Today at Berkeley Lab: February 28, 2006

Tuesday, February 28, 2006

Today

10:15 p.m.
EHS 10
Intro to ES&H at Berkeley Lab
Bldg. 50 Auditorium

Noon
EETD
The Past, Present, and Future of Electricity Reliability Oversight in North America
Joe Eto
Bldg. 90-3148

1:15 p.m.
EHS 738/739/735
Bloodborne Pathogens/Biosafety Training
Bldg. 70A-3377

4 p.m.
Life Sciences
Trophoblasts: Master of Mimicry
Susan Fisher, UCSF
Bldg. 66 Auditorium

Tomorrow

11 a.m.
Human Resources
Oracle Calendar Tips & Tricks
Bldg. 2-100B

Noon
Yoga Club
Class with Chris Hoskins
Bldg. 70-191

Noon
Yoga Club
Class with Naomi Hartwig
Bldg. 937-302

3 p.m.
Advanced Light Source
Coherent Magnetic Scattering at the ALS: A Speckle View on Magnetic Morphologies
Karine Chesnel
Bldg. 6-2202

Morning Editions: Breakfast Burrito with Ham, Cheese and Eggs
Tomorrow's Breakfast: French Toast with Bacon and Eggs
Market Carvery: Chicken or Cheese Enchiladas with Rice and Beans
The Fresh Grille: Patty Melt with Fries, Fruit
Menutainment: Fiesta Taco Salad

B'fast:	6:30 a.m. - 9:30 a.m.
Lunch:	11 a.m. - 1:30 p.m.
Full menu

Gene Therapy Helps
Solve Delivery Problems
By Tom Abate





Schaffer

Survival of the fittest drove evolution. Now Berkeley Lab physical bioscientist David Schaffer is subjecting viruses to brutal competition as a tool of biomedical innovation. Using a laboratory version of natural selection, he is searching for a better way to deliver microscopic healing agents directly to the diseased cells of patients. In the process, Schaffer is trying to solve one of the problems that has held back the field of gene therapy, one of the darlings of biotechnology before stem cells stole the limelight. Full story.

Evaluators Needed
For R&D 100 Review

R&D Magazine is preparing its special issue on the top 100 new technologies. The publication is looking for scientific researchers willing to evaluate submissions for the annual list. Those interested in participating can obtain more details by contacting Pam Seidenman (x6461) with the Lab's Technology Transfer Office.





Spiecker

Nanoscale
Tubing That
Instantly
Assembles
Itself

Making tubes useful often means joining them to other tubes and linking them together in networks. Easy enough to do with standard water pipes — but on the nanoscale, it's quite difficult to accomplish. Now a team of researchers, including Berkeley Lab materials scientist Erdmann Spiecker, have found a completely new way to form complex networks of nanotubes. Full story.

Sizzling Salsa
Lessons at Lab

Berkeley Lab's Dance Club is back in business. After a long hiatus, the group has found a new space for lessons, which will begin on Monday with salsa for beginners and intermediate dancers. Instruction starts at noon and continues to 1 p.m. in the Building 51 lobby (Bevatron). The four-week salsa session is free of charge. Organizers say new moves not previously taught will be demonstrated. For more information, contact Joy Kono (x6375).

Morning's Power Outage From Failed Transformer

This morning's site-wide power outage, which also affected the UC Berkeley campus, was caused by the failure of a Pacific Gas and Electric transformer, possibly the result of inclement weather. Electricity at the Lab went out shortly before 8 a.m. and was restored beginning around 8:35 a.m. Call the Work Request Center for any lingering power problems.

WEATHER

70% chance of T-storms.
High: 59° (15° C)

Extended Forecast

SECURITY CONDITION

SECON level 3

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