud won letters in track and football, finished first in the school decathalon, and set a record by doing one thousand straight push-ups. He might have done more, but a teacher, worried that the youth would strain his heart, ordered him to stop...
...nearly four decades, Kahn has utilized theory, molecular models, and animal experiments to elucidate the mechanisms behind how insulin functions in diabetes patients. And last month, Kahn was awarded the first annual Manpei Suzuki International Prize for Diabetes Research for the extensive work he has done “from the discovery of alterations in insulin binding in the disease state to the generation of tissue-specific insulin receptor knockout mice,” according to the foundation’s Web site...
...since 2001, recalls that during her first years at Joslin, Kahn returned all of her e-mails—even between 2 a.m. and 6 a.m. “He has a little plaque on his desk that says, ‘It can be done,’ and I think that’s true,” says Biddinger. “He just gets it done...
...church home. But the moving vans will be pulling up to the White House before you know it, and I understand that with two wars and a crumbling economy to deal with, you may not have had time to focus on where to worship. So I've done some research to help you make this very important decision...
...room, plus ice-skate rental and entry to the skating rink on Union Square right outside the hotel's front door. For shopaholics, $234 gets visitors a room and a $100 gift certificate to Macy's nearby. The hotel is currently undergoing a $40 million renovation, which is being done floor by floor, according to the hotel rep, so as not to disturb guests. Offers are good through Jan. 4, 2009. 335 Powell Street, San Francisco...