The Life Sciences Division contributes to strategic Berkeley Lab and National efforts by developing and applying advanced technologies for elucidation of mechanisms involved in response to low level ionizing radiation, cancer and the microenvironment, neurodegenerative diseases, bio-fuel production and bioremediation.
Program Highlight
Low Dose SFA Research Presented
DOE Program Manager Noelle Metting visited the Life Sciences Division DOE Low Dose Scientific Focus Area (SFA) program on November 30 - December 3, 2009. SFA members presented progress presentations of this program that addresses aspects of low dose radiobiology that may inform regulatory decision making for exposure to low dose and low dose rate radiation.
Award Highlight
Multi-center Research Contract
In December 2009, a team from Berkeley Lab and Stanford University was awarded a multi-center research contract from the Biomedical Advanced Research and Development Authority (BARDA) in the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services to develop panels of blood protein markers and nano-devices for high-throughput radiation biodosimetry.
Upcoming Seminars
Wah Chiu of Baylor College of Medicine will present on "Seeing Nanomachines at Different Functional States with Cryo-EM," Tuesday, Feb. 2 at 4PM (Bldg 66 Aud.). Host: Ken Downing.
Paul Doetsch of the Emory University will present on "Transcriptional Mutagenesis: from Directed Evolution to Cancer," Tuesday, Feb. 9 at 4PM (Bldg 66 Aud.). Host: Priscilla Cooper.
More >SAFETY MESSAGE
Safety Handbook and Orientation Checklist Available
To bridge the gap between EHS training and lab-specific safety issues, the Life Sciences Division has developed a new student safety handbook that emphasizes some fundamental lab safety issues, and a safety orientation checklist that focuses on basic life safety issues (such as eye wash locations, spill kit locations, etc.) and on hazards present in a particular lab. You can find these resources and more information on keeping safe here.
