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March 1999
New Company Developing Promising New Hepatitis Drug
IgX Corporation, the University of Oxford and Thomas Jefferson University have established a consortium to develop new imino sugar protein folding inhibitors to treat viral hepatitis.  full story...
anniv.gif (3811 bytes) Jefferson Physicians Among the Nation’s Top Cancer Specialists for Women: Good Housekeeping
Three cancer specialists at Thomas Jefferson University Hospital in Philadelphia have been recognized by Good Housekeeping magazine as being among the nation’s top 318 top cancer specialists for women.  full story...

Swing Into the Duke Ellington Mood – Exclusive Offer to the Jefferson Community Benefits the Hospital’s Sickle Cell Program
Enjoy a sizzling afternoon of Duke Ellington’s hits and support the Thomas Jefferson University Hospital Sickle Cell Program. full story...


Jefferson 2000 Fund
Area Foundations Support Jefferson Research Projects full story...

In Memoriam
Joseph F. Rodgers, MD
Lauren Albert

Nobel Prize Week: ‘The Experience of a Lifetime,’ Says Scott Waldman, MD, PhD
“The unparalled experience of a lifetime.” That’s what it means to spend “Nobel Week” in Stockholm, Sweden, when the annual Nobel Prizes are awarded, says Scott A. Waldman, MD, PhD, Associate Professor of Medicine and Associate Professor of Biochemistry and Molecular Pharmacology, Jefferson Medical College (JMC).   full story...
Nominations Being Accepted for The Miss Janet C. Hindson Award
“April 1 is the deadline to nominate your candidate for The Miss Janet C. Hindson Award, which will be presented in May during the celebration of Nurses’ Week,” says Mary Ann McGinley, PhD, RN, Senior Vice President for Patient Care for the Hospital. full story...

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