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CBB In The News
2003 Press Releases
Greenberg's Cystic Fibrosis Research Noted
Anchorage Daily News (Dec. 25, 2003)--
Research in cystic fibrosis has come a long way since 1989, when the
genetic mutation was first identified. The Cystic Fibrosis
Foundation, in its 2002 annual report, focused on several medical
experts, including Dr. Peter Greenberg, a professor of microbiology
at the University of Iowa and the father of a daughter with cystic
fibrosis. He is trying to unscramble why certain bacteria in cystic
fibrosis patients are resistant to antibiotics. Researchers say a
cure for the disease could be found by 2010. The Daily News is
published in Anchorage , Alaska . . . more
Tools From The Human Genome Project
Reveal A Versatile Microbe
University of Iowa News Release (Dec. 15, 2003)--
A team of researchers, including some from the University of Iowa,
has sequenced the genome of a highly versatile and potentially useful
bacterium. . . Caroline Harwood, Ph.D.,
UI professor of microbiology and senior author of the study, explained
that the opportunity to investigate this bacterium's genes arose
from DOE interest in sequencing microbial genomes. . . more
Biology Researcher Receives Outstanding
Article Award
University of Iowa News Release (Dec. 11, 2003)--
C.L. Cheng, associate professor
of biological sciences in the University of Iowa College of Liberal
Arts and Sciences, has received the 2003 Outstanding Article award
from the journal Weed Science. . . more
Greenberg Quoted In Story On Bacteria
Newark Star-Ledger (Dec. 10, 2003)--
Overuse of antibiotics during the past half-century has allowed
mutant germs to survive and thrive, giving rise to increasingly
virulent and pathogenic bacteria that no longer respond to traditional
antibiotic therapy. . Peter Greenberg,
a professor of molecular pathogenesis at the University of Iowa,
has been studying the how, when and why of bacterial communication
since the late 1970s when he worked with Hastings at Woods Hole,
Mass. . . more
Valentine Comments On Radium In
Water
Pensacola News Journal (Dec. 1, 2003)--
The Escambia County, Fla. Health Department is investigating how
harmful levels of radium could settle into water pipes -- as they
await test results that might shed light on pollution in residents'
drinking water. . . The problem has been found in community water
supplies in Iowa and Minnesota, where radium levels in tap water
were deemed unsafe, even though the wells serving the communities
met the safety standards, said Rich Valentine,
an engineering professor at the University of Iowa in Iowa City,
and Don Swailes, drinking water chief for the Wisconsin Department
of Natural Resources. . . more
Assistant Chemistry Professor MacGilliray
To Receive Award
University of Iowa News Release (Oct. 14, 2003)--
Leonard MacGillivray, assistant
professor of chemistry in the University of Iowa College of Liberal
Arts and Sciences, will receive the 2004 Inter-American Photochemical
Society (I-APS) Young Investigator Award. . . more
Biocatalysis Expertise Earns UI
Study Spot
Iowa City Press Citizen (Oct. 1, 2003)--
The University of Iowa is one of three institutions that will participate
in a five-year, $17 million study meant to improve the efficiency
of industrial production while also benefiting the environment.
. . "We would like to help industries develop new methods, like
how they use solvents, to make their products in a more efficient
way that produces less by-products and is environmentally friendly,"
said John Rosazza, director
of UI's Center for Biocatalysis and Bioprocessing. . .more
UI To Participate In $17 Million
NSF-Funded Catalysis Center
University of Iowa News Release (Sept. 30, 2003)--
The University of Iowa is one of three institutions that will participate
in a five-year, $17 million National Science Foundation (NSF) grant
awarded to the Center for Environmentally Beneficial Catalysis,
headquartered at the University of Kansas (KU). The Center for Environmentally
Beneficial Catalysis (CEBC) is a multidisciplinary, multi-university
research center led by KU, with the UI and Washington University
in St. Louis serving as core partners. . . more
Biologists Win National Distinction
For Research Paper
University of Iowa News Release (Sept. 30, 2003)--
Four researchers in the University of Iowa College of Liberal Arts
and Sciences department of biological sciences recently received
"Exceptional Paper" recognition from the "Faculty
of 1,000," . . . for their paper, "Skin facilitates Candida
albicans mating." They are: David
Soll, Carver/Emil Witschi Professor in the Biological
Sciences. . . more
UI Microbiologist Receives Iowa's
Inventor Of The Year Award
University of Iowa News Release (Sept. 26, 2003)--Year
Award
Mark Stinski, Ph.D., University
of Iowa Distinguished Professor for Virology, has been named Iowa's
Inventor of the Year by the Iowa Intellectual Property Law Association
for his work in discovering the cytomegalovirus (CMV) promoter,
a tool to make proteins that is important in the development of
various therapeutic drugs. more
UI Graduate College Recognizes Faculty
Mentors
Universtiy of Iowa News Release (Sept. 25, 2003) --
The University of Iowa Graduate College will present Outstanding
Mentor Awards . . . at a ceremony Thursday, Sept. 25. Two other
nominated faculty -- Madeline Shea,
professor of biochemistry and Shelton Stromquist, professor of history
-- received Awards of Special Recognition for Mentoring. . . more
Greenberg
Comments On Microbial Communitites
Science Daily (Sept. 25, 2003)--
A new report from the American Academy of Microbiology (AAM), entitled
"Microbial Communities: From Life Apart to Life Together," presents
issues surrounding microbial communities . . . The report is based
on an AAM-sponsored colloquium, entitled "Microbial Communities:
Advantages of Multicellular Cooperation" held May 3–5, 2002 in Tucson,
Arizona . "Microbial communities operate on every scale and in every
environment," says colloquium co-chair E.
Peter Greenberg, Ph.D., University of Iowa. .
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Scientists Hope
to Use New Treatment in Fighting Infections
The Dallas Morning News (Aug. 10, 2003)--
Antibiotics Offer Limited Defense. Rather
than trying to kill such nasty critters as E. coli or staph with
antibiotics, future drugs may render the bugs deaf and blind to
the signals of their peers. Deciding the microbial languages may
be a first step toward new treatments for ills ranging from cystic
fibrosis to anthrax. Traditional antibiotics are like saturation
bombing, said Dr. Peter Greenberg.
. . more
UI Center for Biocatalysis and Bioprocessing
at BIO 2003
Washington, D.C. (June 25, 2003) --
The CBB participated in the trade show at BIO
2003 at Washington DC from June 22 to June 25. CBB’s participation
was under the University of Iowa’s booth in Iowa pavilion.
There were thirteen booths by Iowa companies in Iowa pavilion. Governor
Vilsack visited University of Iowa booth and asked several questions
about the cGMP facility need and applications. . . more
Six UI Faculty Members
Were Named Winners of the Regents Faculty Excellence Award.
fyi UI Faculty & Staff News (June 6, 2003)--
Of those, two are CBB faculty; Dr.
Mark Arnold and Dr. David Wiemer. They were chosen by
a committee of the Faculty Senate president, the associate provost
for faculty, and four faculty members. . . more
How Do Enzymes Use
Oxygen to Produce Useful Chemicals?
University of Iowa News Release (Feb. 14, 2003 )--
When it comes to visual entertainment, three-dimensional
action is eye-opening. So, too, in science where University of Iowa
researchers use three-dimensional imaging to show a bacterial enzyme
taking oxygen from air and transferring it to cause chemical reactions.
This collaborative work was initiated in 1996 by
Dr. David Gibson and Dr. S. Ramaswamy, to later include
researchers and faculty at the UI and the Swedish University of
Agricultural Sciences. . . more
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