$3.8 million gift to biology dept

tristatecoog · Post by **tristatecoog** » Sun Jan 13, 2008 10:03 pm

I heard that there was a picture and article in today's paper about a large gift to the Biology department. True? If so, it's very good news. SMU has a lot of momentum.

Water Pony · Post by **Water Pony** » Mon Jan 14, 2008 9:56 am

tristatecoog wrote:I heard that there was a picture and article in today's paper about a large gift to the Biology department. True? If so, it's very good news. SMU has a lot of momentum.

Caren Prothro gives $3.6M to Department of Biological Sciences.

http://www.dallasnews.com/sharedcontent ... f1d4b.html

White Helmet · Post by **White Helmet** » Mon Jan 14, 2008 10:44 am

It is a nice gift, though the article has a mistake in the bottom when discussing some of the research there, Penicillin is a beta-lactam, so how can beta lactams inhibit penicillin.

Water Pony · Post by **Water Pony** » Mon Jan 14, 2008 11:08 am

I knew that. How obvious.

White Helmet · Post by **White Helmet** » Mon Jan 14, 2008 11:11 am

The XtC · Post by **The XtC** » Mon Jan 14, 2008 5:14 pm

[quote="White Helmet"]It is a nice gift, though the article has a mistake in the bottom when discussing some of the research there, Penicillin is a beta-lactam, so how can beta lactams inhibit penicillin.[/quote]

My guess would be that was a typo, and the writer meant beta-lactamase. That's what John Buynak has been working on.

White Helmet · Post by **White Helmet** » Mon Jan 14, 2008 5:20 pm

along with Christine Buchanan, who would be in the Bio dept not chem like Buynak.

$3.8 million gift to biology dept

$3.8 million gift to biology dept

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