University of South Carolina Libraries
4 USC experimer ERIN GALLOWAY 1 ALLISON WILLIAMS News Editors I Two USC experiments will be I l part of NASA's Endeavour Space ; Shuttle mission, which is scheduled j \ for a Sept 2 launch at Cape Canaver\ al, Fla. This will be the second shuttle I * project for five pharmacy students H I who are developing new drugs to treat cancer, and for School of MedI irina moaow+ioro crhi rkrincr Vioart TTI11A cle cells. In March, pharmacy professor pr Edward Piepmeier and the students sent an experiment on the Endeav- ***%. or to study the effect of an anti-cancer drug on leukemia cells in zero v gravity. Piepmeier has analyzed the cancer cells from the March experiment and, after comparing them with cells treated on Earth, noticed a difference in the way that drugs are dis- jj^HPftQftk trubted within cells. "We received good data from our ft. first experiment. We have some exciting information on how drugs are m distrbuted in cells, both in gravity and in low gravity conditions. This is important to understanding drug resistance," Piepmeier said. ' On the shuttle, USC College of Pharmacy researchers will repeat the Student researc first experiment with Adriamycin, a Steve Aiken. Thl drug used to treat breast cancer and leukemia. David Simpson, a research assistant professor, said the long-term goal of the School of Medicine's project is to address the problem that heart muscle cells do not divide. A heart attack, for example, causes heart muscle cells to die, leaving a weakened area of the heart. "If this project is successful, we can progress towards cloning human cells," said Louis Terracio, developmental biology and anatomy professor in the School of Medicine. Terracio said cells will only grow one layer thick on Earth, but while in reduced-gravity in space, the BIGHAM tinued from page 1 Johns is working on a new voting "Julye's m system, where students could vote for out and votir executive officers by telephone, accord- past the focus ing to Bigham. She said Johns is also One major looking at the spending limits set for right now is j candidates to see if the limit should be cers and mem increased or even eliminated. Spending for the weeke limits are keep possible candidates from ball game, thinking they would not have the mon- "We've sen ey to run a campaign. said. ? ^Tamai STEAK HOUSE OF i <\^c0l?CGame Treat yourself and your "the best tasting show i serving lunch Sun., Wed. - Fri. serving dinner every evening fr St. Andrews Road at i-^b A ... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ............... VARUYAS KRIYA | KUNDALINI1 for Athletic Excelle Body Maintenance, Energy O Tension Tamer Starting Thursday, Septen 7:30 - 8:30 pm Stronghold Athletic ( 925'/2 Huger Street 256-9001 IKundalini Yoga Basics Free Demonstration Cla USC Health "Expo" September 7, 12:30 - 1:30 pm Russell Instructor: Nicki Musicl The Gamecoc its to fly with: i?||H hers working on the project Include, from left, I Is Is the second experiment this year that the C cells will hopefully produce multiple layers. Researchers hope to recreate the reduced-gravity conditions in the uterus which help a fetus' cells grow. If researchers are successful in cloning the cells, the need for a full heart transplant would be eliminated, according to Terracio. Instead, damaged areas of the heart would be replaced by the cloned cells. Torracio said that the NASA bioreactor used in projects similar to this one is not compatible with the USC project. He said he hopes the success of this project will convince NASA engineers to change their bioreactor. Students involved are undergraduate pharmacy students Steve Aiken, Les Brewer and Elizabeth Mead, i m ~ lam locus is to get people one saiu uuveus cue y&j a ig," Bigham said. "In the ey will be placed in the schol i has been on infractions." set up last spring by then-S r project SG is working on Brian Comer. Bigham said i reunion of past SG offi- already been donated to tl bers. The event is planned the goal is $50,000. nd of the Kent State foot- "We hope to be able to fi scholarships a year (once tl t out 1,700 letters," Bigham place)," she said. A second project SG is cu ro\ b JAPAN U cocks friends to n town." 11:30-2:00 om 5:30 PM rvCglJ! Call 798-7542 g J^P 961 ifOGA mce ultivation, iber 7 -*11 i -1UD Fi Insta V tube p I House Rm 315 Si k save Expire k Thursday, August 24. 1995 space shuttle I] jjj ifTNi ' 1 i courtesy Mufcttlnf ft Media Halations Elizabeth Mead, Lee Brewer, Ron Stroman and ollege of Pharmace has had on the shuttle. and graduate students Ronald Stroman and Andrew Larkin. They will arrive in Cape Canaveral two days before the launch. The students are responsible for transporting and packing the cells. Packing the cells takes about 12 hours and must be done 16 hours before the shuttle takes off, Mead said. "It's been a lot of fun to go to Florida and see a space shuttle launch. Ifs something I never thought Fd get to do. I always dreamed of working for NASA," Mead said. Marketing and Media Relations contributed to this story. nd the mon- ning is a drawing for a free parking space. ; larship fund Tickets will be $1 and one parking space ; G President will be given away. $7,000 has "If you win," Bigham said. "SG will : le fund and reimburse you for your parking space," if you have already paid for a garage ind 10 to 15 space. 1 le fund is in Bigham said she is also excited about Freshman Council this year. Casey Bonds i rrently plan- and Wesley Walker will be heading up tack to St mm l_. n now in r jteil ?.< vol3- : ) C) \ " o ;ter for 2 free tickets performance of Hoc Drawing to be held rreks are in! 553> @ ree ' FREE !i!?tl#n i ? <*? ?" archaic | ' ]^2 00 j J, on acc ;s 9-30-95 I Expire Export center opens its doors to USC, state U.USON WILLIAMS News Editor "The companies were left to do a lot I ~~ ? on their own. Well take vou from where A vision that the USL provost SA,. ^ de6 ^ off "Well ^ ,ad to :overnor and many others once shared ^ down md ^ether a feaajbi]i s becoming a reality through a new ^ and market study lr"X5rs' ' cen^r' Companies have said they would like Hie Center fu- Export Development, somebody to help them," .fficially opened in May, will Macllwinen said, irovidea^umeforoverseas Mg*# Macllwinen,along ixportmg for students and fee with two other staff memilty, as well as small- to medi- [M JPf bers, are contacting state im-size S. C. companies. ;*,#? * #T ^mp^ies, but are also cure "The timing sealed to work J -JJ renUy planning a project mt rather well. It coincided with the University of Los with Gov. Beasle/s emphasis |K a Andes in Bogota, Colombia. )n exporting and with the uru- The center has not lersitys goal to become a greater HgH only caught the eye of forilayerm economic develqiment eign countries, it has also n the state," said Lee Macll- MACILWINEN refeived atte;tion from vinen managing director for Northwestern University, " e^fn r' a. . fTTont w^o is interested in estabiretku^^^ W~M ?dSfecSS to work with companies in tional Business Education preparing a pre-export as- < and the Small Business Exlessment and market analy- gkVkF portere Assodation, to set up ns as well as help ,n getting .1 Tnational export certifiesa South Carolina product in- JJ tionpregram.Ifsuchapreto a foreign country. The cen- *1# M ^ram is started. it would be ^rhr to help students and . -< SLtofitskindinthenaRamltv hv sprvincr as n rpsrmr?? wruwrpn . , as well as utilizing various de- ?n, Macuwmen saia. partments on campus. Students and f 60 6J"6880118 r ii. ii u ii i. u * the center is attracting so much attenfaculty will be able to have access to . i v ... what Macllwinen houes is virtually a tl0d may , because the ProJect 18 a Ut i, m i r , ?- umque combmation of public agencies WorW Trade Center office and Uools and a private for-profit on r p ^ . resources ganization. The center is a joint venof a World Ttade Center, to senre as a ture between usc ^ WoJrU Trade fiinrtionrngWoridTradeCenteraffill. CenteriGroenville-Spartanbunj.Clemate office, Macllwmen said. son. Greenville Tech and Jobs Rnnomic While other agencies ab-eady pro- ^ t Authol% (JEDA) Worid vide some of these semces, hMlwinen ^ ?enteitGreenvineSpartanbuIg's said he hopes the centerwill comple- director K. Wayne Trotter will also be ment these agencies as well as taking at usc,s ^ two d a weck the process of developing business op- ^^ ^ ^ fo d portunities in other countnes a step ? Macllwinen said further for companies in the state. y and years' Macllwinen said rjvrruAt he council this year and are planning IwflH II V i fall project for the group of freshmen. VIIV V lillflA The project, a guide for freshmen, will be similar to one done at Clemson, (Ha hah.) which includes such entries as how to ?et to the mountains and the beach. Gamecock Applications for Freshman Council Jvprt; Q\n(T wnrUo are available in the SG office on the firet advertising WOrKS. floor of the Russell House. khnnl Qalo HIUUI UUIU 'rogress |BK aSSUr to the sold out Charlotte >tie & the Blowfish I Friday, Aug. 25 ?1001 Harden St. (Next to Peaches) 254-9797 ilHW vamiMir it v i_ I fiavA CC AA U"liUCE | v if^?vv ith i on a tane-up! Purchase | only rnff | $20 V V7ii I with coupon. essories 1 Why pay $40? s 9-30-95 | Expires 9-30-95