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Tarsal tunnel surgery helps put 16-year-old back on his feet A 16-year-old can walk again after Susan Mackinnon, M.D., chief of the Division of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, happened to be in the right place at the right time. Susan Dutcher named interim head of genetics department Susan Dutcher, Ph.D., has been named interim head of the James S. McDonnell Department of Genetics at the School of Medicine. Cancer research grants available Junior faculty initiating new cancer research projects are eligible for up to $20,000 in seed money. | | | | Tumor wizardry wards off attacks from immune system Pancreatic tumors can hide from the body's immune surveillance by surrounding themselves with cells that act like Harry Potter's invisibility cloak. Children's Discovery Institute to grant $5.3 million per year The Children's Discovery Institute, which will begin research later this year, named an executive director and scientific director. With cochlear implants, earlier use leads to better speech pattern New research at the School of Medicine shows that the earlier a deaf infant or toddler receives a cochlear implant, the better his or her spoken language skills at age 3 and a half. Virgin named head of pathology and immunology Skip Virgin, M.D., Ph.D., has been named head of the Department of Pathology and Immunology at the School of Medicine, succeeding Emil R. Unanue, M.D. | | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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