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Bloom Appointed to President's Council on Bioethics
The White House has announced that Floyd E. Bloom, professor emeritus at The Scripps Research Institute, has been appointed as a member of the President's Council on Bioethics, which was created in 2001 to advise the president on ethical issues related to advances in biomedical science and technology. Bloom will serve on the council until January 2008.

Rosen Joins NIH Strategic Planning Group
Scripps Research Professor Hugh Rosen has been invited to join the strategic planning effort for the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI), part of the National Institutes of Health. He will participate in a working group entitled "From Discovery to Clinical Application," which will be held in Bethesda, Maryland in June. For more information on the NHLBI effort, see http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/strategicplan/.

Leconte and Richter Win Shelton Prizes for Graduate Studies
Scripps Research Kellogg School of Science and Technology graduate students Aaron Leconte and Jeremy Richter have won this year's Lesly Starr Shelton Award for Excellence in Chemistry Graduate Studies. The prestigious $1,000 award is given to graduate students of exemplary standing and progress. Leconte is a member of the Romesberg lab; and Richter, a member of the Baran lab.

"What is really unique about Aaron is how delighted he is to be consumed by his research," says Assistant Professor Floyd Romesberg. "He is driven by a genuine passion for his science."

"Jeremy is an absolute superstar," says Assistant Professor Phil Baran. "He is the type of student that will never give up and is completely and utterly undeterred by failure. His creativity is unparalleled."

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Kellogg School Ph.D. candidates Aaron Leconte (left) and Jeremy Richter have won this year's Lesly Starr Shelton Award for Excellence in Chemistry Graduate Studies.