In Brief
Poking Holes in Pathogens: TSRI Scientists Build a New
Class of Nanotube "Smart Drugs"
TSRI Professor M. Reza Ghadiri and colleagues have published
a paper in the current issue of Nature that describes a broad
approach for designing drugs to combat such problems as infections
with antibiotic-resistant bacteria. More
TSRI Scientist Selected to Receive German Award
Associate Professor Matthias von Herrath has been named the
2001 George-Koehler Laureate, a major award of the German
Society of Immunology in honor of Nobel laureate Georges Koehler.
von Herrath's group is working to understand the regulation
of autoimmune and anti-viral responses. Its subsequent goal
is the development of paradigms that will selectively suppress
autoimmune diseases and lower the immunopathology that accompanies
viral infections.
Three Students Win NSF Fellowships
Macromolecular and Cellular Structure and Chemistry (MCSC)
student John Craighead and Chemistry students Seth Horn and
Anu Sawkar have won National Science Foundation Fellowships,
which are awarded on the basis of merit and provide three
years of support. Craighead is using cryo-electron microscopy
to solve structures of transcription initiation complexes.
Horn is developing a method for the synthesis, sequencing,
and screening of a combinatorial library of antimicrobial
cyclic peptides. Sawkar is using biophysical methods to study
protein misfolding responsible for disease states.
New York Times Covers Research of Schimmel, Schultz
On July 24, The New York Times published an article,
"Scientists Are Starting to Add Letters to Life's Alphabet,"
that discusses the work of Professor Paul Schimmel and Professor
Peter Schultz, among others. See the article.
Toastmasters Club Graduates First Member
On Monday, July 23, Administrative Assistant Kathy Sterling
completed her tenth speech in the Scripps Outstanding Speakers
Toastmasters club, making her the first in the group to attain
the level of Competent Toastmaster. For more information on
the Toastmasters club, see the group's web
page.
Ethics in Science Course
TSRI's annual "Ethics in Science" Course will be presented
by Thomas Northrup, TSRI's Office of Patent Counsel, on Tuesday,
September 11 and Tuesday, September 18, 9 AM to noon in the
Scripps Green Hospital's Valerie Timken Amphitheater. All
research associates/postdoctoral fellows who have not previously
attended the course at TSRI are required to register for one
of these courses. Registration forms and information will
be mailed to all new research associates. For further information,
please contact Ruth Steward, x4-9390, Office of Technology
Development.
Look for next News&Views August 13
Look for the next issue of News&Views Monday, August
13. The deadline for submissions to News&Views, which is published
weekly during the academic year and every other week during
the summer, is Wednesday at noon for the following Monday's
publication.
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