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Page 2 • Thursday, July 8, 1999 N EWS Chemistry prof Ba receives grant for cancer work Preseason drills BY NONI SRIDHARA The Battalion A chemistry professor at A&M has received a $250,000 grant from the American Cancer Soci ety, which will be used to fund a 2-year project on the researching of Landomycin A. Dr. Gary Sulikowski was awarded the grant to research Landomycin A, a naturally oc curring anti-tumor agent pro duced by a soil microorganism known to inhibit cell growth. Texas A&M University, along with 10 other in- SULIKOWSKI stitutions, is studying the bi ology of cancer to help find solu tions for this medical problem. Sulikowski said he has been working with arranging the sug ars of the molecules in various ways and they are trying to un derstand the relationship of the compounds structure to its bio logical effects. “I’ve always been interested in a sort of molecular architecture,” he said. “The chemistry of trying to put this together is an artistic endeavor as well as scientific.” Dr. Ken Ramos, a member of the College of Veterinary Medi cine who is working in collabo ration with Sulikowski, said they are characterizing the pharma cology of several lead com pounds. “We are determining the abil ity of compounds to interfere with growth inhibition of mam malian cells,” he said. Ramos said there still is a lot of research to..be done in order to understand the biological activi ty of cancer before any treatment can be found. Sulikowski said he has been putting together this particular sugar for two to three years now and it should be another three years before the experiment is completed. Phil Evans, president of the American Cancer Society for the Texas Division Inc. said in a press release that the efforts of many dedicated researchers throughout the country are the key to saving lives and diminish ing suffering from cancer. Over the past five years, the University has received more than $600,000 from the American Cancer Society to fund its re search of cancer. AGGIELA CODY WAGES/The Bat Justin Brisco, an employee of the MSC Bookstore, loads souvenir trailers in preparation for the upcoming football season. Closing Acid accident victim still in critical TEXARKANA (AP) — One work er remained in critical condition a day after another was killed in a chemical accident at the Red Riv er Army Depot. Brady Felts, 19, and Kevin Brown Jr., 39, both civilian con tractors, were attempting to neu tralize phosphoric acid for dis posal when some vapors escaped and overcame them at the facility near Texarkana Two other workers, who were not in jured, found them. Brown was pronounced dead on arrival at an area hospital after the midday accident on Tuesday. Felts was listed in critical condi tion at St. Michael’s Medical Cen ter Wednesday. Continued from Page 1 Jerry Gaston, vice president for administration, said that if Joe Routt Boulevard is closed to traffic, it will be done in three parts. Phase 1 is to create a new load ing dock entrance to the MSC on the east side of the MSC and cre ate the beginning of the mall by Kyle Field, Gaston said; The sec ond phase is to relocate utilities in the area from Kyle Field to Throckmorton. The third phase is to create a mall on Joe Routt Boulevard. Gaston said the Board of Re gents will discuss the concept in July at the Board of Regents Meeting. Get SMART A&M students gain experience through medicalprogn BY STUART HUTSON The Battalion Core Continued from Page 1 University-wide, although individual colleges and departments can continue to require the courses for their students. Beginning this fall, the Core Curriculum Review Committee will conduct a broad study to determine if the current curriculum is fulfilling the duties, of a core curriculum. “We will look at other university’s core curricu- lums, the history of A&M’s curriculum and the re cently mandated statewide core in order to deter mine what is the right number of mandated core-hours for the University,” he said. Additionally, Parrish said the committee will meet with other faculty and students to discuss whether or not the current curriculum is meeting the University’s standard and, if not, what they can do to better the situation. Woodrow Jones, dean of the College of Liberal Arts, served on the Texas Education Board’s cur riculum committee in 1998. Jones said the change is reasonable, and both broadens and “liberalizes” the education across the state. “It benefits transfers because it holds everyone to the same obligation and makes things easier,” Jones said. “The only problem I see is in the quality of the courses being taught in other colleges. “The (state) committee assumes all colleges are the same — but everyone at A&M knows the demands here are different from community colleges.” Student Body President Will Hurd said they are trying to determine if A&M students would learn enough about the specific subject, given this type of instruction, if it would put A&M transfers at a dis advantage and if other universities would recognize these courses. “We are asking these questions to see how we can improve the fundamental education we’re receiving here at A&M,” Hurd said. A&M students interested in pur suing careers in the medical field are getting first-hand experience through the Summer Medical and Research Training (SMART) pro gram, hosted by the Baylor College of Medicine. Seven Texas A&M students are among 94 students from across the nation who are participating in bio medical research and learning about biomedical career opportu nities during the program, which started in June and will run through the middle of August. Temekka Jones, a biochemistry major who is attending the pro gram for the third year, said the SMART program has allowed her to develop biomedical experience that will aid her in her pursuit of med ical and doctoral degrees. “The program gives me an op portunity to get practical experi ence in both the clinical and re search environments,” Jones said. James Orengo, a freshman mol ecular biology major, said his re search through the program and the lectures have extensively broadened his perspective in this field of science. The students were chosen from more than 650 applicants from 150 colleges and universities across the nation. The applicants were select ed to participate in the annual pro gram based on their grade-point ra tios in the sciences and previous research experience. Gayle Slaughter, associai; fessor of cell biology and# of the SMART program,saiii versities nationwide recop this program as a sort search. She said the goal of thepif is to inspire and prepare la); young people to pursuer® careers in the biomedical - assigning each student ac mentor, who in tumgivesitf dent his or her own bit of resa to pursue. Students participating in thep gram are paid $3,000. SIj students receive careercounse and listen to daily lecturesi broad areas of research in th medical field to aid themina ing a college for master’s won eventual career plans. NUTZ By R. 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