Thursday, August 3, 2006 • Vol 12, Issue 15

Dr. Julie McElrath, Clinical Research Division, will receive $30.1 million to lead a consortium dedicated to testing the effectiveness of adjuvants — compounds which can enhance cellular immune responses and aid HIV-vaccine development. Photo by Jim Linna

• Vaccine's $40 million boost
  Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation provides funding to accelerate HIV-vaccine development
  
  
• Advancing the big picture
  Breast Imaging Center at SCCA leads the nation in radiological techniques and provides positive patient experiences
  
  
• Adding calcium may help stave off pounds
  PHS researchers find calcium supplements a possible aid to midlife weight management
  
  
• Partnership for success
  Emerging research programs, pediatric oncology, solid-tumor research areas are the focus of the Cancer Consortium's annual external review
  
  
• New tools for precision proteomics
  Shared Resources gains mass spectrometers capable of better characterizing, analyzing and discerning subtle differences between modified versions of proteins
  
  

• Sweltering in Seattle?
  Tips from EH&S to help you anticipate and survive extreme summer heat in the city
  
  

• Sign up by tomorrow for United Way's Day of Caring
  
  
• Donate blood, join bone-marrow registry Aug. 18 in Sze
  
  
• UW student in Smith Lab awarded Gates scholarship
  
  
• Mouse pathology workshop Sept. 10-16 in Weintraub
  
  
• Fall Rivkin ovarian-cancer conference features Center researchers
  
  
• Center, UW, SCCA present CME course Sept. 16 in Arnold
  
  
• BRI lecture series continues with Torok-Storb lecture Aug. 8
  
  
• Tupperware sale Aug. 14-15 benefits Pete Gross House
  
  
• Volunteer for Catch a Cure for Cancer radiothon on WARM 106.9
  
  
• Annual all-employee barbecue, Wyckoff Award presentation Aug. 24
  
  
• Dale Chihuly to create new Hutch Award
  
  

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