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...need for University cutbacks has spurred calls to slow down Harvard’s expensive expansion project, with news emerging this week that plans are being made that may keep the Department of Stem Cell Regenerative Biology—meant to be a centerpiece of the new Allston campus—in Cambridge...
...early 2009.Harvard broke ground on the science complex—its only Allston expansion initiative approved thus far—in 2008, following a cooperation agreement with the City of Boston to provide $25 million in community benefits. But the University is now considering alternate locations to house its stem cell research department, previously touted as a cornerstone of this new science center.The possibility that the building of the science complex may slow—or even halt entirely—has worried community members, who have complained about the aesthetic repercussions of Harvard’s construction delays...
...lead cancer research at the pharmaceutical giant, Merck & Co., the company announced earlier this week. While at Harvard, Gilliland gained international recognition for discovering the genetic basis of leukemia and served as director of both the Leukemia Program at the Dana-Farber/Harvard Cancer Center and the Cancer Stem Cell Program for the Harvard Stem Cell Institute. Gilliland’s latest work harnessed his earlier findings to 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...
...director, Schrader said he also realized that “a literary logic is different than a visual logic.” But regardless of which “logic” he is using, Schrader employs it to emphasize the characters in his films. Though his protagonists stem from similar problems, they vary widely in their realization. “I don’t believe that social ideology should determine your film,” Schrader said. “The ending should be determined by the spiritual integrity of your characters.” The full reign...
...thing to do, but I won't lie," he admitted. "The first time I was scheduled for a four-city swing ... flying commercial, I felt some pangs of regret." The traffic was awful. His plane to Memphis was late. But then he found himself in an intense conversation about stem-cell research with a man suffering from Parkinson's. "These are the stories you miss, I thought to myself, when you fly on a private jet," he concluded. (Read "Did Daschle Bow Out Too Soon, or Was It Inevitable...