On Wednesday afternoon, June 28, the UW Academic Medical Center and the community at large suffered the tragic loss of Dr. Rodger Haggitt and Dr. Jian Chen. Dr. Haggitt was a UW professor of pathology and director of anatomic pathology at UW Medical Center. (Full Message)
Researchers have restored lost vision in a mouse model of Leber congenital amaurosis by giving oral doses of a compound derived from vitamin A. (Full story)
Christine "Chris" Hoth Clark, a 1988 graduate of the UW School of Medicine and a pathologist at Providence Medical Center Anchorage, will be the only U.S. athlete running the 2000 Women's Olympic Marathon at the Summer Olympic Games in Sydney, Australia. (Full story)
Radiologists conducted a CT scan on the mummified body of an Egyptian who died more than 2,000 years ago. The scan was done June 26 at UW Medical Center to provide museum conservationists a clearer picture of the mummy's physical condition. (Full story)
June 30, 2000