The Chemist | Journal of the American Institute of Chemists

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EDITORIAL

GUEST EDITORIAL

  ARTICLE #1 -
  QUANTITATION OF
  IMMUNOGLOBULIN
  E USING
  FLUORESCENCE ASSAY

  ARTICLE #2 -
  THE HORMONES
  OF GLUCOSE
  METABOLISM

  ARTICLE #3 -
  ONCOGENES & TUMOR
  SUPPRESSOR GENES:
  AN ESSENTIAL
  BUILDING BLOCK
  OF CANCER

ARTICLE #4 -
PICK YOUR POISON

  PUBLIC
  UNDERSTANDING
  OF CHEMISTRY
  THE MAKE UP OF
  YOUR MAKEUP

  A FRIEND OF
  CHEMISTRY -
  DR. P. V. THOMAS


Current Issue - Volume 87 \| Number 2
ISSN 1945-0702

A section in this issue of The Chemist is dedicated to the theme "Clinical Chemistry" edited by Dr. Margot Hall. Dr. Hall was kind enough to solicit manuscripts for this themed section, as well as doing all the hard work associated with the process of editing it. For a summary of the manuscripts in this section, I encourage you to read the guest editorial by Dr. Hall in this issue of the journal.

In addition to the themed section on Clinical Chemistry, there are contributions from others. Bethany Davis describes a thought provoking way to encourage the participation of girls in chemistry through exploring the chemistry of makeup. She was invited to write this piece in The Chemist based upon her well-known outreach efforts to promote chemistry among girls in schools and colleges. Encouraging the participation of women in general in the sciences is a national priority. On the other topics, Leah Eller presents a review of the book Organic Structure Analysis (second edition), and Kenneth Abate reviews the book Metal-Polymer Nanocomposites. Finally, a friend of chemistry, Dr. P. V. Thomas is recognized.

Table of Contents

Editorial: Chemistry in Life	i
Guest Editorial: Clinical Chemistry	ii

ARTICLES
Quantitation of Immunoglobulin E Using Fluorescence Assay W. Adam Shirley, Cynthia Handley, Sabrina Bryant and Margot Hall	1
The Hormones of Glucose Metabolism Tammy Shaw, Cynthia Handley and Margot Hall	8
Oncogenes and Tumor Suppressor Genes: An Essential Building Block of Cancer Hannah Rice, Sabrina Bryant, Cynthia Handley and Margot Hall	15
Pick Your Poison Erika Leah Harmon Pratte, Sabrina Bryant, Cynthia Handley and Margot Hall	19

PUBLIC UNDERSTANDING OF CHEMISTRY
The Make Up of Your Makeup Bethany Davis	30

BOOK REVIEWS
Organic Structure Analysis (second edition)	34
Metal Polymer Nanocomposites	35

A FRIEND OF CHEMISTRY
Dr. P. V. Thomas	37

The AIC Code of Ethics	38
Manuscript Style Guide	40

ANNOUNCEMENTS
Invitation to Authors	45

AIC Officers & Board of Directors	46