Johns Hopkins Magazine -- April 2000
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APRIL 2000
CONTENTS

PIONEERS OF
DISCOVERY

PIONEERS OF
ADVOCACY

PIONEERS OF
SCHOLARSHIP

PIONEERS OF
PROMISE

GOLDEN RECOLLECTIONS

PIONEERS
GUEST BOOK

APRIL 2000
50th Anniversary Edition

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Pioneers of Promise

"My interest is in the future because I am going to spend the rest of my life there."
-Charles F. Kettering


The Man Who Put Genetics on the Map
During his more than 50 years at Hopkins, Victor McKusick has guided medical genetics out of obscurity and into the limelight.

Gleaning Genetic Gold
There are 3 billion bits of data in the human genome. Steve Salzberg's quest: zeroing in on the particular stretches that comprise a gene.

Pinpointing the Cause of Cervical Cancer
Researcher Keerti Shah has worked doggedly to build the case against human papillomavirus.

The Heart That Numbers Built
3-D modeling, say innovators like Rai Winslow, will virtually transform the way new drugs are developed.

How Do You Spell Success?
Robert Slavin's school reform model is giving learning a boost in classrooms around the world.

The Search That Paid Off-- Big
When Curt Civin set out to isolate stem cells, the pursuit was fraught with failure. Thankfully, he didn't give up.

Where Mind Meets Brain
To better find out how we think, an innovative institute has vaulted disciplinary divides.

Crusading Against Colon Cancer
Known as the most frequently cited scientist in the world, Bert Vogelstein is paving the way to treat and curtail one of the most common froms of cancer in the U.S.: colon cancer.

On the Path to a Cancer Vaccine
Through a strategy known as immunotherapy, researchers are working to use genes as weapons to prevent--and destroy-- cancer.

Love at Second Sight
NEAR's orbit around asteroid Eros has set hearts a flutter at APL.

Thwarting Cancer Before It Strikes
By stimulating the body's protective resources, chemoprevention aims to nip cancer in the bud.

"Assisting Me Today in Surgery..."
Robots in the operating room? Such devices may well hold the key to more accurate, less invasive surgery.

Betting on the Future
The entrepreneur who changed business news tells why technology won't replace people.


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