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| May 30, 2001 | Contact: Jody Oesterreicher (312) 996-8277; joest@uic.edu |
ATTN: NEWS PLANNING AND ASSIGNMENT EDITORS, GENERAL ASSIGNMENT AND HEALTH REPORTERS, AND PHOTO EDITORS
TB SURVIVOR AND ZEN PRIEST TO DEDICATE TB LAB
WHAT:
Dedication of the UIC Institute for Tuberculosis Research's world-class biosafety level 3 laboratory with blessing by Samu Sunim, founder and spiritual director of the Zen Buddhist Temple of Chicago.
WHERE:
Fourth floor
UIC College of Pharmacy
833 S. Wood St.
WHEN:
Friday, June 1
SCHEDULE:
Dedication Ceremony 1-1:45 p.m
Open House with Tours and Refreshments 1:45-4 p.m.
DETAILS:
The UIC College of Pharmacy is poised to begin a new phase of drug discovery with the creation of a $1.2 million biosafety level 3 laboratory. The lab will help develop new, effective, low-cost therapies for people afflicted with tuberculosis-the world's leading bacterial killer.
The new UIC lab is funded in part from the proceeds of a TB vaccine that was developed and patented by UIC researchers in the 1940s.
The laboratory will go into operation June 4, after which time it will be accessible only to trained personnel in full bioprotective gear.
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