HBC June-July 2020 News Bulletin

HBC’s New Acting Associate Director of Research

Dr. Rick Dobrowsky recently assumed the role of HBC’s Acting Associate Director of Research.  He is a professor of pharmacology & toxicology and has been a member of the HBC internal advisory committee for several years.  We would like to thank him for stepping in. 

Biomedical Sciences Symposium - Survey

Due to COVID-19, the Biomedial Sciences Symposium was not held in April.  The student leaders in charge of the symposium are working hard to have the symposium take place virtually sometime in October.  In the meantime, the committee set up a survey site to determine how many individuals would be interested in presenting a virtual poster.  Please take time to send this information to your research group so they can respond by the August 24^th deadline.

J.R. & Inez Jay Fund Awards

We received seven proposals this year and three, rather than two proposals, were awarded.   Congratulations to Michael Hageman, distinguished professor of pharmaceutical chemistry, Frank Schoenen, associate research professor of the HBC, and Jingxin Wang, assistant professor of medicinal chemistry whose proposals were selected by the J.R. and Inez Jay Fund Research Award committee.  More information on the projects can be found in the KU news release published in June.  New applications will be accepted again in March of 2021.  We would like to thank everyone who submitted a J.R. & Inez Jay Fund proposal application for consideration. 

Equipment Award Competition winners

In the spring, a Beckman Coulter SW 41 Ti Swinging-Bucket Rotor Package was offered to HBC participants as part of an award competition.   Congratulations to Drs. Yoshiaki Azuma and Dan Dixon, both from molecular biosciences, who applied for the rotor and agreed to share its use.

HBC Office - REMINDER

Although the on-site HBC office remains closed (the HBC stockroom is open during normal business hours), we are still available to assist you remotely.  Our contact information is: