December   1997

FORUM

Introducing Cultural Perspectives into Microbial Education
Robert T. Yuan, Spencer A. Benson, Shannon Chilcoate,
Vinh Diep, Christina Lagdameo, Ana Maria Sanchez, and Valeria
Vehemente                                                       p.650

Cultural perspectives have a role in science education and help
make science relevant to its future practitioners

CURRENT TOPICS

Medicine, Chemistry Nobels Honor Unconventional
and the Basic in Biology					P.562
New World Pathogens: New and Continuing Puzzles		        p.652
1997 ICAAC Features Innovations					p.653
DNA Vaccines in Newborn Mice-Promising but
Also Puzzling							P.654
Antibiotic Resistance on Rise Globally				p.655
Herpes Virus perhaps Busier than Once Thought			p.655
Renewed Signs Immunomodulators Help
Overcome Infections						p.656

FEATURES

Bright Outlook on Direct DNA Immunizations
Patrick Young							p.659

DNA-based vaccines appear safe and effective according to
a report from the American Academy of Microbiology

Eucaryotic Microbial Multidrug Resistance Pumps
Marc Ouellette, Kim Lewis, and David C. Hooper			p.664

Eucaryotic MDRs help protect cells in all types of organisms,
making drug treatment of some infections a challenge

INO Contest: Nitric Oxide Plays Complex roles in Infection
Ferric C. Fang							p. 668

The impish NO and several close chemical relatives
sometimes combat, other times assist a wide variety of pathogens

ASM NEWS

ASM Adopts New Logo						p.676

The new design, a highly stylized version of a microscope,
replaces a seal-type logo designed for ASM's 75th anniversary

Pacific Rim Members: Demographic, Attitudes			p.676

More than 50% of Pacific Rim members have Ph.D.'s and many
affiliate with the Molecular Biology divisional group

New Chair Appointed to PSAB Minority Committee			p. 678

Carlos Del Rio, Professor of Medicine at Emory University, is the
new chair. The Committee collects data on the training and employment
of minority microbiologists and studies legislation affecting minority
microbiologists

American Academy of Microbiology				p.680
Publications							p.680
Membership							p.681
International Activities					p.683
Divisions							p.684

DEPARTMENTS

Letters                                                         p.585
Public Affairs Report                                           p.597
Journal Highlights                                              p.616
Reviews and Resources                                           p.632
Application Deadlines                                           p.634
Calendar                                                        p.637
Employment                                                      p.640

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