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“ ' ' ' “ i ‘ " A Message from the Chairman
1: 3 3, i, , ’ V 3 , ' , The ‘annual’ newsletter is more nearly :1 activities of the Department of Chemistry,
, , , , i ' , ' ' ‘ biennial newsletter since this issue covers a part of which is reproduced in this
4;; ' ; 3 , 33.3 '3 1. 7 ,3 33 , events and information for the two aca- newsletter.
F; ’ ’ ' ’ i, , ' , i "3* demic years 1979-80 and 1980-81. My only Naff Symposia
3 3,: , 3 . 3 3 . 3 3 , ,3 . excuse beSides procrastination is the extra The sixth and seventh Symposia on
’ 3 ’ ’ 3 3 3 3' j. 3’: time we have spent in preparing for the Chemistry and Molecular Biology
‘ ’ ' ” " ’ ' i ‘ i, 1 ’1 33rd Southeastern Regional ACS meeting .
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1 NS! . E TH‘S ISSUE' ~ 3 ; hosted by the Lexington Section and the supporte by t e en owment fun m
-n--—---------——-——————-------v—--——---‘-------~ . / , _ , , memory of Anna S. Naff were their usual
5 3. 3. 5 , ,5 decenial self-study for reaccreditation by success The sixth symposium on April 25
StUdentAwards : 3, 7 the Southern Assoc1ation Of. Schools and 1980 was on ‘Structure and Functions of
3 5 .. Colleges. We extend a cordial inVitations Cell Membrane’ resented b Professor
if; .1 to all our alumni and friends to attend the Ch 1 T f I; D y t f
$986131 News (from . Regional Meeting November 4-6 1981 3ar es . an or ’ epartrnen o
. . 3 ., 3‘ , ’, . ’ d 1 , ’ 1 {1 d ,b] th Biochemistry, Duke UniverSity, and
the 20$A1umnl j ,3 :n ::ieaentce:fiiiio:;a1 :eassiZtns 65::dlniur: Professor Efraim Rocker, Department of
3 . 333-3 3, 3 33 ,3 . .. , 3 'IYESP shduld be a good opportunity a; Biochemistry, Cornell University. The
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1903Chem5try3uiietm ‘ revisit our campus and renew acquaint- sevent symposmm on. P“. ’ 198 was
:3 3 , ’ .. ’ 3 ,3 , = , on Transmembrane Signalling: Receptors,
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3’ f2“... f ~ ’ , 5 ~, ’Uf . U ' , 3:33. ,1 Hormones, and Neurotransmitters‘, pre-
3. ' 1934:.Banquet f ' Q 3 ., 5 hWe “Eere sorrly to 1621;: Of theBdelalth {Of sented by Dr. Julius Axelrod, National In-
,. 3 $33,}, 5 333:3 g t ree 0 our 2“,!an omas ' an 1’ stitute of Mental Health, and Dr. Pedro
,; Program lflHOfior f 5 , .. f; retired Vice-preSident of B. F. Goodrich
’ . ' ” ’ ,. .33: Co on December 17 1979' Donald W Cuatrecasas, The Wellcome Research Lab-
: of .Dr LFrankhn Tutfle , i 3'; _ ' . . ’ _ ’ , ' oratories. We welcome any suggestions you
, « . .' - . , . .« . Riester, retired Vice-preSIdent of American .
3 «33 33 3 .3 .3 3 3 3. . 3- .3 , g 33 3 3, .3 3.3 Can Co. on January 30 1980 and John P. have for topics and speakers for future
current AiumniNews Head, in 1977. See the alumni news prggTu:?:éu1t continues to be active in re-
E , ' A ' 4 V’ ‘ ' . . 5 '. 7 ._. section for more details on their careers. y . . . .
.3 .3 3 3 .. 5 33 . ’ 3. search and professwnal actiVities as re-
". Faculty , and staff NEWS ’ 3,; Thanks for Writing ported in the section on faculty. The fac-
3 ,‘i 34- 3 . .' 'I " 5 Our thanks go to those of you who re- uLty has been molre active in seeking find
, . ,3 ' , ' - =. - o taming externa grants to support t eir
NeWFacu1 3 . 3 3, spond to our request for news which I _
:33 ;3 ,j 3, .3 w 3, .«3 ,3 3 hope you will enjoy in our Alumni News research programs. The faculty published
5 ‘ ’ " ,I if ' ‘ .17 ' ‘ . , " 7 Section. We are especially pleased with the 37 ”th16? m 1979’ and 38 m 1980' The
Recent G‘flduates ’3 . response from those who graduated in the new Varian XL‘2,0° NMR spectrometer
3 333,733 ;,,,33,«_;.; ,3 , 3,33 3 3 3 ‘twenties’ to give us more detailed and high. resolution mass spectrometer
1'”: « ’ .., i I; ' 3, information on their careers and have been installed.
3.3. ’ “,3 f 3 3’ . . 3 3 '3; 3 , 3 , 3 33’3 reminiscences of their academic Enrollment Still Increasing
333,333 :33, 3 ’fi.333. :xperiiencesDat [1,;K.b We ar: especialillly (iin- Both our undergraduate and graduate
55,: , , [‘j 1: , , .21 ’ ' ”31:: niznuSZriptoafi: :in::hl:; uls itch student enrollment have increased slightly
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"3:17:31, ’i [T‘igfljj‘ 3, '3 ‘ V the picture of the chemistry faculty and predicfied decreasey. Y
1]; 3,3 3 '1: 3" if” I H" ’1' . [I i ' ’ “ii; Staff ?f 1934’ the banquet program on the Our teaching and research programs
,3. . g’i ,. I,;..' ’23.}; 3/ 5 X , :cc:510n OI: h£n0¥ng1 Eh? riggimen; Of have suffered the past year and prospects
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