October 2009 - We are pleased to announce that John Wiley has just published the second edition of its bestselling book, "Basic Gas chromatography," co-authored by Harold McNair of Virginia Tech and RISE Fellow, James Miller. The first edition, published in 1998, was in need of updating which resulted in a new edition that is 20% longer and includes topics like multidimensional gas chromatography and gas chromatography/mass spectrometry.
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Wiley-VCH, Germany, has just published (October 2009) a new "Encyclopedia of Applied Spectroscopy" which includes a chapter (#30) on Chromatography by RISE Fellow James Miller. While chromatography is not a spectroscopic method, many chromatographs have spectroscopic detectors, which is the reason for the inclusion of this topic in the encyclopedia.
Jim's other book, "Chromatography: Concepts & Contrasts," has just been reissued by Wiley in paperback format.
Information regarding these books can be found at www.wiley.com . A search for James M. Miller or the title of the books will give you access to further information.
October, 2009 RISE Fellow Arnold Demain has a new review article on microbial natural products and their role in combating infectious bacteria and fungi. See Medicinal Research Reviews, Vol. 29, No. 6. 821-842, 2009. http://www3.interscience.wiley.com/journal/122246001/abstract
On May 16 RISE Fellow Arnold Demain received an Honorary Doctor of Humane Letters degree from Drew University at its 141st annual commencement ceremony. The honoray degree celebrates Dr. Demain's career as a leading industrial microbiologist during which he "has conducted pioneering research on the biosynthesis of penicillins and cephalosporins" among many other accomplishments, including nearly 500 published papers and 21 patents.
Arnold Demain and co-author Sergio Sanchez describe 80 years of progress in microbial drug discovery in the January issue of The Journal of Antibiotics. Microbes Contribute to Health The abstract begins with the statement that "Microbes have made a phenomenal contribution to the health and well-being of people throughout the world."
RISE Fellow Arnold Demain points out the potential role of microbes in solving the global energy crisis. January 2009 Journal of Inudstrial Microbiology & Biotechnology
Arnold Demain to be celebrated at BIT's 6th Life Spring Forum on Industrial Microbiology in Seoul, Korea, April 5th-7th, 2009. "Celebrating 60 years of Prof. Arnold L. Demain's Science (1949-2009)" Arnold Demain Bit's Forum
Rise Fellow, Barbara Petrack, has been named recipient of the American Chemical Society (ACS) 2008 New York Section, Outstanding Service Award, presented in January 2009. This annual award is given to a member of the New York Section of the ACS in recoginition of outstanding leadership skills and dedicated service in promoting programs that contribute to the excellence of the Section.
Dr. Petrack has been Chair of the Biochemical Topical Group, New York Section, of the ACS from 1980 until the present. This group collaborbates with the Biochemical Pharmacology Discussion Group of the New York Academy of Sciences for the purpose of sponsoring seven to eight symposia per year.
May 27, 2009 The research of RISE Fellow Bill Campbell is highlighted in the Spring 2009 issue of the Drew Magazine on page 14. There you will find the answer to the question "What does your dog's heartworm medicine have in common with the treatment for river blindness?" Drew Magazine - Dr. Worm
Recent article in Nature Medicine features RISE Fellow Bill Campbell and describes the fight against tropical diseases.
Read the history of how a drug called sulfaquinoxaline, along with improved production methods, led to such a dramatic reduction in the price of chicken that it became part of the "everyday menu of the Western world."
RISE Fellow Allen Laskin has been appointed Editor-in-Chief of the Journal of Industrial Microbiology and Biotechnology (JIMB), the official journal of the Society for Industrial Microbiology (SIM). He was a Founding Senior Editor of JIMB, and served as Senior Editor until his latest appointment. For information about the journal, please refer to www.springer.com/life+sci/biochemistry/journal/10295
Jon Kettenring, RISE Director, wrote an article The Rise of Statistics in the 21st Century as part of a project to renew interest in the science of statistics and statistics education in former Yugoslavia.
RISE Director Jon Kettenring has been appointed Chair of the Advisory Board of DIMACS , The Center for Discrete Mathematics & Theoretical Computer Science, a partnership of Rutgers University, AT&T Labs-Research, Telcordia Technologies, Princeton University, Bell Labs, and NEC Laboratories America. For information about DIMACS, please refer to www.dimacs.rutgers.edu
