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Purdue University Department of Biochemistry West Lafayette, Indiana 47907 December 1973 Dear Friends, ask ^/ When the ginko trees in front of the Biochemistry Building suddenly drop their leaves, it's time to start thinking of light and bubbly greetings for the Christmas letter. This is ever a pleasure, even if the past has been lean and somber for Purdue because of financial strictures. It's no consolation to know that this disease is affecting most universities. The cure is known but it's hard to get the prescription filled. Our wandering professors returned this fall: Howard Zalkin from Yanofsky's bacterial emporium at Stanford where he regulated the in vitro synthesis of proteins and Hank Weiner from von Wartburg's lab in Bern where he mused over the metabolism of neurogenic amines. In the coming year we are really going to feel deserted, for this is the year that Forrest Quackenbush retires. There is going to be a real void here scientifi¬ cally, administratively, but most of all, personally. The position Forrest holds and the function he fills are considered so important by the administration that despite the common practice of the University to freeze vacancies, our Department has been authorized to search for an assistant professor of lipids. Space problems plague us continuously. We report proudly that in an unsolicited effort to help, three of our devoted colleagues are making the big sacrifice. Some¬ time this next year they will be taking sabbaticals. Larry Butler is headed for the University of Oregon to work with Frank Reithel on imprisoning urease and walking it backward. Fred Regnier is planning to visit Harvard to meddle in the sex and social life of insects with E. 0. Wilson. Vic Rodwell is aiming for Oxford to study protein turnover (not as tasty as apple turnover but J.B.C. likes the former) with Joel Mandel- stam. Ed Mertz was lured back to Missoula, Montana with a dinner last October by his old a3ma mater who then forced a Distinguished Service Award on him. The 1973 Arnold Kent Balls Award for the outstanding graduate student went to Joanne Killinger. She now holds a Damon Runyon Postdoctoral Fellowship and is with Ki-han Kim. As for the whereabouts of the previous winners: Joe Villafranca is an assistant professor, Chemistry Department, Penn State; Ellen Henderson is P.D.-ing in Julian Gross' lab in Edinburgh; Dave Shapiro is with Schimke at U.C., San Francisco Medical School and Idowu Iweibo is with Gregorio Weber at the U. of Illinois. 1973 is a landmark year for Catherine Weygold. She completed her 50th year of devoted service and nobody remembers when she didn't finish up her day's work on the same day. With her wonderful spirit and kindness she has long held the Purdue record for the person with the greatest number of admirers. Not only has biochemical regulation made a big name in the research end of the Department, but feed, seed, fertilizer, and not least pesticide regulation has really boomed so that Elwyn Schall and his crew have forgotten what a dull moment is. It is a pleasure to mention that Jack Dixon joined us in July in the Medical Educa¬ tion program, coming from U.C, San Diego, where he was a post-doc with Nathan Kaplan when he wasn't teaching medical students. Tom Bruice at U.C, Santa Barbara was his Ph.D. mentor. May you all find joy in this holiday season and fulfillment in the year ahead. Sincerely, Bernard Axelrod
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Purdue Identification Number | PSD00001951 |
Title | Biochemistry holiday newsletter, 1973 |
Description | Purdue University Biochemistry Department newsletter; cover letter by Bernard Axelrod |
Date of Original | 1973 |
Subjects |
Purdue University. Dept. of Biochemistry Biochemists |
Genre (TGM) | Periodicals |
Repository | Purdue University Libraries, Karnes Archives and Special Collections |
Creators | Axelrod, Bernard |
Type | text |
Format | JP2 |
Language | eng |
Collection | Purdue Colleges and Departments |
College | College of Agriculture |
Department | Biochemistry |
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Transcript | Purdue University Department of Biochemistry West Lafayette, Indiana 47907 December 1973 Dear Friends, ask ^/ When the ginko trees in front of the Biochemistry Building suddenly drop their leaves, it's time to start thinking of light and bubbly greetings for the Christmas letter. This is ever a pleasure, even if the past has been lean and somber for Purdue because of financial strictures. It's no consolation to know that this disease is affecting most universities. The cure is known but it's hard to get the prescription filled. Our wandering professors returned this fall: Howard Zalkin from Yanofsky's bacterial emporium at Stanford where he regulated the in vitro synthesis of proteins and Hank Weiner from von Wartburg's lab in Bern where he mused over the metabolism of neurogenic amines. In the coming year we are really going to feel deserted, for this is the year that Forrest Quackenbush retires. There is going to be a real void here scientifi¬ cally, administratively, but most of all, personally. The position Forrest holds and the function he fills are considered so important by the administration that despite the common practice of the University to freeze vacancies, our Department has been authorized to search for an assistant professor of lipids. Space problems plague us continuously. We report proudly that in an unsolicited effort to help, three of our devoted colleagues are making the big sacrifice. Some¬ time this next year they will be taking sabbaticals. Larry Butler is headed for the University of Oregon to work with Frank Reithel on imprisoning urease and walking it backward. Fred Regnier is planning to visit Harvard to meddle in the sex and social life of insects with E. 0. Wilson. Vic Rodwell is aiming for Oxford to study protein turnover (not as tasty as apple turnover but J.B.C. likes the former) with Joel Mandel- stam. Ed Mertz was lured back to Missoula, Montana with a dinner last October by his old a3ma mater who then forced a Distinguished Service Award on him. The 1973 Arnold Kent Balls Award for the outstanding graduate student went to Joanne Killinger. She now holds a Damon Runyon Postdoctoral Fellowship and is with Ki-han Kim. As for the whereabouts of the previous winners: Joe Villafranca is an assistant professor, Chemistry Department, Penn State; Ellen Henderson is P.D.-ing in Julian Gross' lab in Edinburgh; Dave Shapiro is with Schimke at U.C., San Francisco Medical School and Idowu Iweibo is with Gregorio Weber at the U. of Illinois. 1973 is a landmark year for Catherine Weygold. She completed her 50th year of devoted service and nobody remembers when she didn't finish up her day's work on the same day. With her wonderful spirit and kindness she has long held the Purdue record for the person with the greatest number of admirers. Not only has biochemical regulation made a big name in the research end of the Department, but feed, seed, fertilizer, and not least pesticide regulation has really boomed so that Elwyn Schall and his crew have forgotten what a dull moment is. It is a pleasure to mention that Jack Dixon joined us in July in the Medical Educa¬ tion program, coming from U.C, San Diego, where he was a post-doc with Nathan Kaplan when he wasn't teaching medical students. Tom Bruice at U.C, Santa Barbara was his Ph.D. mentor. May you all find joy in this holiday season and fulfillment in the year ahead. Sincerely, Bernard Axelrod |
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