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t m c » p u l s e | m a y 7, 2 0 1 4 1 TMC | PULSE//TABLE of CONTENTS m a y 7, 2 0 1 4 5 16 18 20 Building a City of Medicine: The History of the Texas Medical Center B y A l e x O r l a n d o . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A look at the people, milestones and innovations that have left their mark on the Texas Medical Center. Industry Spotlight: Paul W. Hobby, Greater Houston Partnership . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . The chairman of the Greater Houston Partnership shares what it was like growing up in the public eye, and his own path to public service. IBM Watson Joins MD Anderson in Cancer Fight B y A m a n d a D. S t e i n . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . IBM and MD Anderson explore how rapidly sorting data could change the fight to end cancer. National Nurses Week May 6-12, 2014 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A celebration of exceptional nurses across the Texas Medical Center. 26 Spotlight: Amy L. McGuire, Baylor College of Medicine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A biomedical ethics professor discusses some of the benefits and challenges of genomics research, and what drew her to cultural anthropology. 28 Teach a Man to Fish: Building Africa's Genomics and Genetics Research Network B y A m a n d a D. S t e i n . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . An international collaboration delivers the training and tools for African researchers to build the continent's genomics research program. 32 An Education in Entrepreneurship B y A l e x O r l a n d o . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . The 2014 Rice Business Plan Competition awards nearly $2.9 million to budding businesses. 34 Accolades . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36 Short Takes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40 Calendar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ON THE COVER//p. 12 o. h. "bud" FRazIeR, M.d., reflects on being part of a game-changing era in cardiovascular surgery, and the work he and others are doing to improve heart devices for the future.

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