SIGMA XI NEWSLETTER

April, 1998 Edition

Edited by GJI

Annual Banquet to be Held May 7

Sigma Xi will hold a joint banquet with the Society for Experimental Biology and Medicine at the Naval Officer's Club in Bethesda on Thursday, May 7, 1998. This year's banquet is a bit earlier than in previous years because of scheduling problems toward the latter part of May. As in the past, Sigma Xi will be honoring the winners of the Regional High School Science Fairs from Fairfax, Northern Virginia, District of Columbia, Prince George's and Montgomery Counties. The winners will be at the Banquet with their exhibits, so we will all have a chance to meet these promising young scientists and discuss their exhibits with them. Dr. Bob Creveling, recently retired from NIH's National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases, will speak on "Estrogens as Endogenous Carcinogens in Breast Cancer." This should be an interesting and timely presentation. Make plans to come to the Banquet. Both Sigma Xi and SEBM will be subsidizing the meals, so we can keep the price at an affordable $20. each. Bring a guest with you. Please fill out and return your Reservation Form (with payment) to one of the individuals listed before April 30.

Ethics Meeting

SEBM (DC) and NIH present a Forum on Responsible Conduct in Biomedical Research at the Lister Auditorium, NLM, on Friday, May 1, 1998, 2:00 pm- 5:00 pm. RSVP to D.G. Patel (301) 435-0824 or Sid Stolzenberg (301) 594-5345.

Request for E-Mail Addresses

E-mail is a great, inexpensive and quick way to communicate with our members, and we would like to use it whenever we can. However, to get on our e-mail list, we need your current e-mail address. If you have recently changed or acquired a new e-mail address, would you please let us know? Please send your e-mail addresses to Dr. Fred Fry, FDA, HFS-717, 200 C Street, S.W., Washington, DC 20204. His e-mail address is: frf@vm.cfsan.fda.gov. You may also jot down your e-mail address on your Banquet Reservation Form and return it to one of the people on the list. We will forward your e-mail address to Fred. Thank you!

Election of Sigma Xi Chapter Officers for 1998-2000

Attached to this Newsletter is a Ballot with the names of Nominees for various elective offices of the FDA Chapter of Sigma Xi. If elected, these individuals will serve two year terms starting in July, 1998 and ending June 30, 2000. Please let us know your choice for our officers for the next two years by taking the time to mark your ballot. Please return the marked ballots (Housemail or US Mail) to:

Howard Cyr
FDA - CDRH
HFZ-114 TRL 5E
12709 Twinbrook Pkwy
Rockville, MD 20852

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