Thursday, July 7, 2005 • Vol 11, Issue 13

Aaron Korkegian, a graduate student from the University of Washington, works in the Stoddard lab carrying out experiments designed to maintain the activity of the yeast cytosine deaminase enzyme while improving its ability to withstand heat or other stressful conditions. Photo by Todd McNaught

• Enzyme research heats up
  Stoddard lab shows success of computational method for improving enzyme's temperature resistance without loss of function
  
  
• Expect excellence
  Cancer Surveillance System tracks cancer trends and aids hundreds of Center cancer epidemiology and prevention studies
  
  

• Marco Mielcarek, John Pagel join Clinical Research Division faculty
  
  
• SPD presents identity-theft protection seminar July 15
  
  
• Systems biologist Muneesh Tewari to join Human Biology Division
  
  
• Human Biology affiliate Evan Eichler named HHMI investigator
  
  
• Scott Davis, NAS panel members find health risks from low-dose, low-LET ionizing radiation
  
  
• Paul Knoepfler receives five-year Howard Temin Award from the NCI
  
  
• Catch a Cure for Cancer Radiothon seeks volunteers
  
  
• Volunteers, donations needed for patient reunion
  
  

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