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...puzzles I might be able to contribute to,” he said. An initial area of focus for vaccine development will be a small pool of HIV-infected patients whose bodies can somehow control replication of the virus. The announcement of the gift—which included a statement by University President Drew G. Faust—took place at a gathering of a couple hundred people yesterday at Harvard Square’s Charles Hotel. “[The Institute] will accelerate the discovery process, and it will reduce the time it takes to get those discoveries...
...explore how drugs could be used to treat leukemia. “His expertise in both basic and translational research will enhance Merck’s efforts to develop innovative and individualized medicines to treat this devastating disease,” said Merck President Peter S. Kim in a statement. Colleagues praised Gilliland’s contributions to oncology at Harvard, and said yesterday that his leadership and mentorship would be missed. “He was very knowledgeable, a great collaborator, and a great friend, and hopefully still will be,” said Leonard...
...statement caused an immediate uproar within the ranks of Obama's religious supporters, who pushed him to back off from the promise to undo Bush's Executive Order. He has not done so publicly, but several of them insist that Obama and his aides have given them private assurances that there will be no rapid movement to change the status quo with regard to religious hiring. If so, it would be a rare case of political ham-handness by the Obama team, because his secular supporters say they have been assured that the hiring change will take place...
...parents, Dale and Leilani Neumann. The couple protested on grounds of religious freedom, but Judge Vincent Howard of Marathon County Circuit Court ordered Mr. and Mrs. Neumann to stand trial this spring. If convicted, each faces up to 25 years in prison. Unleavened Bread Ministries immediately released a statement saying the couple is being unfairly punished for the "crime of praying." (Read the top 10 religion stories...
...Meanwhile, the government is continuing its efforts to find a buyer for Satyam and to save some of the jobs of its 53,000 employees. In a statement released on Feb. 2, Satyam claimed to have retained 95% of its top 20 clients and to have won 15 new contracts in January. At least four groups including Indian construction and engineering giant Larsen & Toubro have shown interest in acquiring a controlling stake...