Pomona Holds Memorial for Professor Gene Fowler

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Students, friends and colleagues gathered in the SCC Hart Room on Wednesday to honor Professor Gene Fowler.

A memorial was held for Gene Fowler,a biology professor at Pomona College and one of the pioneers in establishing Pomona's environmental analysis program,in the Hart Room of the Smith Campus Center at Pomona on Wednesday. Fowler died Nov. 1 at Pomona Valley Hospital Medical Center after suffering from an illness.

Friends, colleagues and students remembered Fowler in an intimate setting. Speakers included Lenny Seligman, Chair of the Pomona Department of Biology; Pomona biology professors Nina Karnovsky and Clarissa Cheney; Nancy Hamlett, Visiting Professor of Biology at Harvey Mudd College; and Pomona mathematics professor Richard Elderkin.

E-mails sent by former students describing their favorite memories of Fowler were read aloud. Pomona biology professor Rachel Levin spoke for Alberto Sosa, a friend and colleague of Fowler from Argentina.

Playing in the background was a slideshow of photographs of Fowler with family members, students, friends and colleagues, as well as penguins, the subject of his research.

Crme brle was served at the memorial, asFowler was well known for caramelizing the sugar on crme brle with his chef's torch at Biology Department dinners.

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Cancer drug shows promise in eradicating latent HIV infection

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Contact: Cody Mooneyhan cmooneyhan@faseb.org 301-634-7104 Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology

Bethesda, MDBreakthrough drugs have made it possible for people to live with HIV longer than ever before, but more work must be done to actually cure the disease. One of the challenges researchers face involves fully eradicating the virus when it is latent in the body. A new report appearing in the December 2012 issue of the Journal of Leukocyte Biology suggests that a cancer drug, called JQ1, may be useful in purging latent HIV infection by activating the virus in the presence of potent therapy essentially a dead end for the virus.

"This drug may be useful as adjunctive therapy in efforts to purge latent HIV reservoirs to eradicate infection," said Monty A. Montano, Ph.D., principal investigator from the Section of Infectious Diseases at Boston University Medical Campus, in Boston, Mass. "This drug functions synergistically with other HIV purging agents."

To make this discovery, scientists used cell lines that contained latent HIV, as well as cells from patients who were on potent antiretroviral therapy with no detectable virus in their blood. Researchers then added JQ1 to latently infected cells, at physiologic concentrations, and observed potent reactivation of latent HIV. The researchers also observed potent suppression of inflammatory genes in genome-wide expression studies using the same cells. JQ1 reactivation of latent HIV may make it vulnerable to current therapies.

"One thing that's been made clear by the decades of HIV research is that there is no magic bullet for curing this disease," said John Wherry, Ph.D., Deputy Editor of the Journal of Leukocyte Biology. "Rather, the progress that's been made has been a series of incremental steps that often build on other previously developed therapies. The hope is that the ability of JQ1 to make latent HIV 'visible' to other HIV drugs described in this report will be another cog in the gearwheel of an HIV cure."

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The Journal of Leukocyte Biology publishes peer-reviewed manuscripts on original investigations focusing on the cellular and molecular biology of leukocytes and on the origins, the developmental biology, biochemistry and functions of granulocytes, lymphocytes, mononuclear phagocytes and other cells involved in host defense and inflammation. The Journal of Leukocyte Biology is published by the Society for Leukocyte Biology.

Details: Camellia Banerjee, Nancie Archin, Daniel Michaels, Anna C. Belkina, Gerald V. Denis, James Bradner, Paola Sebastiani, David M. Margolis, and Monty Montano. BET bromodomain inhibition as a novel strategy for reactivation of HIV-1. J Leukoc Biol December 2012 92:1147-1154, doi:10.1189/jlb.0312165 ; http://www.jleukbio.org/content/92/6/1147.abstract

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Fake biology teacher is jailed

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A "pathological liar" who forged qualifications to get a job as a teacher has been jailed for 18 months.

Julia Rawlinson, 45, faked documents including a doctorate to get a biology teaching job at Westlands School in Torquay, Exeter Crown Court was told.

Rawlinson, of Brixham, Devon, admitted false representation and forgery.

Judge Philip Wassall told her: "You created layer upon layer of lies and blighted everyone you taught. There was not a single sign of regret."

The court heard Rawlinson's forged documents included a masters degree in science psychology and a doctorate of science psychology from Glasgow Caledonian University and a BSc in Biochemistry from the University of Witwatersrand in South Africa.

Staff at the school became suspicious and called the police.

Rawlinson had portrayed herself as chief examiner for A-level biology with Edexcel and had helped the school before summer 2011 with A-level biology project work.

She had been taken on as a temporary part-time staff member on 1 September of last year and her employment at Westlands was terminated early the next month.

Lee Bremridge, defending Rawlinson, said she was a "pathological liar who created a lie and came to believe it".

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EWC professor recognized by scientific journal

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Edward Waters College biology professor Prabir Mandals scientific review was the most downloaded within the Journal of Comparative Physiology B, according to the Springer Science+Business Media.

Mandal, a state-recognized researcher and environmental genotoxicity expert, is noted for his contributions of research and publications relating to health implications smoking has on African-Americans, specifically in inner cities.

His review, Dioxin: a review of its environmental effects and its aryl hydrocarbon receptor biology, describes the correlation between toxic chemicals, tumor and cancer development and its harmful effects on human DNA.

Although dioxins were found in pesticides, bleach, municipal and medical waste incinerators, Mandal confirms metal refining and iron sintering are leading causes of dioxins. Mandals review was first acknowledged as having been the most downloaded within the journal in 2005.

Mandal and Springer, the worlds leading scientific publisher and provider of the worlds largest eBook collection of Science, Technical and Medical media, recently agreed on a publishing deal for Mandal to publish a book on dioxin.

It is a tremendous honor and opportunity to be considered to author a book through an esteemed international publishing company, Mandal said. However, the best part is that our biology program will be impacted by the research that will occur in order to compile information for the publication and, eventually, the entire world will have access to the information.

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SRU biology professor receives $50,000 grant

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A SRU biology professor and University of Pittsburgh collaborators received a $50, 000 three-year research grant from the National Institute of Health to better understand the cause of health problems including Alzheimers disease and cystic fibrosis.

When Dr. Stacy Hrizo, a SRU biology professor, found out that her mother-in-law was diagnosed with dementia, she became interested in neurodegenerative research. According to the Institute for Dementia Research and Prevention, at least 5 million people in the U.S. have age-related dementias.

After Hrizo applied, she found Dr. Michael Palladino, a University of Pittsburgh pharmacology and chemical biology professor who accepted her as a post-doctoral researcher and developed this project, formally called, Protein Quality Control Mechanisms of Novel Soluble Substrates, with her. Hrizo and Palladino are specifically studying how sugar metabolism causes neurodegeneration, a disease that links to disorders like dementia.

Theres still a lot that we dont understand about the brain and about how it functions, Hrizo said. But the majority of the drugs that the industry uses target the process of the brain. Hrizo and researchers are studying the factors that affect this glycolytic disorder with fruit flies, a genetic model system called drosophila melanogaster, so they can study the flies from birth to death within about two months. (Dementia occurs at later stages from birth).

When you are studying mutations in a mouse or a human, it takes years before you see anything happening in the brain, Hrizo said.

Fruit flies are commonly used for biology research in genetics.

Dr. Andrew VanDemark, an assistant structural biology professor at Pitt, is another collaborator. He is creating crystals of the proteins to help the researchers study the structure changes in the mutations. Doctors have not found any certain treatment for neurodegenerative disorders.

We dont have very effective medicines against it, Hrizo said. But we do know that there are certain factors that affect your risk or probability of developing a neurodegenerative disorder where your brain cells die and get these symptoms. Some of these factors include diet and exercise. Doctors recommend dementia patients to maintain a healthy diet and exercise enough to slow the process of the symptoms.

Hrizo has been awarded $9, 718 for the first year and will receive a total of $48,406 by the last year. She is working on most of her study in the Pitts School of Medicine lab over the summer, and some is conducted at SRU. Hrizos goal is to screen 600 to 800 different genes within the next two years and then confirm their findings in the third year. Hrizo and collaborators project is a type of cell biology research which is under the same category as, Robert Lefkowitz and Brian Kobilka, the 2012 Nobel Prize winners in chemistry. They won the $1 million prize for identifying a class of receptors in the brain and understanding how they work.

The National Institute of Health is funding the researchers to look at how cells are destroying enzymes that are functioning and folded properly in sugar metabolism. This disease, called TPI deficiency, starts to take a negative effect on the brain. Hrizos experiment is on fruit flies because she can control the lighting, temperature, how much and when to feed them in the lab. Palladino is putting the mutations in the fruit flies to compare how different mutations cause diseases. He will look at the progression of each disease in a population of genetically identical fruit flies which lasts in a course of about two months.

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Biology behind brain development disorder: Mutations in the gene, UBE3B, cause a rare genetic disorder in children

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ScienceDaily (Nov. 29, 2012) This study describes how a combination of sequencing and mouse models were used to identify the gene responsible for a brain developmental disorder seen in four patients. The study also shows that the biology uncovered in the mouse model helps to understand the symptoms in patients.

The work highlights how animal models are a complementary approach for determining the causal genes and for understanding the biology behind genetic disorders.

Researchers have defined the gene responsible for a rare developmental disorder in children. The team showed that rare variation in a gene involved in brain development causes the disorder. This is the first time that this gene, UBE3B, has been linked to a disease.

By using a combination of research in mice and sequencing the DNA of four patients with the disorder, the team showed that disruption of this gene causes symptoms including brain abnormalities and reduced growth, highlighting the power of mouse models for understanding the biology behind rare diseases.

"Ubiquitination, the biological pathway UBE3B is involved in, is crucial in neurodevelopment," says Dr Guntram Borck, lead author from the University of Ulm. "We have studied several patients with this rare condition, and by sequencing the coding regions of the genome of these patients we found mutations implicating the gene UBE3B. This result was confirmed by studies performed in mice by our collaborators at the Sanger Institute.

At the Sanger researchers deleted the gene in mice and found that they had symptoms that were quite similar to those in the patients with UBE3B mutations including; reduced body weight and size, and reduced size of the brain.

The studies in mice also uncovered other defects underlying the disorder. Mice with the gene deletion had reduced cholesterol levels, a symptom that was seen by the team in three of the patients. This observation suggests that a defect in cholesterol metabolism is associated with this syndrome.

"Both techniques, DNA sequencing and deleting the gene in mice, support the finding that disruption of UBE3B causes this syndrome," says Dr David Adams, lead author from the Wellcome Trust Sanger Institute. "We can now learn much more about this syndrome by studying these mice. They also represent a pre-clinical model in which we may trial potential new therapies.

"This is the first time that this gene has been implicated in any disorder."

DNA sequencing has greatly improved the identification of variants associated with developmental disorders. But the challenge still remains for researchers to identify which of these variants, there are usually several hundred identified in each patient, cause the disorder. Animal models are a complementary approach for determining the causal gene and for understanding the biology behind genetic disorders..

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Researchers have defined the gene responsible for a rare developmental disorder in children. The team showed that rare variation in a gene involved in brain development causes the disorder. This is the first time that this gene, UBE3B, has been linked to a disease.

By using a combination of research in mice and sequencing the DNA of four patients with the disorder, the team showed that disruption of this gene causes symptoms including brain abnormalities and reduced growth, highlighting the power of mouse models for understanding the biology behind rare diseases.

"Ubiquitination, the biological pathway UBE3B is involved in, is crucial in neurodevelopment," says Dr Guntram Borck, lead author from the University of Ulm. "We have studied several patients with this rare condition, and by sequencing the coding regions of the genome of these patients we found mutations implicating the gene UBE3B. This result was confirmed by studies performed in mice by our collaborators at the Sanger Institute.

At the Sanger researchers deleted the gene in mice and found that they had symptoms that were quite similar to those in the patients with UBE3B mutations including; reduced body weight and size, and reduced size of the brain.

The studies in mice also uncovered other defects underlying the disorder. Mice with the gene deletion had reduced cholesterol levels, a symptom that was seen by the team in three of the patients. This observation suggests that a defect in cholesterol metabolism is associated with this syndrome.

"Both techniques, DNA sequencing and deleting the gene in mice, support the finding that disruption of UBE3B causes this syndrome," says Dr David Adams, lead author from the Wellcome Trust Sanger Institute. "We can now learn much more about this syndrome by studying these mice. They also represent a pre-clinical model in which we may trial potential new therapies.

"This is the first time that this gene has been implicated in any disorder."

DNA sequencing has greatly improved the identification of variants associated with developmental disorders. But the challenge still remains for researchers to identify which of these variants, there are usually several hundred identified in each patient, cause the disorder. Animal models are a complementary approach for determining the causal gene and for understanding the biology behind genetic disorders..

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A University of Canterbury (UC) researcher will spend her summer months exploring the science behind brewing to meet the needs of the booming craft beer market.

UC summer scholarship student Jennifer Crowther said her research was an opportunity to explore the science behind brewing in an effort to improve the taste and quality of beer.

The taste of beer characteristics are influenced by a range of factors including the variety of hops and the types of yeast used. Research will be conducted into the biochemistry and genetics of yeast towards manipulating the flavour profile of beers.

This is a really exciting time to be studying beer with the rapidly growing craft beer market shifting emphasis towards brewing flavoursome, distinctive beers.

Crowther will be working alongside the Christchurch company Three Boys Brewery which has been operating out of Christchurch for more than eight years and is one of the premium microbreweries in New Zealand. Three Boys is run by former UC academic plant biochemist Dr Ralph Bungard.

The craft beer market is booming in New Zealand and in many traditional beer drinking countries around the world. Our overall beer consumption has been in decline for many years. In contrast, the craft beer sector, although small in terms of volume, has been rapidly increasing, both in terms of the number of breweries and the volume of beer produced.

This increase in popularity can be attributed to the more interesting flavours and styles of beer that the craft sector offers and the desire of consumers for choice and variation. The UC research project pulls together two of my favourite subjects in biochemistry and beer making.

The huge range of beer styles worldwide is a result of the almost endless combinations of many varieties of malt, hops and yeast strains. NZ has traditionally had an innovative hop and malt producing industry which has allowed craft brewers in NZ to produce beer with very unique, NZ-style flavours.

The biological modification of these malt and hop flavours and aroma in beer is driven by yeast in the fermentation. However, in the past, brewers have been less innovative in terms of the yeast use, sticking with traditional strains that have been used over many decades and even centuries of brewing.

The UC project will look more closely at the role of yeast in the biological modification of the flavour profile in beer. We want to particularly focus on how yeasts alter the end-product flavours that are derived from malt and hops.

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Extreme makeover: Galaxy edition

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This time of the the year for many club members represents tacky sweater parties and Christmas socials but Luke Sorrell, senior biochemistry major from Coppell, has a greater vision for the men of Galaxy.

This Saturday, members of the social club will be teaming up with Habitat for Humanity to help build a home for a deserving Abilene family.

For me specifically, community service and service is one of my passions and what I enjoy doing, Sorrell said. But I really want to see Galaxy more involved in the community.

That desire for community involvement is shared by Galaxy President Hutton Brown, senior English major from Midland.

Our motto is In all things let us keep God first, others second and ourself last and we wanted to implement Gods purpose however we can, Brown said. As college students, we may not have money we can spend but we do have time we can spend.

The day will be broken up into two different shifts, with one group working from 9:30 a.m-12:30 p.m, then handing off their progress to a second round of workers from 12:30-4:30 p.m.

Though this is the first year in recent years that Galaxy is partnering with Habitat for Humanity, Sorrell, along with many other Moonies, has high hopes for the tradition to endure.

I approached Keith Carroll about it after he started [as Social Service Director] about doing more service projects and he really wanted to get that started and implemented too. Sorrell said.

Although Sorrell believes that any form of service is beneficial, he said that there is a something special about working with the Habitat for Humanity organization.

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Arizona State University Awarded DOE Grant to Advance Carbon Capture Technology

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Newswise The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) has awarded Arizona State University (ASU) a grant for alternative energy research that is part of a special DOE program to pursue high-risk, high-reward advances with the potential to change the way the nation generates and consumes energy.

ASUs grant, led by Dan Buttry, professor and chair of ASUs Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry in the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, is to develop an efficient and cost-effective carbon capture technology using an innovative electrochemical technique. ASU will separate carbon dioxide from other emissions coming from power plants with the real possibility of reducing energy and cost requirements by more than half. This could be an economically enabling breakthrough in the drive to reduce carbon dioxide emissions.

Through this type of venture we are working to advance research and spur economic development in the areas of renewable energy and energy security to create solutions that address societys grand challenges, said Sethuraman Panch Panchanathan, senior vice president for ASUs Office of Knowledge Enterprise Development. This innovative project is a collaborative effort of faculty at ASU from multiple disciplines who are developing a new carbon capture technology.

DOEs Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy (ARPA-E) program has the goal of developing clever and creative approaches to transform the global energy landscape, while advancing Americas technology leadership. ASUs grant is for $612,000 for one year.

In announcing the awards, U.S. Energy Secretary Steven Chu said, With ARPA-E and all of the Department of Energys research and development efforts, we are determined to attract the best and brightest minds at our countrys top universities, labs and businesses to help solve the energy challenges of this generation. The 66 projects selected today represent the true mission of ARPA-E: swinging for the fences and trying to hit home runs to support development of the most innovative technologies and change whats possible for Americas energy future.

Inspired by the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency, ARPA-E was created to support high-risk, high-reward research that can provide transformative new solutions for climate change and energy security. The projects were selected through a merit-based process from thousands of concept papers and hundreds of full applications. The projects are based in 24 states, with approximately 47 percent of the projects led by universities, 29 percent by small businesses, 15 percent by large businesses, 7.5 percent by national labs, and 1.5 percent by non-profits, according to the DOE in a release announcing the awards.

ASU has been building up its portfolio in alternative energy research for several years and currently includes, among its capabilities, a center for research into electrochemistry for renewable energy applications; several advanced programs on solar energy research; one of the leading testing and certification centers for solar energy; and research into solar-generated biofuels including advanced work on algae-based biofuels.

The potential this project has in advancing a viable solution to mitigating the significant carbon dioxide emissions into the environment is exciting and we look forward to the teams progress in this area, said Gary Dirks, director of ASU LightWorks. ASU is a place where the convergence of laboratory research and real-world application creates a unique environment where imaginative energy-related projects are fostered and encouraged.

The carbon capture program was initially supported by ASU LightWorks, which brings together the intellectual expertise across the university centered on leveraging the power of the sun to create solutions in the areas of renewable energy, including generating electricity, alternative fuels, and preparing future energy leaders.

We are extremely excited about this new grant from the Department of Energy ARPA-E program. The effort is focused on a key issue in fossil fuel-based energy production - how to reduce atmospheric carbon dioxide emissions without consuming too much of the energy content of the fuel, explained lead ASU researcher Dan Buttry. We have recently developed a new approach to carbon dioxide capture that uses an electrochemical process with some design features similar to those in a fuel cell.

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