ANN ARBOR—Six months after the first labs moved into the new Life Sciences Institute laboratory facility, LSI Director Alan R. Saltiel has announced the establishment of two new centers of collaboration, a Center for Chemical Genomics, and a Center for Structural Biology.

Saltiel also announced the hiring of four new faculty for the multidisciplinary institute, bringing the total number to 13 out of an eventual 20-30. The four faculty are structural biologist Janet L. Smith from Purdue University, physiologist Shawn Xu from CalTech, medical chemist David Sherman from U-M’s College of Pharmacy, and business administration professor B. Joseph White.

The announcements came during a two-day celebration of the birth of the new Life Sciences Institute
A Friday morning convocation ceremony featured remarks by President Mary Sue Coleman, Regent Katherine White, Medical School Dean Allen Lichter, and Harvard biologist E.O. Wilson.

In a keynote address, Wilson said the LSI exemplifies the latest trends of unification in the biological sciences.

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