MEDIA CONTACT: Cara
C. Perry
772-873-3339, ccarlton@fau.edu FAU
Hosts "Medicine from the Sea" Lecture
PORT ST. LUCIE, FL (March 19, 2004) - The Florida
Atlantic University Treasure Coast Campus will host "Medicine From the Sea,"
a lecture by Dr. Russell Kerr, FAU professor of chemistry and bio-chemistry. The
lecture is scheduled for Thursday, April 1 from 2 to 3:30 p.m. and is part of
the Spring 2004 Lifelong Learning Concert and Lecture Series. Dr.
Kerr, also director of the Center of Excellence for Bio-Medical and Marine Bio-Technology,
will be presenting a general overview of the potential mining of pharmaceuticals
from marine life and organisms. He will also discuss anti-cancer drugs that may
be derived from marine sponges and corals, the challenges concerning the supply
of the pharmaceuticals and FAU's current research related to bio-medical and marine
bio-technology.
All lectures and concerts
are held at the FAU Treasure Coast Campus, 500 NW California Boulevard, St. Lucie
West. For more information on tickets to "Medicine from the Sea" and
the Spring 2004 Concert and Lecture Series, call 772-873-3301.
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