In Brief
Cochrane Wins American Lung Association Award
Charles Cochrane, Immunology professor at The Scripps Research
Institute, has won the American Lung Association's Live &
Breathe Award, an annual award given to those in the San Diego
and Imperial County region for great strides in improving
the lives of those who suffer from lung disease. The association
cites in particular Cochrane's discovery of artificial surfactant,
which is used to treat some kinds of respiratory crisis in
premature infants and adults. The award will be presented
on June 13 during the Association's 100th Birthday Bash at
the Paradise Point Resort in Mission Bay.
Aliahmad Selected for Canadian Graduate Fellowship
Parinaz (Paris) Aliahmad, a second-year graduate student of
The Kellogg School of Science and Technology, received a Canadian
fellowship from the province of Quebec, Le Fonds de la recherche
en santé du Québec (FRSQ). Based on her proposal,
Aliahmad was one of eight candidates out of 460 applicants
to be chosen for the award. The three-year fellowship will
support Aliahmad's graduate studies in Jonathan Kaye's lab
on T-cell development within the immune system.
Career Workshop Series: Fellowship Writing
A workshop on fellowship writing will be held for Scripps
Research faculty, postdocs, and graduate students on Wednesday,
May 26, from 1:30 to 3 PM, as part of the Career Workshop
Series. The event, which was arranged by Associate Professor
Luc Teyton, the Counseling and Postdoctoral Services Department,
the Society of Fellows, and the Network for Women in Science
at Scripps, will feature:
- Director of the Kresge Library Paula King speaking on
"Administrative Resources";
- Teyton speaking on "Overview of Administrative/Scientific
Aspects";
- Associate Professor Wendy Havran and Associate Professor
David Schlaepfer speaking on "PI/Reviewer Perspectives";
- Research Associate Julie Jameson speaking on "Postdoc
Perspectives."
The event will be held in the Keck Amphitheater of the Beckman
Center.
Health Care, Health Fair
Don't miss the fifth annual Health Fair on Wednesday, May
26 from 11 AM to 1 PM on the walkway in front of the Immunology
Building. The event will feature health and wellness screenings,
fitness and recreation demonstrations, chair massages, giveaways,
and food samples from local restaurants. All Scripps Research
employees and graduate students are invited to participate.
New English-as-a-Second-Language Class to Begin
A new English-as-a-second-language class will begin Tuesday,
May 25. The class meets from 6:30 to 8:30 every Tuesday evening
in the Immunology Building west conference room. The price
for three months (12 classes) is $60.
Each intermediate-level English class is divided into speaking
and listening, idioms and vocabulary, and reading and writing.
If you would like to improve your English communication skills
as well as understand your friends and colleagues, movies,
television shows, and the news, this class is for you. The
instructor uses movies, games, television shows, grammar books,
songs, drawing and novels to teach standard American English.
For more information, leave a message at x4-2176.
TB Screenings, Hepatitis B Vaccines, Serum Draws, and Tetanus
Immunizations
On Monday, May 24, Wednesday, May 26, and Friday, May 28,
personnel from Sharp Rees-Stealy Medical Group will be on-site
to conduct TB screenings, Hepatitis B immunizations, serum
draws, and tetanus immunizations. The clinics will be conducted
at the Administrative Offices (3301 North Torrey Pines Court)
on the P1 level from 11 AM to 2 PM. No appointments are necessary.
TB screening requires a 48 to 72 hour follow-up. Individuals
receiving the TB screen on Monday will need to return on Wednesday,
and individuals screened on Wednesday, will need to return
on Friday. Initiation of the TB screening process will not
be available on Friday, but Hepatitis B immunization, serum
draws, and Tetanus immunizations will be. To learn more about
these programs, see the Environmental
Health & Safety Occupational Medicine web page, which
includes a map and patient information sheets.
News&Views to Begin Summer Publication Schedule
News&Views will be published every other week throughout
the summer, beginning with the next issue, Monday, June 7.
The deadline for announcement and calendar submissions is
Wednesday at noon for the following Monday's publication.
Send comments to: mikaono[at]scripps.edu
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Vendors Galore
More than100 vendors were on campus on Thursday for the 2004
Vendor Show, sponsored by the Society of Fellows. Scripps
Research Core Services also participated. The event gave scientists
the opportunity to learn about new products, get caught up
on the latest technologies, and talk with company representatives
and Scripps Research support staff.
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