NEXT MEETING ___________________________________________________

Monday, September 10, noon.

TOPIC: Genetic Engineering. Advances and Prospects – Dr. Robert Berglund

The DNA-protein system is an ingeniously simple and extremely powerful solution for creating all kinds of biological properties and structures. By varying the sequence of code words in the DNA, innumerable variations of proteins with very disparate properties can be obtained, sufficient to generate an enormous variety of biological life.

Dr. Berglund will provide us an overview of current genetic engineering efforts and describe some of the resulting products to date as well as the expectations from future research. Dr. Berglund will also describe the Human Genome Project, an international research effort to characterize the genomes of human and selected model organisms through complete mapping and sequencing of their DNA.

Dr. Robert Berglund is a Cardiologist and Medical Director of the Lipid Clinic for the Chattanooga Heart Institute.

More information on this topics can be found at: www.nhgri.nih.gov/HGP and

www.bis.med.jhmi.edu/Dan/DOE/prim1.html

Invocation and Pledge by: Fred Lupton

Fellowship Report by: Jim Bell

OUR PREVIOUS MEETING ________________________________________

Dr. Joe Busch described the state of the art of computerized tomography (CT), positron emission tomography (PET), ultrasound and other advanced medical imaging technologies. He also discussed some of the research conducted in this country and overseas. Dr. Busch held the audience spellbound with his explanations of how various medical diagnostics tools work, and which tools are used for which application. Our meeting had to go into overtime for Dr. Busch to answer all the questions. We greatly appreciate Dr. Busch’s presentation and extended time. Dr. Bush is Chief Radiologist of Diagnostic Radiology Consultants. He supports the diagnostics performed at several leading Chattanooga hospitals and is instrumental in promoting and keeping these hospitals at the cutting edge of imaging technology.

FUTURE MONDAY MEETINGS ______________________________________

September 17: Research and Development Efforts in the Carpet Industry. Jerry Zolkowski, Georgia Tech

September 24: Sewage and Wastewater Treatment: New Requirements, New Technology. Alice Canella, Chattanooga Waste Water Treatment Plant

October 1: Efforts to Meet the Water Requirements of the Sequatchie Valley, ARCADIS

October 8: No meeting, in observance of Columbus Day

October 15: NASA Technology Transfers: important technology spin-offs from NASA’s research and development efforts that significantly effect our lives. Fred Schramm, Marshall Space Flight Center

November 5: Chandra X-ray Telescope. This orbiting telescope is changing our perception of the universe. Dr. Martin Weisskopf Marshall Space Flight Center

The rest of the November meetings will be hosted by ASME. Topics to be announced

Christmas Party: Saturday, December 1 – Rock City

WHERE WE MEET ___________________________________________

All of our presentation meetings are held at the Cellar Restaurant at Union Square Downtown, Chattanooga from 12:00 noon to 1:00 p.m. Free parking is available for these occasions at the Days Inn Motel (on Carter St. and MLK Blvd), courtesy of the Days Inn management.