Chemistry Newsletter - 10/27/1997

 

University of Wisconsin - Madison

Chemistry Department Newsletter

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Congratulations Professor Ron Raines

Congratulations again on being selected to receive the Pfizer Award in Enzyme Chemistry for 1998. The award will be presented at the Boston National Meeting of the American Chemical Society August 23-27, 1998. The Pfizer Award consists of a medal and a check. Congratulations Ron!!!

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ORGANIC CHEMISTRY - CUMULATIVE EXAMINATION SCHEDULE

Room 1361, Thursdays at 7:30 p.m.

1997

1998

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INORGANIC CUMULATIVE EXAMINATION SCHEDULE

Exams are held on Saturdays beginning at 9:00 a.m., in Room 2373, except for one date noted.

1997

1998

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Proposed Finance Committee and Department Meeting Dates

Fall, 1997

Finance Committee Department Committee

1:20 p.m. Room 1301 1:30 p.m. Room 8335

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ATTENTION GRADUATE STUDENTS

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IMPORTANT DATES:

If you are graduating this semester and whether you plan on attending commencement or not, I will need your name, home address, and your faculty escort by October 30, 1997. Please give this information to Karen in Room 1315. Commencement will be held on December 21, 1997.

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Also a reminder that you need to order your cap and gown from the University Bookstore by November 24.

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November 21^st, 1997 - Deadline to Request all MS & PhD Warrants.

December 12^th, 1997 is the deadline for receiving a December degree. Everything has to be completed by 4:00 p.m. including depositing your thesis in the Library and you have to have been appropriately registered for the Fall term.

December 21^st, 1997 - Commencement ceremony.

January 16^th, 1998 - Window period. A grace period for students appropriately registered for the Fall semester, who complete all degree requirements by this date. Your thesis must be deposited in the Memorial Library by 4:30 p.m. on this date. A May degree is awarded, but you are not required to register for the Spring semester or pay a degree completion fee.

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MINOR AGREEMENT FORMS: The Graduate School requires that the minor program be outlined in an agreement which is approved by the Department no later than halfway through completion of the sequence minor courses. The minor requirement must be completed by the end of the third year of graduate school. Minor agreement forms are available in Room 1315.

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University of Wisconsin-Madison Chemistry Department Departmental Colloquia

1997-1998

First Fridays of the Month -- mostly

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SEMINARS

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Tuesday, October 28^th, 1997 - Organic Chemistry Seminar, 3:30 p.m., Room 1361 Chemistry Building. Professor Jacquelyn Gervay, University of Arizona. "Synthesis and Structural Studies of Oligomeric Carbohydrate Based Compounds"

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Wednesday, October 29^th, 1997 - Genetics Colloquium, 3:30 p.m., Auditorium Genetics/Biotech Building. Assistant Professor Liliana Attisano, University of Toronto. "Mad-Related / SMAD Proteins of TGF� Superfamily and Human Disease"

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Wednesday, October 29^th, 1997 - Inorganic Chemistry Seminar, 3:30 p.m., Room 1361 Chemistry Building. Professor Charles Cornman, North Carolina State University. "Mechanisms and Models of Vanadium (IV) and Vandadium (V) Interactions With Protein Tyrosine Phosphatases"

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Thursday, October 30^th, 1997 - Analytical Sciences Seminar, 12:05 p.m., Room B371 Chemistry Building. David Walt, Tufts. "Optical Sensor Arrays, Microarrays, and Nanoarrays-Applications to Clinical, Environmental, and Process Control Monitoring"

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Thursday, October 30^th, 1997 - Organic Chemistry Seminar, 11:00 a.m., Room 1361 Chemistry Building. Stefan Kraft, Graduate Student. "The Inside Story: Carcerands and Carceplexes"

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Thursday, October 30^th, 1997 - Chemical Engineering Seminar, 3:55 p.m., Lecture in 1227 Engineering Hall. Professor Paul Nealt, UW-Madison, Department of Chemical Engineering. "Laboratory Safety Seminar"

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Thursday, October 30^th, 1997 - The James F. Crow Lectures - UW Medical School/Genetics, 3:30 p.m., Room 125 Biochemistry. Dr. Joshua Lederberg, President Emeritus of Rockerfeller University. "The Future of Infectious Disease: A Problem in Co-evolution"

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Thursday, October 30^th, 1997 - Chemistry-Biology Interface Seminar, 2:25 p.m., Room 1361 Chemistry Building. Professor Perry Frey, UW-Madison, Enzyme Institute. "Hydrogen Bonding in Enzymatic Catalysis"

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Monday, November 3^rd, - 1997 - Chemistry Macro Molecule Seminar, 3:30 p.m., Room 8335 Chemistry Building. Professor Taihyun Chang, Department of Chemistry, Pohang University of Science and Technology Pohang, 790-784 Korea. "Temperature Gradient Interaction Chromatography of Polymers"

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Tuesday, November 4^th, 1997 - Physical Chemistry Seminar, 11:00 a.m., Room B371 Chemistry Building. Professor Arun Yethiraj, UW-Wisconsin, Madison. "Confined Polymer Melts and Blends"

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Wednesday, November 5^th, 1997 - Genetics Colloquium, 3:30 p.m., Auditorium Genetics/Biotech Building. Susan Wente, Washington University. "Connections to the Nuclear Export Pathway From the Study of Yeast Nucleoporins"

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Thursday, November 6^th, 1997 - Organic Chemistry Seminar, 11:00 a.m., Room 1361 Chemistry Building. Professor George Whitesides, Harvard University. (Department Colloquium).

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Thursday, November 6^th, 1997 - Analytical Sciences Seminar, 12:05 p.m., Room B371 Chemistry Building. Professor John Schrag, UW-Wisconsin, Madison.

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Thursday, November 6^th, 1997 - Chemical Engineering Seminar, 3:55 p.m., Room 1227 Engineering Hall. Professor Prodromos Daoutidis, University of Minnesota. "Control of Nonlinear Differential Algebraic Process Systems"

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Tuesday, November11^th, 1997 - Physical Chemistry Seminar, 11:00 a.m., Room B371 Chemistry Building. Professor Stacey Bent, New York University. "Understanding the Chemistry of Electronic Materials: The Film Growth and Surface Reactivity"

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Tuesday, November 11^th, 1997 - Organic Chemistry Seminar, 3:30 p.m., Room 1361 Chemistry Building. Greg Fu, MIT.

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Wednesday, November 12^th, 1997 - Genetics Colloquium, 3:30 p.m., Auditorium Genetics/Biotech Building. Rick Padgett, Rutgers. "Smads and TGFbeta Signaling"

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Thursday, November 13^th, 1997 - Analytical Sciences Seminar, 12:05 p.m., Room B371 Chemistry Building. Professor John Wright, UW-Wisconsin, Madison.

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Thursday, November 13^th, 1997 - Chemical Engineering Seminar, 3:55 p.m., Room 1227 Engineering Hall. Professor Donna G. Blackmond, Max-Planck-Institut Fuer Kohlenforschung. "Kinetic Influences on Enantioselectivity in Asymmetric catalytic Hydrogenation"

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Tuesday, November 18^th, 1997 - Physical Chemistry Seminar, 11:00 a.m., Room B371 Chemistry Building. Professor Brooks Pate, University of Virginia. "High-Resolution Infrared Spectroscopy Studies of Complex Vibrational Dynamics in Molecules"

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Tuesday, November 18^th, 1997 - Organic Chemistry Seminar, 3:30 p.m., Room 1361 Chemistry Building. Professor Rainer Herges, Braunschweig. "The Synthesis of Fully Conjugated Tubular Hydrocarbons"

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Wednesday, November 19^th, 1997 - Genetics Colloquium, 3:30 p.m., Auditorium Genetics/Biotech Building. Pernille Rorth. "A Novel Genetic Tool for Dissecting Classical Developmental Problems in Drosophila"

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Thursday, November 20^th, 1997 - Organic Chemistry Seminar, 11:00 a.m., Room 1361 Chemistry Building. Travis Young, Graduate Student.

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Thursday, November 20^th, 1997 - Analytical Sciences Seminar, 12:05 p.m., Room B371 Chemistry Building. Tom Kelly. "Local Electrode Atom Probe"

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Tuesday, November 25th, 1997 - Physical Chemistry Seminar, 11:00 a.m., Room B371 Chemistry Building. Professor Ed Samulski, University of North Carolina. "Nuclear Spin Correlations in Entangled Polymers"

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Thursday, November 29^th, 1997 - Organic Chemistry Seminar, 3:30 p.m., Room 1361 Chemistry Building. Professor Peter Wipf, University of Pittsburgh.

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SPRING 1998 TEACHING ASSISTANT POSITIONS IN BIOCORE

The Biology Core Curriculum is now accepting applications from graduate students interested in lecture or laboratory assistantships in Cellular Biology (Biocore 303/304) and in lecture teaching assistantships in Biological Interactions (Biocore 333) for Semester II, 1997-98. Candidates for both courses should be students with broad training in biology. For Cellular Biology, a strong background in biochemistry and genetics is required. For Biological Interactions, experience in genetics and in cellular, molecular, and developmental biology is important.

Further information and application forms can be obtained from: Dr. Wayne Becker, B 115 Birge Hall, 262-5833 (303, 304), Dr. Ann Burgess, 361 Noland Hall, 263-1594 (303, 304, 333), You may also contact the Biocore Office, 345 Noland Hall, 262-5979. APPLICATION DEADLINE: FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 14, 1997.

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SPRING SEMESTER STUDENT RESEARCH

PARTICIPATION PROGRAM (JANUARY - MAY 1998)

Argonne National Laboratory, one of the U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) major research centers, is pleased to announce opportunities for college and university undergraduate students to participate in the Laboratory's ongoing research programs. In addition to such opportunities, the U.S. Department of Energy is directly sponsoring research participation programs at Argonne as well as 18 other DOE facilities. We urge you to visit http://apollo.osti.gov/home.html which is the Department of Energy website. The Spring Semester Program at Argonne extends for a seventeen week period which begins on January 19, 1998 and runs through mid May 1998. In addition to their research activities, participants attend a series of seminars and tours dealing with current topics in science and engineering. Basic scientific research programs in Physical and Life Sciences, Mathematics, Computer Science and Engineering. Also applied research programs relating to Coal, Conservation, Environmental Impact and Technology, Fission, and Fusion Technology. Visit our website at http://www.dep.anl.gov for specific research project descriptions available at Argonne. Grade point average of at least 3.0 on a 4.0 scale; U.S. citizen or permanent resident alien status; sophomore, junior, senior or first-year graduate student enrolled in a U.S. college or university. Please visit our website at http://www.dep.anl.gov for information about stipends, housing, and travel allowances. Housing will be shared dormitory room at Argonne. Deadline is November 10, 1997. Additional information and applications may be obtained by writing directly to: Spring Semester Student Research Participation Program, Division of Educational Programs, Argonne National Laboratory, Argonne, Illinois 60439-4845, (630)252-4495, e-mail: kmenozzi@dep.anl.gov or contact us through the Internet at http://www.dep.anl.gov. Sponsored by the United States Department of Energy.

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The sixth International Symposium on the Chemistry

and Pharmacology of Pyridazines

The sixth International Symposium on the Chemistry and Pharmacology of Pyridazines will be held November 4 - 7, 1998 at the Holiday Inn, SunSpree Resort in Clearwater Beach, Florida, the most popular Gulf Coast destination. It is located just 30 minutes from Tampa International Airport. The Symposium will be an exciting and scientifically stimulating event. The scientific scope includes:

• General Synthesis of Pyridazines
• Novel Approaches to the Synthesis of Pyridazines
• Novel Pyridazine Ring Systems
• Pyridazines in Natural Products
• Pharmacology of Pyridazines
• Structure & Activity Relationships of Pyridazines
• Applications of Pyridazines in Pharmaceutical Research
• Pyridazines in Clinical Research
• Pyridazines as Agrochemicals

The symposium includes plenary lectures and a poster session. Plenary lectures will be presented by eminent scientists in related areas. To encourage more intensive discussions at the poster session between authors and the audience, posters will be presented during the entire meeting. Language: The official language of the symposium will be English. Social Program: Social events will include a welcoming reception, a banquet and an excursion. Preliminary Registration: All persons who wish to receive the second circular are requested to complete and return the attached form before Dec. 1, 1997. The second circular will be available in Feb. 1998. For more information and for a registration form please come to: Bruce Goldade in room 1380, Chemistry Building.

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UNCF-Merck Science Research Scholarships and Fellowships

The UNCF-Merck Science Initiative has announced the 1998 competition for UNCF-Merck Science Research Scholarships and Fellowships. At least 37 awards will be made each year to outstanding African American students with interest in the biomedical sciences. 15 awards will be at the junior undergraduate level (degree candidates during 1998-99), 12 at the graduate level (within 2 years of completing the dissertation), and 10 at the postdoctoral level. Undergraduate awardees must agree to work as an intern for two summers at a Merck research facility. All awardees must be citizens or permanent residents of the United States. For details and applications, see Bruce Goldade in Room 1380.

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FACULTY POSITIONS/TEMPORARY FACULTY/ACADEMIC POSITIONS

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The Department of Chemistry at Temple University seeks outstanding applicants for a tenure-track position in the areas of organic/bioorganic chemistry for Fall 1998. The rank is open, but preference will be given to candidates at the Assistant Professor level. We are particularly interested in individuals who have research interests at the interface of biochemistry, neurochemistry, medicinal chemistry, etc. The candidate should have an especially strong commitment to teaching at the undergraduate and graduate level in organic, bioorganic or biochemistry. A Ph.D. is required and postdoctoral experience is desirable. Applicants should provide a curriculum vitae, including a description of current research and future plans teaching interests, estimated start-up costs and arrange to have three letters of reference sent to: Chair, Faculty Selection Committee, Department of Chemistry, 13th and Norris Sts., Temple University, Philadelphia. PA 19122. Application review will begin November 19, 1997. For more information see: http://www.chem.temple.edu/.

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The Chemistry Department at Louisiana State University invites applicants for a tenure-track assistant professor position. The individual appointed will pursue research in a broadly defined area of biological chemistry with research interests in bioinorganic, bioanalytical, bioorganic or biophysical chemistry, including, but not limited to, the areas of biomaterials and/or biopolymers. The successful candidate will be expected to make contributions to the instructional program in chemistry at both undergraduate and graduate levels in one of the traditional subdisciplines. A required qualification is a Ph.D. in Chemistry with postdoctoral or equivalent experience. Appointment at the Assistant Professor level. Anticipated hiring date is summer, 1998. Review of applications began October 1, 1997 and will continue until a suitable candidate is selected. Women and minorities are encouraged to apply. Submit a complete CV, a research plan, and have three recommendation letters sent to: Professor Nikolaus H. Fischer, Faculty Search Committee, Department of Chemistry, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, LA 70803-1804; Phone: (504)-388-2695, FAX: (504)-388-3458, E-mail: fischer@chemgate.chem.lsu.edu.

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Southwestern University invites applications for a new tenure-track position in the Chemistry Department beginning August 1998, at the Assistant Professor level. A Ph.D. in Analytical Chemistry is required and teaching experience at the undergraduate level is preferred. Teaching responsibilities will include general chemistry, instrumental methods of analysis, possibly a course for non-majors and another advanced level course such as environmental chemistry. Applicants must show experience in instrumental methods and a strong interest in quality teaching and undergraduate research. The Chemistry Department is ACS certified with four full-time and two part-time members. Applicants should submit a vitae, a statement of teaching philosophy, and three letters of recommendation to: Chemistry Search Committee, Southwestern University, Office of Human Resources, P.O. Box 770, Georgetown, TX 78627-0770. Application deadline is November l, 1997.

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The Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST) invites applications for the position of a Professor of Inorganic Chemistry. Research activities should focus on inorganic chemistry and the new professor will be expected to participate in the inorganic chemistry undergraduate and graduate teaching at all levels. A curriculum vitae, list of publications with copies, description of research interests, Transcript (B.S, M.S, Ph.D), Degree certificates (M.S and Ph.D), and four recommendation letters together with application form should be sent to : Search Committee Chair, Department of Chemistry KAIST, Taejon 305-701, Korea, Tel. 82-42-869-2804 Fax. 82-42-869-2810. Priority deadline is Nov. 29, 1997.

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We have up to three opening for Fall 1998 in the Department of Chemistry at Wayne State University. We would very much appreciate your help in seeing that appropriate faculty in your department who may have candidates for our positions in COMPUTATIONAL CHEMISTRY, BIOCHEMISTRY and ANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY be make aware of the following announcement. Tenure track positions beginning August 1998. Computational chemistry: Assistant or Associate Professor (preferred research areas: many atom systems including organic systems, materials or molecules of biological interest). Biochemistry: Assistant Professor (preferred research areas: bioorganic or crossover with other chemistry areas). Analytical chemistry: rank and availability of this position contingent upon authorization (research area: state-of-the-art materials analysis relating to automotive industry; position associated with Institute for Manufacturing Research and its Center for Automotive Materials Processing Control). All candidates should have a Ph.D. in chemistry, a commitment to undergraduate and graduate teaching and the potential to develop an externally funded program that would lead to national recognition. Candidates should send a complete resume and description of research plans as well as arrange for three letters of recommendation addressing both research and teaching skills. All materials should be sent to: Prof. William Hase, Faculty Search Committee Chair, Department of Chemistry, Wayne State University, Detroit, MI 48202-3489.

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Monclair State University (NJ): Assistant Professor-tenure track starting September 1, 1998. The candidate must have a Ph.D. in Analytical, Organic or Environmental Chemistry with research interests/expertise in Environmental Chemistry. Duties involve teaching general/specialty undergraduate courses and graduate level courses, contribution to development of a doctoral program in Environmental Studies and establishment of successful research/scholarship/grant activity in a well-equipped, nine member, ACS approved department offering B.S. and M.S. degrees in Chemistry and B.S. degree in Biochemistry. Vitae, transcripts, a summary of research plans and three letters of recommendation should be sent to: Dr. Sallya A. de Silva, Chair, Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, V#25, Montclair State University, Upper Montclair, NJ 07043. Review of applications will begin on November 1, 1997.

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POSTDOCTORAL POSITION AND/OR JOBS

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Assistant Professor Jillian Buriak, of Purdue University is currently completing the set-up of her new laboratory in the Department of Chemistry at Purdue University. She will be pursuing several research directions in the fields of inorganic and materials chemistry. Projects include novel approaches to the discovery and screening of chiral transition metal-based hydrogenation catalysts, elucidation of the mechanisms of a variety of catalytic asymmetric transformations, and synthesis of organometallic-based peptides. Functionalization of photoluminescent porous silicon and other conducting/semiconducting surfaces will also be carried out. Our research directions will be described in more detail on our homepage when it goes online next week (the week of October 22-26) at: http://www.chem.purdue.edu/faculty/buriak. Those interested in applying for this position should send a CV with a list of 3 referees. Candidates with any specific queries may contact me directly by telephone, e-mail or mail at: Jillian Buriak, Assistant Professor of Chemistry, Purdue University, 1393 Brown Laboratories, West Lafayette, IN, 47907-1393, U.S.A., TEL: (765) 494-5302, FAX: (765) 494-0239, E-Mail: buriak@purdue.edu.

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Research Positions in Structural Biology - NMR and Biophysics. St. Jude Children's Research Hospital in Memphis, TN, has earned international recognition for developing treatments against childhood cancers and for research into basic cancer mechanisms. In basic science, a modern research tower houses a full range of academic departments offering a collaborative setting for studies into the fundamental mechanisms of neoplasia. The Department of Structural Biology has initiated a Research Program to extend this mission into X-ray Crystallography, NMR Spectroscopy, and Biophysics. The Department offers excellent facilities, including macromolecular and small molecule X-ray equipment, 1 (soon 2) 600 MHz Varian INOVA NMR spectrometers, SGI and DEC-alpha computer workstations, optical instrumentation (UV/VIS, fluorescence, light scattering, and CD), an isothermal titration calorimeter, and molecular biology facilities for sample preparation, purification, and analysis. Research is supported by hospital-wide core facilities providing DNA and protein analytical services (including MALDI/TOF mass spectrometry). The following open positions are supported by St. Jude institutional funds: Postdoctoral Fellow. NMR and Biophysical studies of proteins involved in cell-cycle control (incl. cell-cycle inhibitors, tumor suppressors, and oncogenes). Seek applicants with experience in one or more of the following: multi-dimensional, multi-nuclear NMR of biomolecules, molecular biology, protein over-expression and purification, protein-protein binding studies (BIAcore, fluorescence, calorimetry, etc.), and protein folding studies. Please send c.v., copies of relevant publications, and names and telephone numbers of three references to: Dr. Richard Kriwacki, Assistant Member, Department of Structural Biology, St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, 332 North Lauderdale, Memphis, TN 38105, e-mail: richard.kriwacki@stjude.org.

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