..... FILE COP'( ecor U. 5. DEPARTMENT OF May 7, 1974 NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF H EALTH HEALTH, EDUCATION, ANO WELFARE Vol. XXVI, No. 10 Dr. Fink Appointed Assoc. HEW Sec. Weinberger Announces Results Dr. Cooper Named Director, Cancer Control Of Recent High Blood Pressure Surveys Dr. Diane J. Fink has been ap At a press conference held on April 30, HEW Sec. Gaspar W. Wein HEW Deputy Ass, t pointed associate director for Can berger and representatives from four other sponsoring organizations cer Control, National Cancer In signed a proclamation designating May as National High Blood Pres stitute. Before being named to sure Month. Sec'y for Health this post, she headed Ganeer Con The sponsors of High Blood Pressure Month are the U.S. Department trol's Treaitment Branch. She had of He,alth, Educ,a,tion, and Welfare, also s.erved as program director the American Heart Association, munity activity that will continue for Chemotherapy, Clinioal Inves the American Medical Associa,tion, after HBP month is over. tigations Branch, Division of Can the National Medical Association, An estimated 23 million Ameri cer Research Resources and Cen and the Citizens for the Treatment can adults---one out of every seven te,rs. of High Blood Pressure, Inc. -has high ·blood p1·essure (hyper Joins NCI in 1971 The purpose o'f High Blood Pres tension). sure Month is to focus national Hypertension causes some 60 Dr. Fink came to NGI in 1971 bhousand deaths a year. It is also from the Vetemns Adminisitration attention on one of the most wide a major facitor i,ncreasing· suscep Hospital in San Francisco, where, spread and dangerous cardiovascu lar diseases and ,to stimulate com- tibility to coronary heart disease, since 1969, she had been chief of stroke, and kidney failure. the hospital's oncology section. She Secretary Weinberger repeated was also assistant clinical profes 'Share a Common Bond,' ly underscored the signifioance of sor of medicine, Univen,ity of Cal U.S. S'av,ings 'Bond Drive a recent public opinion poll about ifornia School of Medicine, San high blood pressure. Francisco. Now Underway at NIH The results of the Harris survey Dr. Fink received her B.S. and are cause for some concern: the Dr. Cooper, who holds the ronk of M.D. degrees from Stanford Uni "Share a Common Bond" is the general public has little idea of Assistant Surgeon General in the PHS versity in 1957 and 1960. She theme of this year's annual Sav wha,t normal blood pressure levels Commissioned Corps, has been NHLI ser ved her i111ternship and residen ings Bond Drive, and the intergov ernmental campaign-which is al are. They have only a vague idea Director since 1968. cy in internal medicine at the of the _potential consequences of K.ai-ser Foundation Hospital in San ready underway-will run through the disease. Dr. Theodore Cooper, Director of Firancisco. May. The drive is be Only one person in four had any the Natfona.l Heart and Lung Insti After her residency and post tute, has been named Deputy As residency training at the VA Hos ing closely tied to idea of what a normal blood pres the Nation's bicen sure reading for a person of his or sistant Secretary for Health, HEW. pital in that city, she became staff He ,vii) serve as principal Dep physician for chemotherapy. Dr. tennial celebration. her age was, and only one-third of NIH began its these knew the right numbers. uty to Assistarut Secretary for Fink was also executive secretary Heallth Dr. Oharles C. Edwards. and principal inve1,,tigator of the c a m p a i g n last The poll a lso indica.tes that In one of his last acts 111S NHLI Pacific VA Ganeer Chemotherapy week with an ori young hypertensive patients take a more cavalier atJti,tude towards hy Director, Dr. Cooper participated Group. entation meeting for lMtitute coor pertension than older patients do. in a press conference April 30 in dinators and can- (See HPB Su.rvevs, Page 7) which HEW Sec. Oaspar W. Wein -ro.ssers on May 1, Dr. Kupfer ·bel'ger announced tha,t May has and the following day nearly 100 Drs. Stetten, Ga,jdusek been designated High Blood Pres employees attended Sec. Caspar W. sure month. Weinberger's HEW kickoff meet Elected NAS Members Dr. Ro·bert L. Ringler, NHLI ing. The election of two NIH scien• deputy direotor, will serve as Act ing Director until a new Director Last month, Institute coordina tists- Dr. DeWitt Stetten, Jr., and is named. tors joined other agency employees Dr. D. Carleton Gajdusek-to mem at a Government-wide ceremony bm-ship in the National Academy ''Dr. Cooper has achieved an outstanding record as a scientist, where television star Telly Savalas of Sciences was announced by the appeared as a guest. Academy at its 111th annual meet and as administrator of our heart Dr. Carl Kupfer, Director of the ing. research effort at NIH," Mr. Wein berger said. National Eye Institute, is chair Dr. Stetiten, NIH Deputy DiTect• man of this year's drive at NIH. or for Science, and Dr. Gajdusek, Will Aid Dr. Edwards Secretary Weinberger is heading chief of the Laboratory of Cen " We are exillremely fortunat.e the HEW campaign, and Agricul tral Ne1·vous System Studies, Na that he has agreed to work with ture Sec. Earl Butz is chairman of tional Insititute of Neurological Dr. Edwards in guiding the devel the Government-wide drive. Diseases and S.troke, were elected opment and implementation of Seeking to reach a goal of 55 "in recognition of their distin health policy and programs which percent employee participation, guished and continuing achieve range from basic research to the canvassers will contact all NTH'ers ments in original research." financing of health care." Dr. Fink hod served for 6 yea rs os and remind them that Savings Election to membership in the Dt·. Henry E. Simmons will executive secretory ond principol in Bonds now pay a higher 6 percent NAS is considered one of the higJ1- remain a Deputy Assistant Secre vestigator of the Pacific VA Concer interest and have a shorter 5-year est honors that can be accorded to tary while serving as Director of Chemotherapy Group. maturity rate. an American scientist or engineer. (Bee DR. COOPER, Page 6) Page 2 May 7, 1974 THE NIH RECORD
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Studies by A1mer. ln'dions \ Safety Tips for NIH Is Theme .of Program Contributions made by American ecord Indians to present-day biomedical research will be the theme of pro Published biweekly at Bethesda, Md., by the Publications and Reports grams sponsored by the NIH Mi Branch, Office of Information, for the information of emplorees of tl,e nority Cultural Committee during National Institutes of Health, Department of Health, Edu,·ation, an'1 the w e e k of Monday, May 13, Welfare, and circulated by request to interested writers and to inve,iti through Friday, May 17. The pro gators in the field of biomedical and related research. The content is grams will 1be held at noon in the reprintable without permission. Pictures are available on requ,•~t. Masur Auditorium. The NIH Record reserves the right to make corrections, <·hangt•s 0 1· ch•le• tions in submitted copy in conformity with the policies of the paper and Emanuel C. Moran, administra the Department of Health, Education, and Welfare. tive officer for Mental Health Pro grams, Indian Health Service, will NIH Record Office Bldg. 31, Rm . 2B-03. Phone 49-6212S talk on The Rela.tions,hip of Medi cine Men to Present-day Medicine Editor ...... Frances W. Davis and The Role of Indigenous Para Associate Editor ...... , ...... Fay Levie ro professionals in Mental Health. Assistant Editor .... , ...... , ...... , ...... Ed Driscoll Robert Moore, executive director Staff Correspondents for the Ame~·ican Indian Commis ADA, Melissa Howard; CC, Thalia Roland; DCRT, J oan Chase; DRG, sion on Alcohol and Drug Abuse, Sue Meadows; DRR, ,Jerry Gordon; DRS, Cora M. Sult; FIC, George will also discuss folk medicine and Presson; NCI, Carolann Hooton; NEI, Bonnie Friedman Spellane; NHLI, the role o.f the American Indian ~SYOuR Bill Sanders; NIAlD, Krin Larson; NIAMDD, Pat Gorman; NICHD. in modern medicine. A movie Kathy Kowalczyk; NIUR, Sue Hannon; NIEHS, Elizabeth Y James; Navaho Fight for Survival- will I.MToRY Gl9W? NIGMS, Wanda Warddell; NINOS, Carolyn Holstein; NLM, Ruth E. be sh()IWn during the week. Armstrong. Represe ntatives of organi~aitions Laboratory monitoring is neces concerned with American Indian saty whenever mdio,m1clides are FAE·S Announces New problems are expected to attend used. Chamber Music S'eries the programs. There will be a The filter paper smear technique question and answer pe.riod fol can be utilized for "R, "C, or '°S; The Foundation for Advanced lowing each day's presentation. use smears 01· survey meters for Education in the Sciences will pre other radionuclides. sent seven concerts in ills 1974-75 Oct. 6- Pinchas Zukerman, viola R.emember to keep written rec Chamber Music Series. and violin ords of all results. Performances will be given on Oct. 27-Pe,ter Serkin and Cham The Radiation Safety Section Sundays at 4 p.m. in the Masur ber :vtusic Ensemble solves radiation problems; call Ext. Auditorium. Nov. 17-Murray Perahia, pia 65774 for information. Because the series was sold out nist who appeared in the 1972-73 last season, employees are urged to series. Dr. Benjamin Alexander Named subscribe as soon as possible. Dec. 8 - Wiliam Parker a President of Chicago State U. Tickets are sold by subscription young Washington baritone ' only- $28 for the season, with chil Dr. Benjamin H. AlexandeT, Di dren under 17 half price. Jan. 19-W,averly Consort, Bar oque madrigals vision of Research Resources, has Prof. Zykov entitled this photo "Dr. For information contact the been appointed president of Ohi Seol looking be hind the Iron Curtoin!" FAES office, Bldg. 10, Room Bl-1- Feb. 23- Rudolf Serkin, pianist cago State University, effective - Photos given by Prof. Zykov. 101, Ext. 65273. Concert dates are: Mar. 9 - Qua.ritetto Italiano. July 1.
The possibility of collaborative s tudies on influe nza was discussed at a recent tute for Influenza in Leningrod-the leading flu research lab in the USSR meeting in the USSR attended by Soviet and U.S. scientists. The U.S. scientists a nd Dr. W illiom S. Jordan Jr., (seated) who heads the U.S. group. Dr. Jordan included Dr. John R. Seol, NI AID's scientific director. They plan to study a is dean, University of Kentucky School of Medicine. The signing took place Soviet compute r model system used to predict timing and severity of flu out in the Palace of Scientists, Le ningrad. Right: The U.S. investigators and their breaks a nd the Soviet researchers' work with live Yirus vaccines, and live orol translators visit the All-Union Research Institute for Influenza (I to r): Dr. influe nza vaccine for children that is used in Moscow and Leningrad. The pre Frank Sloan; Dr. Vichniokov, All-Union Research Institute; Dr. Bernard Easter liminary memorandum of agreement on research in subjects pertaining to the day; Lubja Sysaeva, an interpreter; Dr. Edwin Kilbourne; Dr. Michael Gregg; disease is signe d by Prof, M. P. Zykov (I), director, All-Union Research lnsti- Dr. Jordan; Dr. Seo!; Dr. Wolter Dowdle; Prof. Zykov, and !)r. Frank, f 11nis, THE NIH RECORD May 7, 1974 Page a Dr. G. H. Pacheco Dies; A Moon Crater Bears Honorable Name Dr. Jin H. Kinoshita Former NIAID Zoologist Of Brackett-Dr. F. S.-Our Own Scientist Given Proctor Award Dr. Guillermo Hans Bacheco, 43, Dr. J in H . Kinoshita, chief of a former zoologist in the National the Laboratory of Vision Research, Institute of Allergy and Infectious National Eye I nstitute, recently Dis-eases, recently died of leuke received the Francis I. Proctor mia. Award from the Association fo1· D·r. Pacheco, considered one of Research in Vision and Ophthal the mc•st promising young Ameri mology at its annual meeting in can investigato·rs in the field of Sarasota, ,Fla . parasitology, was sought as a con The Proctor Award, a gold med su!rta.nt by physicians around the al, is given each year at t he ARVO country. meeting to a senior investigiator in A native of Chicago, Ill., he recogni;tion of a major contribu graduated from Ohio S,tate Uni tion to ophthalmology. versity and received his M.S. and ARVO is the Nation's leading Ph.D. from Tulane Unav,ei,sity. organization of basic and clinical scientists engaged in research on Conducted Research in Singapore the visual system and its disorders. Upon graduation, Dr. Pacheco Dr. Kinoshita is one of the few conduoted research in Singapore, non-ophthalmologists to receive Malaysia, as a research associate this award. His Proctor Award with Tulane Univeraity. There he lecture, Mechanisms Initiating Cat a~quired firsthand knowledge and aract F ormation, was introduced a Jifekmg interest in the relaition by NEI Director, Dr. Carl Kupfer. ship between parasitism and human Dr. Kinoshita discussed his on disease. going research in the biochemistry In 1963 he joined Tulane as an of cataract. instruotor in pruiasitology. During the last 13 years, his Dr. Pacheco came to NIAID in Dr. Brockett points out the location of his "namesake" to NIH Dire ctor Dr. work-first at the Howe Labora 1965 where he pursued his interest Robert S. Stone {I) a nd Dr. DeWitt Stetten, Jr., NIH Deputy Director for Sci tory of Ophthalmology of Harvard in fiJariasis, a parasitic worm in ence. The researcher shares the honor of having a moon crater named ·ofter hi.,, University and now at NEJ-has fection found in the warmer reg- with, Huxley, Darwin, Freud, and other famous scientists. led to major advances in under- ions of the world. · By Pat Gorman He was interested in many as A yellowed citation, a plaque packed away in a box, a tarnished medal peots of the disease including the -all are faded symbols of meritorious achievement at some point in the action of drugs used to treat it recipient's life. and, several years ago, was instru There is another type of honor, however, which endures indefinitely mental in estalblish.ing a Depart and that honor was recently given ment of the Air Force research to Dr. Frederick S. Brackett, a ticm of molecular structure. study on the use of drugs in the physicist at the National l cystitute Dr. Brackett shares the honor of control of filariasis in sentry dogs. of Arthritis, Metabolism, and Di lunar nomenclature with such not Dr. Pacheco retired in J anuary gestive Diseases. A crater on the ables as Sigmund Freud, Sir Fred moon now bears his name. erick Banting, the discoverer of Dr. Brackett is among 43 noted insulin, and Thomas Huxley and scientists whose names were se his fellow evolutionists Charles lected last year by the Interna Darwin and Alfred Wallace. tional Astronomical Union to labeJ A -;Te,; 1;7:idoptedTAUpolicynow craters on the moon's near side. permits the assignment of names, Dr. Brackett, recognized inter not onJy <>f scientists, but also of Dr. Kinoshita de monstrates his tissue nationally for his work in the field writers, painters, composers and culture procedure for studying the de of spectrosco,py, is particularly well other contiributors to culture and velopment of cataract in human and known for his 1922 discovery of knowledge. animal le nses. a series of hydrogen Jines in the Dr. Brackett joined NI H in 1936 infrared spectrum called th e as director of biophysics research standing the cause and delaying "Brackett Series." and consultirunt on biophysics in the formation of the sug,ar caitar lli:; 1928 publication. Cha.raet&r cancer. Since his retirement in act, which may occur in diabetes. ·istie DiUerentititio 11 s in tl,e Sveotra 1961, he has served as a consultant Dr. Kinoshita's research is also of Sat11n1te,t Hytlroear bons, laid the to t he NIAMDD Laboratory of providing insight into h ow the groundwork for much important Chemical Physics. cataract associated with aging academic and industrial use of in During his tenure at the Insti develops. Dr. Guillermo Hons Pacheco frared spectra in the determina- tute, he was chief of the former because of ill health. Section on Photobiology in the Lab Federal Women's Program He is survived by his wife, Nan New Golf ers in Women's League oratory of Physical Biology. There, For the second year in suc cy, of the home address, 5508 To Get Help From Volunteers he encouraged the introduction of cession, women received near Charlcote Road, Bethesda; two advanced computer technology to ly two-thirds of the promo children, Christine and Guil\ermo, Neru·Jy half of the 45 golfe.rs NIH in the late 1950.s by design tions for full-time GS employ of Garrett Park; his parents, Dr. who paa·ticipated in t h e recent ing and interfacing the first com ees at NIH, according to a and Mrs. Guillermo Pacheco of spring outing of the NI H Women's puters with instruments. Federal Women's Program La Paz, Bolivia; and two sisters, golf league at the ~lls Road Dr. Br ~---r--. -:. • -:-;~. - _·.-' \ •· • -•.V . . . going ...... going ... gone! NCI Divisions Establish Inpatient C'Clre Given at Outpatient Convenience Der.adJine for Marnagement Two psoriasis day care centers do may stay in the hos pital on lnter1n Program-May 31 Breast Problem Clinic supported by the National Insti the average of 2 to 4 weeks, ac tute of Arthritis, Metabolism, and cording to Dr. Eugene Farber, Recruitment for the NIH Man The Division of Cancer Biology Digestive Dis~es have 1·ecently Stanford day care center director. agement Intern Program will con and Diagnosis and the Division of opened to provide inpatient care rut Dr. David L. Oram, director of ti11ue until )lay 31 (see the NIH Cancer Treatment have establish ou,tpatient convenience. the UCSF center, believe.s that the neconL, i\larch 26}. Applications ed a Breast Problem Clinic in the The new centers, at ,Stanford day care center concept can reduce may be sent to the Career Develop Clinical Center. Both divisi001s are and the University of California, the cost of hospital treatment by ment Branch, Room B2O15, Bldg. part of the National Cancer In San Francisco, offer intensiive hos as much as 50 percent. 31. stitute. pital-type care during the day for It is possible that these first two The program is designed to de Physicians may refer patients psoriasis trea,tment without pa centers will serve as models for velop potential managers through with questionable mammograms, tients having to remain overnight. low-cost, hlgh-quality care for on-the-job trairring and courses in breast lumps, or nipple discharge The majority of psoriasis victims psoriasis patients in other hos management and public adminis to the Breast Problem Olinic stud do not require hospitalization. pitals where outpatient facilities tration. Successful graduates are ies. For referrals, call Dr. Doug However, the 5 to 10 _percent who are available. eligible for permanent assignments lass C. Tormey, Medical Breast at GS 9 and GS 11 levels. Cancer Service, 496-1547, or Dr. To apply, NIH'ers must have a Ernest V. de Moss, Breast Oncolo full-time, permanent position in gy Section, 496-2031. g rades 7, 8, or 9. Other require Lnvestig,a,tion of non-cancerous, ments are 4 yem·s of responsible benign breast diseases in relation non-clerical experience or a bach to cancer is an important area of elor's degree and one year of re the clinic's research directed to sponsible nonclerical experience or ward improved methods for diag u combination of college and non no·sing early breast cancer. clerical expe1-ience. Testing Is Extensive FSEE Is Prerequisite Diagnostic procedu1-es include It is also necessary to have complete physical examination, taken the Federal Service Entrance thorough X-ray evaluation, radio Examination. isotope scans, and blood/ urine tests. Arrangements to take this ex For some diagnoses, the patient amination on May 14 may be made may be accepted irrto the Breast through the employee's personnel office. Tumor Services in the CC. The clinic, staffed by members When applying, submit a stan of the Medical Breast Oancer Serv dard form 171, FSEE score, and ice and the Surgery Branch of statements on both one's outside NCI, is held on Wednesday a.nd Dr. Crom (seated, I) and his associates, Dr. M. B. Sulzberger (I), nurse Morie activities and interest in the Ml Friday afternoons in the North Crom, and Dr. William Epstein (r), meet in the "home-like" atmosphe re of the program. Clinic. All OC diagnostic facilities UCSF psoriasis day core center. They feel thot the atmosphe re tends to creole For additional informatioo, call are available to patients. a positive mental attitude in the patients. Ext. 66211. THE NIH RECORD May 7, 1974 Page 5 Husband-W1ife rR-esearch Dr. Kennedy Given 'A' Aw;ird Adults May Require as Much Calcium Team Wins Pap Award For Fostering FWP Ideals Dr. Ingegerd Hellstrom, profes La.st Wednesd~iy (May 1), As Children to Achieve Positive Balance sor of microbiolo,gy, and Dr. Karl Dr. Thomas J. Kennedy, Jr., Adults may need to consume as much calcium as children, according Erik Hellstrom, profeasor of path NIH Associate DirectoT for to Dr. Herta Spencer, speaking at the Federation of American Societies ology-both National Caru:er In Progi,am Planning and Evalua for Experimental Biology meeting on April 12. stitute gra.llltees-have been award tion, reeeived HEW's second Dr. Spencer conducted her re------ ed the Papanicolaou Award for annual "A" Award for super search on Lalcium requirements at osteoporosis, achieved positive bal 1973 for their out.standing contri visors who have fostered the the Veterans Administration Hos- ances when their calcium intake bution in cancer research at the objectivoo of the Federal Wo pita! in Hines, Ill., in collaboration was rais·ed to 1200 mg per day. University of Washington &hool men's Program. with Lois Kramer, a research dieti- Calcium retention was higher in of Medicine. The award is given for fur cian, Clemontain Norris, R.N., and patients receiv;ing milk or calcium The Papanicolaou Cancer Re thering the same employment Dace Osis, a senior laboratory gluconate and phosphorus (glycer search Institute in Miami selected opportunities for women as t echnician, ophosp hate) than in those taking the husband-wife team because of there are for men. Dr. Ken Her s-~udies on calcium-a vital ca'cium bab'.,ets alone. their research on the ability of nedy, whose name was sub element fo1· many cell functions Phospho:rus, which is also in the body to recognize its own can mitted by 20 employ•ees in his and for forming and maintaining milk, de~reases the loss of calcium cer cells as foreign and mount its office, was selected from 84 healthy bone and teeth-were sup- in urine, Dr. Spencer reports. immune reaotion against this. nominations. The two investiga.tors, who came ported in part by the National In The award was presented to stitute of Dental Research. to the University of Washington Dr. Kennedy by Stuart H. Dr. Spencer described metabolic in 1966 from the Karolinska In Clarke, acting assistant secre stitute in Stockholm, Sweden, are studies which showed that a level tary for administration and of 1200 mg of calcium per day studying why the body's immune management, HEVi', at cere (the amount in a balanced diet in reaction is not more efficient. monies in the Snow Room. cluding 3 glasses of milk) is most desirable. Pros, Cons of 1975 Car Converters Debated Aithough a daily intake of 800 mg of calcium was sufficient for The verdict on the health effects and palladium, which can aJ.so have most people studied, some patients of the use of catalytic converters deleterious health effects. How receiving that level had a negative to clean automobile exhausts may ever, the extelllt and severity of calcium balance-that is, they ex be several years away, reported these effects are not yet known. cret ed more calcium in the urine participants in a 3-day conference, Nevertheless, said Dr. David P. and in the stools than they were April 17-19, in Durham, N.C. Rall, NIEHS Director, the decision consuming. The conference was the first in to use the catalytic converter "ap Gloria Steine m and Jane Galvin-Lewis a series of symposia on Healtili pears, at the moment, to be a good Calcium Depots Depleted look aver their notes before speaking Consequences of Emission Controls health trade-off. When the body receives too little at a meeting on April 16 for NIH em sponsored by the National Insti "We're eliminating three dain <:4:~lcium, the element will be r e ployees in the Masur Auditoriul"I. tute of Environmental Health Sci gerous compounds from the air, moved from its storage depots in Their topic was Fe minism: Black ond ences and the Environmental Pro even though we're adding sulfates. the bones to maintain normal blood White. The meeting wos sponsored by tection A,gency's National Environ At present, we do not have enough levels. the Federal Women's Program. mental Research Center. data to pinpoint the eX,tent of the Years of chronic calcium deple Side Effects Studied problem from the use of the con tion can lead to osteoporosis, a USDA Gradu,ate School verters." condition in which the vertebrae 1 Conferees at the second symposi Co•nference proceedings will be and long bones become porous and Offers Popular Courses um on May 14-15 \vill explore the published in the NIEHS journal, fragile. The condition is common, For Summer Loan Referral System Utilized By British Library and NLM Last Ootober the National Li brary of Medicine began an ex perimental intexlibrary loan re feral system with the British Li brary Lending Division in York shi-re, England. The BLLD, like NLM, is a li brary for libraries. In 1957 it be gan collecting material that orig inally included all fields of science and technology but which was sub sequently extended to the social sciences. Requests which cannot be filled HAPPY DAYS--One of two chicks on the regional level, and which A dove found peace on top of an ox.ygen tank cage near the Bldg. 13 loading hatche d by momma dove still sits are not re-a.dily available at NLM, dock. Sometimes accompanied by her mate, she nested there for over 2 weeks near the nest-the other has already may be referred. -and refused to budge when oxygen tanks were chonged. flown away. £>age 8 l'llay 7, 1974 THE NIH RECORD Heavy Metals in Environment Dr. Elvin A. Kabat, Minority Groups Hear Dr. Malone Stress To Be Discussed at Duke U. Prof. of Microbiology, Opportunities for Careers in Research The second Research Triangle confcrC'llce on Heavy Metals in the Is a Fogarty Scholar ....~ Environment is being held at Duke University in Durham, N.C., on Dr. Elvin A. Kabat, professor of May 9-10. The first was held March microbiology at Columbia Univer 8-9, 1973. sity, is at NIH as a Fogarty Schol The conference is co•sponsored ar. He will be hei-e-at Stone by the National Institute of En House with Mrs. Kaibat- through vironmental Health Sciences and next April. the university's Department of Dr. Kabat, a member of the Ex Chemistry. pert Advisory Committee on Im P apers ,vill be presented on munology, WHO, is known for bis tiiacc me.tals in the marine envir immunochemical research. His onment and in the agricultural most recent studies involve the ecosystem as well as on the an mechanisms of immune reactions, alysis, biochemistry, and toxicolo gy of trace metals. The meeting abstract.6 ,viii be published in a future issue of the :-IIEH~ jonrnnl. Ewv iro11111ent ordinated the symposium. Dr. Malone (I) meets with students and Or. Ann A. Kaufman, 00 Res.. arch "Some of the papers given were Grants officer (r), to discuss the re ports presented by both the HEW invP.stigo remarkable. The idea behind these to rs and the neophyte undergraduate researchers. The students are Elizabeth tirst-time efforts is to get .them Rodriguez, Catholic University of Puerto Rico, and Leon Richard, Xavier oriented in the me,thod of presen University of Louisiana. tation of their work before pro fessional groups. The unique opportunity in biomedical research for young people from "The symposiwn is also provid ethnic minority groups was stressed by Dr. Thomas E. Malone, NIH ing a n annual forum by gr•antees Associate Director for Extramural Research and Training, at a 3-day of the Minority Biomedical Sup meeting of t he Second Annual port program to share research Xavier-MBS Biomedical Symposi Creativity and motivation must be work." Dr. Kabat spent a year in Sweden as combined with formal education, um held recently in New Orleans. Se v e n t y • three institutions ~ Rockefe ller Foundo lion Fellow. Loh r, "Career opportunities in science the ability to create new experi he joined the faculty of Corne ll Med ments, and the ability to be pro throughout the U.S. and Puerto :we far more acoossible to minority Rico were represented. Forty-two ical School. groups today than ever before,"