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February 2000

Jefferson Scientists Find Anticancer Gene May Be Effective Adjunct to Angioplasty
Researchers at Jefferson Medical College have found that a normally protective anticancer gene may be an effective add-on to angioplasty in treating blocked coronary arteries. The gene, Rb2/p130, puts the brakes on runaway cells, halting rapid growth. full story...


‘Grand Effort’ by Jeffersonians Brings ‘Smooth’ Y2K Landing
Citing Jefferson’s ample but “prudent” preparation for Y2K, Ira S. Tackel, Director, Biomedical Instrumentation, who chaired the Y2K task force, described a “very smooth result” over the critical New Year’s Eve weekend. full story...

Does February 29 Pose a ‘Y2Klet’ Problem?

Medical Simulation Center Opens at TJU
The Simulation Center is one of the most sophisticated centers in the United States and the only one in the Delaware Valley.   full story...


Philadelphia Police Commissioner: Help Limit Spread of Guns
Philadelphia Police Commissioner John F. Timoney, the keynote opening speaker in Jefferson University Hospital’s Violence Prevention Program, called for State legislation that would limit access to guns.  full story...


Andrew Weil, MD, To Inaugurate Brind Lectureship at Benefit for Jefferson’s Center for Integrative Medicine
Andrew Weil, MD, is the featured guest speaker at a “homecoming” evening, which will benefit Jefferson’s Center for Integrative Medicine and celebrate its first anniversary.  full story...

OPT Benefits Fair Set for Tuesday, February 22 and Employee Briefing Sessions Announced for Special April 1 Open Enrollment
Be sure to attend the OPT Benefits Fair for the April 1 Open Enrollment on Tuesday, February 22, from 7:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. in Room 105/107 BLSB.  full story...


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