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Bill Schief to Present Faculty Lecture on May 10

Bill Schief, professor in the Department of Immunology and Microbiology at The Scripps Research Institute (TSRI), will continue the Faculty Lecture Series on Wednesday, May 10, with a lecture titled, “Germline-Targeting Vaccine Design for HIV.”

The lecture will begin at 4:00 PM in the Committee Lecture Hall in the Skaggs/Molecular Biology Building (MBB2N), followed by a reception in the Beckman Building first-floor galleria.

For further information, see the Faculty Lecture Series webpage. The series is supported by an endowment from the Cochrane-Cartan families, established by TSRI Professor Emeritus Charles G. Cochrane.


CA ScrippsAssists to Support San Diego Humane Society Walk on May 6

ScrippsAssists invites TSRI faculty, staff, families and friends to volunteer for the San Diego Humane Society’s (SDHS) 2017 Walk for Animals to be held Saturday, May 6, 2017, at NTC Park, Liberty Station in Point Loma.

The volunteer shift lasts from 7:30 to 11:30 AM. Volunteers will set up and staff water stations along the walk route, fill dog bowls and cheer on walkers as they pass the station. All volunteers will receive a complimentary volunteer t-shirt to be worn at the event, pancake breakfast and snacks.

To sign up or if you have any questions, please contact Project Lead Tanya Gresham at gresham@scripps.edu or 858-784-7948. If you prefer to walk with your furry friend, please visit the SDHS Walk for Animals website at http://support.sdhumane.org/site/PageNavigator/Walks/2017walkSD/register.html.


CA Onsite Clinic Scheduled for April 26

The next onsite immunization clinic on the California campus will be held Wednesday, April 26, from 9:30 to 11 AM, in the Hazen Theory Building, rooms 203/205. Appointments are not needed. Conducted by Sharp Rees-Stealy staff, the clinic will provide hepatitis B vaccinations free of charge to all TSRI employees. Environmental Health & Safety Occupational Medicine must pre-authorize all other procedures based on the employee's working conditions. These procedures include tetanus, diphtheria and pertussis (Tdap) vaccines and other titers, immunizations and procedures.


CA Biosafety Committee Meeting Materials Due April 28

To receive consideration at the next TSRI Institutional Biosafety Committee, registration documents must be submitted to Environmental Health and Safety by Friday, April 28, via email to rachellv@scripps.edu. The meeting will be held Wednesday, May 10, 2:30 to 3:30 PM, Building 3301, P2 conference room.


At the Auditorium

Join Athenaeum Jazz at the Auditorium at 7:30 PM on Tuesday, May 9, 2017, for a special concert with husband and wife duo piano team Bill Charlap and Renee Rosnes. Charlap is known as one of jazz’s foremost pianists, and Rosnes is one of the premier jazz pianists and composers of her generation.

The Auditorium at TSRI is located at 10620 John Jay Hopkins Drive, San Diego, 92121. Directions and parking information are located on The Auditorium’s website.





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Bill Schief, professor in the Department of Immunology and Microbiology at The Scripps Research Institute. (Photo by Biomedical Graphics.)