Thursday, June 16, 2005 • Vol 11, Issue 12

Dr. Zhihua Zou and colleagues in the Buck lab published findings on the nature of neural activity in the translation of smell from the nose to the brain. Photo by Todd McNaught

• Translating the language of smell
  Findings by Linda Buck and colleagues explore ways the brain translates combinatorial odorant-receptor codes into distinct odor perceptions
  
  
• Setting boundaries in the brain
  Moens lab finds mechanism that repels cells may also serve to attract, depending upon the context
  
  
• Working nights may shift biological balance toward breast cancer
  Consistent late-night exposure to light can disrupt levels of melatonin, alter hormones related to increased breast-cancer risk
  
  

• Redesigned Web site launches end of June
  Easier navigation, enhanced content, new look among updated features
  
  
• Courses in good clinical practices
  Web-based training modules provide 'excellent overview' of best practices
  
  
• Get ready to rock then roll along SLU
  The end of the summer concert series will signal start of major neighborhood improvements, including streetcar, park, development
  
  
• More on Center's marketing plan
  Strategy will be measured by increased contributions to Center research
  
  

• Nancy Wells, vice president of Development, arrives Sept. 6
  
  
• Craft fair raises more than $900; funds will benefit Hutch Kids
  
  
• SPD presents identity-theft protection seminar July 15
  
  
• Grady receives presidential early-career citation, five-year research grant from Veterans Administration
  
  
• Avon pilot funds available for breast-cancer research
  
  
• Thompson receives HHS grant to reduce cancer disparities in Hispanic community
  
  
• Summer research ethics series begins June 29 with Gadlin lecture
  
  
• Web-based international, multilanguage course is now available for human-subject protections training
  
  
• Security reminder: As surveillance increases, so does the need for personal precaution
  
  
• SCCA's 'Cancer Free Washington' special airs June 27 on KING 5
  
  
• Diversity Council sponsors cultural-awareness seminar for managers June 23 in Arnold Building
  
  
• Center dedicates PHS threshold plaza to The Moyer Foundation
  
  
• Firework safety reminder from EH&S
  
  

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