Table of Contents | Winter 2006
Growing hope
For four decades, University physicians have been extending life for those with cystic fibrosis. And they're just getting started.
Coming together to treat prostate cancer
The Center for Prostate Cancer has a new clinic and a multidisciplinary approach that is unique in the field.
Backing Minnesota talent
The Dean's Scholars Society was established to help promising medical students stay close to home. It's working. Meet the three newest Dean's Scholars.
Medical School News
$20 million for stem-cell research, new news about Thalidomide, nicotine vaccine has promise, U of M hospital scores high for quality, and more
Alumni Connections
UMD's pioneering class of 1976, call for nominations for alumni awards, alumni "then and now," and more
A Look Back
30 years of hope: John Kersey, M.D., gave David Stahl his life back with the world's first bone marrow transplant to treat lymphoma
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Web Exclusives
- Follow a day in the life of Dylan Mertz: soccer player, little brother and cystic fibrosis patient
- A patient resource library and new treatment rooms are among the many amenities of the new Center for Prostate Cancer. View photos of the facility.
- Read an interview with specialist Gordon Grado, M.D, about radioactive seed implants, a treatment for prostate cancer
- Learn more about TomoTherapy, a prostate cancer treatment, from Kathryn Dusenbery, M.D.
From the Dean
Dear Friends,
As we enter 2006, I've been reflecting on all we've accomplished and the goals that are still before us. While we lay out our plans and priorities for the Medical School, our friends at the Minnesota legislature are doing the same thing. And this year, there's an opportunity for a collaboration that could benefit our school, our university, and our state.