Demystifying Medicine

Course Materials for 2006

1. Materials for January 10, 2006, "Hepatitis C: A Silent Global Disease"
   
   1. Arias introduction
   2. Alter PowerPoint presentation
   3. Rehermann PowerPoint presentation
   4. Readings: Wakita, et al. paper (PDF file); Alter/Houghton paper (PDF); Rehermann/Nascimbeni paper (PDF)
      
      
2. Materials for January 17, 2006, "Polio: Past and Present"
   
   1. Arias introduction
   2. Ehrenfeld PowerPoint presentation
   3. Kirschstein PowerPoint presentation
   4. Readings: Polio Reviews
      
      
3. Materials for January 24, 2006, "Tuberculosis: The Ever Present 'White' Plague"
   
   1. Arias introduction
   2. Holland PowerPoint presentation
   3. Robbins PowerPoint presentation
      
      
4. Materials for January 31, 2006, "Avian Influenza: Another Pandemic?"
   
   1. Arias introduction
   2. Subbarao PowerPoint presentation
   3. Henderson PowerPoint presentation
   4. Readings: Beigel, et al. paper (PDF file); Horimoto/Kawaoka paper (PDF); Lipatov, et al. paper (PDF); Li, et al. paper (PDF)
      
      
5. Materials for February 7, 2006, "Stem Cells: Frontiers and Applications"
   
   1. Arias introduction
   2. McKay PowerPoint presentation
   3. Dunbar PowerPoint presentation
      
      
6. Materials for February 14, 2006, "Diseases of Potential Terrorism: Ebola and Anthrax"
   1. Arias introduction
   2. Nabel PowerPoint presentation
   3. Robbins PowerPoint presentation
   4. Abstracts: Collier/Young paper, Hensley, et al. paper
      
      
7. Materials for February 21, 2006, "HIV: Advances and Retreats"
   1. Arias introduction
   2. Masur PowerPoint presentation
   3. Coffin PowerPoint presentation
      
      
8. Materials for February 28, 2006, "Malaria: The Number One Killer"
   1. Arias introduction
   2. Wellems/Fairhurst PowerPoint presentation
      
      
9. Materials for March 7, 2006, "Imaging: A New Frontier for Organs and Cells"
   1. Arias introduction
   2. Zerhouni PowerPoint presentation
   3. Lippincott-Schwartz PowerPoint presentation
      
      
10. Materials for March 14, 2006, "Parkinsons Disease: The Shaking Palsy"
    1. Arias introduction
    2. Hardy presentation
    3. Gwinn-Hardy presentation
    4. Lopez video (Windows Media Audio/Video file, 46.6 MB)
    5. Gwinn-Hardy video (Windows Media Audio/Video file, 69.8 MB)
    6. Arias paper
       
       
11. Materials for March 21, 2006, "Astrobiology: Clinical and Basic Research"
    1. Arias introduction
    2. Blumberg PowerPoint presentation
    3. Shapiro PowerPoint presentation
       
       
12. Materials for March 28, 2006, "Addiction: Cannaboids and Other Drugs"
    1. Arias introduction
    2. Kunos PowerPoint presentation
    3. Hoffer PowerPoint presentation
    4. Readings: Després, et al. paper (PDF file); Jo, et al. paper (PDF); Jonsson, et al. paper (PDF)
       
       
13. Materials for April 4, 2006, "Obesity: A National Epidemic"
    1. Gorden PowerPoint presentation
    2. Yanovski PowerPoint presentation
    3. Other resources: American Obesity Association (AOA) Web site; American Diabetes Association (ADA) Web site
       
       
14. Materials for April 11, 2006, "Genetics, Aging and Heart Disease: New Insights"
    1. Arias introduction
    2. Collins/Nabel PowerPoint presentation
    3. Nabel paper (PDF file)
       
       
15. Materials for April 18, 2006, "Hepatocellular Cancer: An Increasing Global Problem"
    1. Hoofnagle PowerPoint presentation
    2. Thorgeirsson PowerPoint presentation
       
       
16. Materials for April 25, 2006, "Sickle Cell Anemia: Treating a Molecular Disease"
    1. Schechter PowerPoint presentation
    2. Miller PowerPoint presentation
       
       
17. Materials for May 5, 2006, "Finale: Symposium on Career Opportunities for Ph.D. Postdocs"
    1. Arias PowerPoint presentation