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Neil Shubin, PhD
Associate Dean for Organismal and Evolutionary Biology
Provost for the Field Museum of Natural History |
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This January, several University of Chicago faculty members were featured prominently in the news. Here are some highlights:
Dr. Everett Vokes, Chief of the Section of Hematology/Oncology, was featured on ABC’s Nightline in a story about Chicago chef Grant Achatz’s battle with tongue cancer. Achatz’s restaurant Alinea was recognized by Gourmet magazine as America’s best restaurant in 2006. That same year, Achatz was diagnosed with tongue cancer and told that surgery to remove parts of his tongue was necessary, until he sought treatment from Dr. Vokes. Through the use of a new and rigorous chemotherapy and radiation protocol, Dr. Vokes was able to treat Achatz’s cancer into remission without invasive surgery. Read the full article
Dr. Eve Van Cauter, a sleep researcher and Professor of Medicine at the University of Chicago was featured in a health report titled “In Today’s World, the Well-Rested Lose Respect” on Morning Edition on National Public Radio. Read the full article
Evolutionary biologist Neil Shubin, PhD, made international headlines in 2006 with his groundbreaking discovery of the 375 million-year-old fossil Tiktaalik roseae, “the fish with hands.” This month, his new book Your Inner Fish: A Journey into the 3.5-Billion-Year History of the Human Body went on sale and received a favorable review in Nature magazine. Read the full article
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