The Case Still Isnt Closed Aug 10, 2008
"I'd say the vast majority of people [at Fort Detrick] think he had nothing to do with it," said Jeffrey Adamovicz, who served as one of Ivins's supervisors in the facility's bacteriology division. Paul Kemp, Ivins's lawyer, said some of what's presented in the unsealed affidavits are "speculative" theories that would never be admissible in court. (Newsweek)
In Anthrax Case, Hindsight Shifts View of Ivins Aug 9, 2008
In Room 19 of the bacteriology division, Dr. Ivins's office was jammed with desks for six more staffers where once there had been just Dr. Ivins and perhaps one other ... By this time, all of the scientists in the bacteriology division were under the FBI's investigative microscope, people working there at the time said ... "Ever since they started calling back the people in the bacteriology division for polygraphs, they all sort of got quiet about things," Col. Anderson said. (Wall Street Journal)
Post tarnished by anthrax claim Aug 8, 2008
This is devastating'Ivins' colleague Dr. W. Russell Byrne, who headed USAMRIID's bacteriology division from late 1998 to early 2000, said Thursday the case was "incredibly damaging" to biodefense work. "This is devastating, not only to USAMRIID, but pretty much all government research," Byrne said. (MSNBC -- Terrorism)
Many Ivins Colleagues Unconvinced by FBI Anthrax Evidence Aug 8, 2008
"I haven't seen anything to start with that anybody could have made those spores in the area where the bacteriology division in building 1425 worked," said Dr. Russell Byrne, a retired Army researcher who collaborated with Ivins on many projects over 15 years. Byrne is among more than 200 co-workers and top brass at the Army's bio-defense center at Ft. Detrick who attended a memorial for Ivins Wednesday just hours before the FBI formally announced its evidence against the former researcher. (W-USA News, DC)
Tales of Addiction, Anxiety, Ranting Aug 6, 2008
W. Russell Byrne, an infectious disease specialist who worked with Ivins in the bacteriology division at Fort Detrick until Byrne's 2000 retirement from the Army, has kept up with his former colleagues ... Gerry Andrews, who worked with Ivins at Fort Detrick for nine years and was the bacteriology division's chief from 2000 to 2003, said that it was rare for Ivins to join the other researchers after work for beer and that Ivins drank so little he was kidded about being a teetotaler. (Washington Post -- Technology)
Doubts about anthrax story Aug 5, 2008
"I think he's a convenient fall guy. They can say, 'OK, we found him, case closed, we're going home,'" said Dr. Kenneth W. Hedlund, the former chief of bacteriology at Fort Detrick who hired Ivins. "The FBI apparently applied a lot of pressure to all the investigators there [at Detrick], and they found the weakest link.". (Baltimore Sun)
Anthrax suspect kept top security clearance Aug 4, 2008
Jeffrey Adamovicz, who formerly supervised Ivins as head of Fort Detrick's bacteriology division, saw him at the briefing and talked to him for about 10 minutes. "He seemed stressed but fairly normal," said Adamovicz, who helped develop the plague vaccine and later won a Bronze Star for his service in Iraq. (Boston Globe)
Therapist says Bruce Ivins was planning to kill Aug 4, 2008
where Ivins specialized in trying to develop vaccines in the bacteriology division. The 2001 anthrax attacks, just weeks after Sept. 11, further traumatized the nation. (Los Angeles Times)
Therapist says Ivins was planning to kill Aug 4, 2008
Police quickly escorted Ivins from his workspace in the U.S. Army Medical Institute of Infectious Diseases at Fort Detrick, where Ivins specialized in trying to develop vaccines in the bacteriology division ... Police quickly escorted Ivins from his workspace in the U.S. Army Medical Institute of Infectious Diseases at Fort Detrick, where Ivins specialized in trying to develop vaccines in the bacteriology division. (Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier)
Suspect's suicide could close case Aug 3, 2008
Over lunch in the bacteriology division, nervous scientists would share stories about their latest unpleasant encounters with the FBI and ponder whether they should hire criminal defense lawyers, according to one of Ivins's former supervisors ... "I really don't think he's the guy. I say to the FBI, 'Show me your evidence,' " said Jeffrey Adamovicz, former director of the bacteriology division at US Army Medical Research Institute for Infectious Diseases, on the grounds of the sprawling Army... (Boston Globe)
How Some Bacteria May Steal Iron From Their Human Hosts Aug 3, 2008
The research will be published in the August issue (volume 190, issue 16) of the Journal of Bacteriology, published by the American Society for Microbiology. "Iron is the single most important micronutrient bacteria need to survive," Doyle says. (Science Daily)
Associated Press Dark side of anthrax suspect Aug 2, 2008
Dr. W. Russell Byrne, a colleague who worked in the bacteriology division of the Fort Detrick research facility, said Ivins was hounded by FBI agents who raided his home twice, and he was hospitalized for depression earlier this month ... Whenever a colleague would leave the bacteriology division, Ivins would write a song or poem for that person and perform it, accompanying himself on keyboard, Byrne said. (San Diego Union-Tribune)
More of this story Aug 2, 2008
Ivins was hounded by aggressive FBI agents who raided his home twice, said Dr. W. Russell Byrne, a colleague who worked in the bacteriology division of the Fort Detrick research facility for 15 years. Byrne said Ivins was forcefully removed from his job by local police recently because of fears that he had become a danger to himself or others. (Roanoke Rapids Daily Herald, NC)
Anthrax suspect dies in apparent suicide Aug 1, 2008
A telephone call that same day by the Times verified that Ivins s government voicemail was still functioning at the bacteriology division of USAMRIID.. The scientist faced forced retirement, planned for September, said his longtime colleague, who described Ivins as emotionally fractured by the federal scrutiny. (Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier)
Cured typhoid patients 'locked in asylum for decades' Aug 1, 2008
Emeritus professor of bacteriology at Aberdeen University in Scotland Hugh Pennington said the women probably posed a low health risk. I think when the carriage of typhoid was discovered way toward the beginning of the 20th century, it was thought to be a really bad problem,'' he said. (The Canberra Times)
Typhoid victims locked up for life in mental institution Jul 30, 2008
Hugh Pennington, emeritus professor of bacteriology at Aberdeen University, said the women would have posed little threat unless they had poor hygiene and were preparing food. Magistrates had powers to order the detention of anyone suffering from a notifiable disease and who was deemed a risk to society. (Telegraph.co.uk)
Typhoid women were kept in asylum Jul 28, 2008
Hugh Pennington, emeritus professor of bacteriology at Aberdeen University, said the women would have posed only a small risk to the public. "They certainly were infectious, they had the potential to spread the infection to others if they had poor hygiene and they were preparing food and all that type of thing", he said. (BBC News -- UK)
Harlyn Halvorson, 83; directed Marine Biological Laboratory Jul 2, 2008
Two years later he graduated from the University of Illinois with a doctorate in bacteriology, then conducted research at the Pasteur Institute in Paris. Dr. Halvorson married Jean Ericksen 53 years ago and began teaching at the University of Wisconsin in 1956, leaving in 1971 to direct the Rosenstiel center at Brandeis during a time when science funding was becoming scarce. (Boston Globe)
Pitt researcher sees female side of global AIDS fight Jun 30, 2008
Education: Bachelor's degree in bacteriology and public health, Washington State University, 1976; doctorate in bacteriology and public health, Washington State University, 1982. Previous positions: Professor, department of obstetrics and gynecology, University of Washington, 1984-1995; director, reproductive infectious disease research, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, 1995-present; director, Center of Excellence in Women's Health, Magee-Womens Hospital, 2000-2007. (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA)
Cause of deathAutopsy helps reveal why turtles are stranding Jun 4, 2008
"Bacteriology tests can help to determine if the turtle is suffering from disease.". The Cetacean Strandings Investigation Programme (CSIP), coordinated by ZSL and funded by Defra, has conducted 22 marine turtle post-mortems since 2001. (BBC News -- UK)
All patients to be tested for MRSA in bid to beat superbug Jun 3, 2008
Hugh Pennington, emeritus professor of bacteriology at the University of Aberdeen, welcomed the project. He told The Scotsman: "People have realised that this really has to be done now if we are to tackle MRSA."It's quite expensive, but if you look at the total costs of tackling MRSA, let alone the human suffering it involves, the cost of screening should make a saving. (Scotsman)
KSU's Leasure Hall closed amid concern over asbestos May 26, 2008
It provided facilities for veterinary medicine and the department of Bacteriology. Leasure Hall was named for Dr. E.E. Leasure who joined the faculty in 1926 and became dean of the in 1948. (Wichita Business Journal, KS)
Prof, AIDS educator retiring May 16, 2008
D. in bacteriology from the University of California at Los Angeles. Farrell was a postdoctoral fellow at the University of Illinois College of Medicine 1970-72. (Pocatello Idaho State Journal, ID)
Bid to trace guests following case of Legionnaires Apr 18, 2008
Sir Hugh Pennington, emeritus professor of bacteriology at Aberdeen University, said that while the disease had to be taken seriously, the risk of contracting it was low. He stressed that it could not be passed from person to person. (The Herald)
EGYPT: Water pipe smoking a significant TB risk Mar 25, 2008
This consists of six key components: political commitment with increased and sustainable financing; case detection through quality assured bacteriology; standardised treatment, with supervision and patient support; an effective drug supply and management system; monitoring and evaluation; and impact measurement. NGO involvement. (AlertNet)
MRSA and C difficile superbug deaths at 10000 a year Mar 23, 2008
Antibiotic-resistant bacteria are now so well established here, we will never get rid of them, said Hugh Pennington, emeritus professor of bacteriology at Aberdeen University and a world expert. Latest European figures show that Britain s hospitals are still teeming with treatment-resistant bacteria. (Times Online)
Sure, it might be cruel, but intensive farming saves lives Jan 13, 2008
Prior to the 1950s, large numbers of people died because of tuberculosis due to a simple lack of nourishment,' says Hugh Pennington, emeritus professor of bacteriology at Aberdeen University and an expert on food contamination and nutritional issues. The wide availability of cheap animal proteins, both chicken and fish, has put an end to that. (Guardian Unlimited)
Vomiting bug cases to rise as holidays end Jan 6, 2008
"He added: "One of the features of this virus is that the vomiting and diarrhoea just happen without much warning. You would normally feel unwell beforehand and then feel worse and then vomit. (Scotsman)
2 new CVTC programs OKd Dec 9, 2007
They will learn the anatomy and physiology of skin the care and use of cosmetics bacteriology, what cosmetic ingredients are and if they re good or not, said Gregg. We are looking to start it in the spring but want to hire a certified cosmetic esthetician to teach it, so if we haven t yet, it may not happen just then. (Calhoun Times, GA)
Battle of the Bugs: MRSA isn't a new problem Nov 22, 2007
What s fascinating about the ant gardens is that the bacteria in them don t develop resistance despite being exposed to a constant barrage of antibiotics produced by the fungi, said Marcin Filutowicz, a professor of bacteriology at the University of Wisconsin-Madison and one of the people involved in Wispar, the Wisconsin Project for Antimicrobial Research. Understanding why resistance doesn t happen in this case may give us clues about why it does develop in the bacteria we re used to seeing,... (Racine Journal Times, WI)
Abscess Incision and Drainage Nov 8, 2007
Meislin HW, Lerner SA, Graves MH, et al. Cutaneous abscesses: anaerobic and aerobic bacteriology and outpatient management. Ann Intern Med 1977;87:145-149. (New England Journal of Medicine)
Dorshorsts to Share Diversity With Derby Youth Oct 26, 2007
Anne is a junior at UW-Madison majoring in dairy science and bacteriology. Combining the family, farm and practice has been good for the Dorshorsts. (Agri-View, WI)
Marys River was once Corvallis’ natatorium Oct 14, 2007
Dr. G.V. Copson of the college bacteriology department tested the water many times and warned of increasing pollution from upstream and from the logs stored downstream. In 1945, Public Health Officer R.W. Ripley declared the water unsafe for swimming and posted notices to that effect. (Corvallis Gazette Times, OR)
University scholars receive distinguished, named professorships Sep 21, 2007
He completed his post-doctoral training under the mentorship of Vincent Fischetti in the Laboratory of Bacteriology and Immunology at Rockefeller University. Joshua Scodel, Professor in English Language ature, Comparative Literature and the College, and Chair of Comparative Literature, has been named the Helen A. Regenstein Professor. (Univeristy of Chicago Chronicle, IL)
Britain hit by foot and mouth again Sep 13, 2007
Pennington, an emeritus professor of bacteriology at Aberdeen University, northern Scotland, said the disease could survive for as long as two months in cool, damp conditions, which the area has been enjoying in recent weeks. Britain's Chief Vet Debby Reynolds said the authorities were vigilant after she confirmed the new case of foot-and-mouth disease. (Yahoo News -- Top Stories)
Parasitic Battles Can Involve Gene Transfer That Aids Evolution Sep 9, 2007
The upregulation of so many host genes during infection is a phenomenon unseen before in the world of bacteriology. Moreover, many of the host genes upregulated during infection are among those that are found in genomic islands in the host, variable regions that appear to be hot-spots for genetic exchange between bacterial hosts and viruses. (Science Daily)
Antibiotics share killing mechanism Sep 7, 2007
R.B. Helling and J.S. Kukora, "Nalidixic acd-resistant mutants of Escherichia coli deficient in isocitrate dehydrogenase," Journal of Bacteriology, March 1971. M.J. Gruer et al., "Construction and properties of aconitase mutants of Escherichia coli," Microbiology, June 1997. (The Scientist)
Taming The Anthrax Threat Aug 3, 2007
(Credit: University of Michigan/ Journal of Bacteriology). Now, researchers at the University of Michigan Medical School have developed the first complete picture of how anthrax-causing bacteria survive and grow inside unwitting immune cells -- their supposed attackers -- during the crucial first moments of anthrax infection. (Science Daily)
Daniel Koshland, biologist, editor of Science Jul 27, 2007
Following Marian's death, he reconnected with Yvonne Cyr San Jule, whom he first met in 1940 while they were undergraduates in a Berkeley bacteriology course. They were married in August 2000. (Boston Globe)
Eminent biochemist Daniel Koshland has died UCB, Jul. 24 Jul 25, 2007
Following the death of his first wife, after 52 years of marriage, Daniel Koshland reconnected with Yvonne Cyr San Jule, whom he had first met in 1940 when they were UC Berkeley undergraduates enrolled in a bacteriology class. They married in August 2000. (University of California Newswire, CA)
Child deaths continue to baffle Health Department Jul 25, 2007
"But even with the just over 100 deaths they had in the United States that year there were very few of them in the age group that we've seen, few of them had similar bacteriology to what we've seen and almost none of them had a similar picture of a very rapidly progressing disease within 12 hours," he said. Tags. (ABC Online)
Conventional Wisdom?: Jun 9, 2007
Louis Pasteur and Joseph Lister presented theirs, redefining the worlds of bacteriology and infection. Their results, and those of other era brand names, were sometimes met with derision, at other times with acceptance. (Slate)
Carson's "Silent Spring" fails test of time Jun 6, 2007
If students are going to read "Silent Spring" in science classes, I wish it were paired with another work from that same year, 1962, titled "Chemicals and Pests." It was a review of "Silent Spring" in the journal Science written by I.L. Baldwin, a professor of agricultural bacteriology at the University of Wisconsin. He did not have Carson's literary flair, but his science has held up much better. (International Herald Tribune -- Health)
Community : Former Crandon resident receives veterinary degree May 24, 2007
Prior to being accepted to the Wisconsin School of Veterinary Medicine, Dr. Hageny earned a BS degree in bacteriology and medical microbiology ology from the University of Wisconsin-Madison. Tell us what you think. (Forest Republican, WI)
Key Found To Kill Cystic Fibrosis Superbug Apr 26, 2007
These investigators, under the leadership of Dr. Miguel Valvano, Department of Microbiology and Immunology, have had their research published in the May issue of the Journal of Bacteriology, and highlighted in Nature Reviews/Microbiology. B. cenocepacia is a multi-drug resistant microorganism that lives in damp or wet places and causes rot in plants such as onions. (Science Daily)
Clinical Data's Vital Scientific N.V. Executes OEM Agreement with Sclavo Diagnostics International S.r.l. to Sell Clinical Chemistry Instrumentation in Europe, the Middle East and Africa Apr 11, 2007
Sclavo Diagnostics is now active in research, development, production and marketing of in vitro clinical diagnostic reagents kits in Clinical Chemistry, Specific and Urinary Proteins, Serology, Immunology, Bacteriology and Molecular Biology. SAFE HARBOR STATEMENT UNDER THE PRIVATE SECURITIES LITIGATION REFORM ACT OF 1995. (BusinessWire)
Riding into the sunset Mar 31, 2007
Friday marked her last day at Tulare County Laboratories and the start of retirement for a woman who earned her doctorate in bacteriology and immunology in 1970 and never stopped learning ... In 1964 she started to take classes toward earning her doctorate in bacteriology and immunology at the University of California at Berkeley. (Fresno Bee -- Local)
New science of metagenomics 'will transform modern microbiology' Mar 28, 2007
"Metagenomics lets us see into the previously invisible microbial world, opening a frontier of science that was unimaginable until recently," said Jo Handelsman, Howard Hughes Medical Institute Professor, departments of plant pathology and bacteriology, University of Wisconsin, Madison, and co-chair of the committee that wrote the report. "Shedding light on thousands of new microorganisms will lead to new biological concepts as well as practical applications for human health, agriculture, and... (EurekAlert!)
Dipstick 'finds food poison bugs' Mar 26, 2007
Professor Hugh Pennington, emeritus professor of bacteriology at Aberdeen University, said the test might be more useful for food outlets than consumers. A spokesman from the Food Standards Agency said the presence of biogenic amines usually indicated that the food product had been poorly prepared and stored. (BBC News)
Around the square - Who was Walter Reed? Mar 21, 2007
He became Curator of the Army Medical Museum and professor of bacteriology and microscopy at the Army Medical College, Washington, D.C. (1893) and was promoted to major the same year. A growing health menace began taking a heavy toll of American lives. (Canton Daily Ledger, IL)
New TB Regimen is more potent -TB advisory Consultant Mar 16, 2007
Dr Kwesi Addo, Head of Department of Bacteriology, Noguchi Memorial Institute for Medical Research, who spoke on Bovine TB, said two percent of patients most Fulani herdsmen had been diagnosed with pulmonary TB, while intestinal TB were often detected during post-mortem. He mentioned the causative agents of bovine TB as cattle, sheep and goats, pigs, dogs and cats, horses, as well as many domestic and wild animals and said bovine TB mostly attacks the lungs and the intestines, which made... (Ghana Web, Ghana)
Light to detect wound infection Mar 11, 2007
" Professor Peter Hawkey, professor of public health bacteriology at Birmingham University, said more rapid tests to detect bacteria would be widely useful. He is carrying out work for the Department of Health to develop tests that can be used outside a laboratory, for example in a hospital ward, using a technique which amplifies and detects bacterial DNA. "We can get an answer within a lab within two hours, but this is very novel and could easily have application. " He added it could be... (BBC News -- UK)
Jammeh to Use Herbal Treatment on More Patients Feb 13, 2007
These tests which were carried out by the respectable Professor Soulaymane Mboup,Head of the Bacteriology - Virology Laboratory of the University Teaching Hospital (UTH), A Le Dentec in Dakar, Senegal. The lab tests were supervised by Professor Coumba Toure Kane, Head of the Molecular Biology Unit of the UTH.. (allAfrica.com)
100 more of the world's top scientists express skepticism of theory Feb 12, 2007
The list includes representatives from the studies of chemistry, biology, dendrology, genetics, molecular biology, organic synthesis, quantum chemistry, bacteriology, astrophysics, mathematics, geriatrics, entomology, economics, biochemistry, physics, electrochemistry, nuclear engineering and is available at It's maintained by the Discovery Institute's Center for Science and Culture. The list represents the most educated people in the world from all branches of science with one thing on common... (WorldNetDaily)
Loss Of A Universal tRNA Feature Reported Feb 11, 2007
Scientists at the Virginia Bioinformatics Institute (VBI) report in the Journal of Bacteriology that two alphaproteobacteria lack the universal extra guanylate nucleotide typically found in the transfer RNA molecule tRNAHis ... The research is available on line in the Journal of Bacteriology (doi:10. (Science Daily)
Cholera Pathogen Reveals How Bacteria Generate Energy To Live Jan 31, 2007
In the first paper, published in the Journal of Bacteriology, Barquera tackled the question of how the structure of the enzyme is organized with respect to the two sides of the membrane. The problem is that the enzyme is not amenable to standard methods of determining structure. (Science Daily)
The dish on Petri Jan 26, 2007
But while Koch is highly esteemed among modern-day scientists the putative father of germ theory, co-founder of modern bacteriology with Louis Pasteur his name isn't broadly recalled. That distinction belongs to a one-time lab assistant, a fellow named Julius Petri, who invented a dish. (San Diego Union-Tribune)
Lippert, Wendorf Honored as Outstanding Junior Holstein Boy, Girl Jan 12, 2007
Dorshorst is a sophomore at UW-Madison majoring in dairy science and bacteriology. She is a member of the Badger Dairy Club, Association of Women in Agriculture, Wood County Junior Holstein Association, and the Wisconsin Junior Holstein Association where she is currently serving as a northeast district JAC, National Jr. Holstein Association and Bethany Lutheran Church. (Agri-View, WI)
