Of Note

Tom Kodadek Named Cancer Biology Chair

Professor Tom Kodadek has been named chair of the Department of Cancer Biology, in addition to his continuing responsibilities as vice-chair of the Department of Chemistry at The Scripps Research Institute (TSRI), Florida campus.

"John Cleveland built a terrific department as the founding chair of the Department of Cancer Biology,” said Kodadek. “I am honored to serve the faculty in this position until a permanent chair is recruited.”

Erica Ollmann Saphire Receives Young Investigator Award

TSRI Professor Erica Ollmann Saphire has won the American Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology’s (ASBMB) 2015 Young Investigator Award, recognizing outstanding contributions to biochemistry and molecular biology by a researcher with no more than 15 years’ experience after earning a PhD.

Saphire will receive her award and present a lecture at the ASBMB Annual Meeting next spring in Boston. Established in 1906 and currently serving 12,000 members worldwide, the ASBMB seeks to advance the science of biochemistry and molecular biology through publications, meetings, advocacy for research funding and education and promotion of scientific workforce diversity.

Saphire and her lab members study viruses with compact genomes, with particular interest in viral hemorrhagic fevers, such as the Ebola and Lassa viruses. Their findings have provided insights into how viruses assault human health and inform potential therapeutic strategies. For further information on Saphire’s research, see her lab website or the News&Views article, Outsmarting Viruses, A Profile of Erica Ollmann Saphire.

Hollis Cline Elected President of Society for Neuroscience

Hollis Cline, Hahn Professor of Neuroscience and member of the Dorris Neuroscience Center, has been voted president-elect of the Society for Neuroscience (SfN), an international, 40,000-member organization of scientists and physicians devoted to understanding the brain and nervous system.

Cline will begin her term as president at the SfN annual meeting, Neuroscience 2014, to be held in Washington, DC in November. She has served in several SfN leadership positions, including secretary and chair of the Committee on Committees.

Cline’s research focuses on the mechanisms by which sensory experience affects the development of brain structures and function.

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Tom Kodadek has been named chair of the Department of Cancer Biology. (Photo by James McEntee.)

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Professor Erica Ollmann Saphire has been recognized by the American Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology for outstanding contributions to biochemistry and molecular biology. (Photo by BioMedical Graphics.)

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Professor Hollis Cline will assume the presidency of the Society for Neuroscience in November. (Photo by BioMedical Graphics.)

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Of Note

Tom Kodadek Named Cancer Biology Chair

Erica Ollmann Saphire Receives Young Investigator Award

Hollis Cline Elected President of Society for Neuroscience