Physical Review Focus: A groundbreaking contribution by Dr. Alpan Raval, KGI assistant professor, to the field of evolutionary biology is discussed in a recent issue. Read the full story "How Steady is a Molecular Clock".

Investor's Business Daily: Dr. Ian Phillips, KGI's Norris Professor of Applied Life Sciences, provides perspective on issues surrounding the future of stem cell research following the 2008 election. Read the full story.

Alumni-to-Student Corporate Mentoring Program: The KGI Corporate Mentor Program is gearing up for the 2007-08 academic year, and we would like 2002 and 2003 Alumni to get involved. You will be able to see first hand how this program has become an avenue for second year students to expand on current strengths and develop new skills necessary to help them succeed in the biotech industry.

KGI Alumni Google Email Accounts: KGI is pleased to announce a new email service for alumni that will accommodate current and future alumni needs. We look forward to launching the new program during the fall and expect this transition to be completed by the end of February. Find out more.

New Online Alumni Directory: The directory will be fully downloadable and contain all pertinent information for contacting your fellow classmates. The password-protected, secure Online Alumni Directory offers alumni the opportunity to communicate directly with one another. KGI is committed to preserving the privacy of its alumni. Alumni must return a completed Privacy Policy form before they will be granted access. If you have already completed the form, your access and password will transfer from the old directory. Start communicating today! For more information visit the Alumni Web site.

New Look Alumni Relations Website:Check out the redesigned Alumni Relations website. Melissa Eckel, KGI’s Web administrator, has been working hard to improve this valuable communication tool for alumni. The Event Gallery is a new fun addition, and an Alumni Update section is in the works. Let us know what you think of the new look. Also, we need your help; please send your own “news notes” as well as photos of family, weddings, vacations, or just for fun to Merlene_Singleton@kgi.edu.  

Huntley Bookstore: Check out the new KGI items for sale.

Photos from Alumni Events

3rd Annual Thousand Oaks Alumni Gathering: Payal Kamdar and Ashish Shah ‘04 once again graciously opened their home to KGI in September. View photos.

Riggs Alumni Event: Hank and Gayle Riggs hosted KGI alumni at their beach home for the San Diego area alumni fall get-together on Saturday, October 20. View photos.

KGI and Smith College Establish Leadership Forum for Women in Bioscience: Keck Graduate Institute has formed a partnership with Smith College to create the "Next Generation Bioscience Leaders" forum in January 2008 to help women managers advance in the life sciences industry. Read more about the upcoming forum.

KGI Annual Holiday Party: President Schuster invites you to KGI for a "Holiday Gathering with Friends" on Friday, December 7, 2007. Look for your invitation to arrive soon by mail.

Presidents Office

KGI President Named AAAS Fellow: KGI President Sheldon Schuster has been named AAAS Fellow by the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS). Read the full story.

Faculty

Professor James Cregg Publishes New Book on Pichia Pastoris: Dr. James Cregg has edited a new book on one of the most important and widely used recombinant protein systems in molecular biology: Pichia pastoris. Read the full story.

Students

KGI Student Appears on American Chemical Society Panel: Second-year student Andrew Hopkins addressed the topic "What to Expect in Graduate School" along with panelists from the University of California, San Diego and California State University, Fullerton. He also discussed KGI's MBS program and his own experience as a KGI student. Read the full story.

Research

USDA Awards $400K to Study Plant Sterols: Research Assistant Professor Kathrin Schrick's project will utilize two plant species, Arabidopsis and the garden pea Pisum sativum, to determine a conceptual framework for the functions of sterols in flowering plants and increase the fundamental understanding of plant-specific processes, such as cellulose synthesis and the formation of shoot and root stem cells during embryonic development. Read more.

Academic

KGI Achieves Record Number of Corporate Sponsors for TMPs: Eleven life science and other companies are sponsoring Team Masters Projects (TMPs) for 2007-2008-the highest total since the TMP program began in 2001. Read more about this year's TMPs.

New Part-Time MBS Degree Program: KGI's new Fully Employed MBS Program is designed to help working professionals in the life sciences industry receive graduate education without giving up their jobs. View more information about the program.

New Hybrid Recruiting Program Launched: Browse the new webpage for recruiting the top prospective students for KGI’s Class of 2010.

Office of Career Services

On Campus Recruiting: Now that first-year students are returning from their internships and 90% of the graduating class of 2007 is employed, Career Services is ramping up for the on-campus recruiting season. If your company is looking for talent and has an active recruiting program, encourage the university relations or HR teams to get involved at KGI. We are sponsoring our first KGI /Joint Sciences Department Career Fair on November 7. Contact Christine Sjolander to participate.