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June 27, 2007 | Volume 1, Issue 26

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FEATURE ARTICLE

Vaccine preparation for SARS virus effective in animal model
Lipid Sciences, Inc. has reported in a submission to the National Institutes of Health that it has met the study goal of creating a vaccine preparation for SARS (Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome).

The study - funded by the NIH under the auspices of a Small Business Technology Transfer grant - validated the hypothesis that a modified SARS viral particle could result in an enhanced immunogenic response in an animal model resulting in both neutralizing antibody and cell-mediated immune responses.

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JOB OPPORTUNITIES

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Technician I/II, Animal Care (7057BR, 7058BR) - BIOGEN IDEC (posted June 8, 2007)
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Supervisor, Animal Facility (6486BR) - BIOGEN IDEC (posted June 8, 2007)
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IN THE MAGAZINE

Ask Dr. Marty - Assessing Employee Performance
Assessing employee performance and providing feedback to employees is a task most supervisors dread. Consequently, they tend to put it off, or worse still, avoid it all together. Yet providing feedback to employees is a crucially important management function.

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PRODUCT FOCUS

Viking Medical: Flowmeter
Viking Medical offers a small animal anesthesia unit. The oxygen and scavenger flowmeters come mounted to a stand with a precision vaporizer. A multi station manifold controls both fresh anesthetic gas as well as scavenged gas. The round induction chamber is sized for either mice or rats. The height adjustable closed coaxial (COAX) breathing system insures correct anesthesia control. (Viking Medical)

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