AAAS Responds to Gulf Coast Hurricanes with Brokering Service and Freely Accessible Science Content

Hurricane Katrina survivor Seth Pincus, an immunologist, was among many scientists, engineers and teachers affected by Hurricane Katrina and its tragic aftermath. Pincus, evacuated from the Louisiana State University Children's Hospital in New Orleans, left hundreds of fragile blood and tissue samples — representing years of HIV and other infectious disease research — to an uncertain fate.

To help researchers in Louisiana, Mississippi and Texas rebuild their communities, facilities and programs, AAAS is hosting an online brokering system for finding or donating computers, books, journals, lab equipment, lab space or teaching materials. At the same time, the journal Science, published by AAAS, has an online bibliography of freely accessible news, research and essay content related to hurricanes.

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