• Professors Kim Janda and George Koob, researchers for Scripps Research Institute, were involved in a groundbreaking study of a new anti-cocaine immunity vaccine. Janda and Koob were joined in the study by graduate student Amira Moreno and senior research associate Sunmee Wee. Researchers partnered with scientists from Weill Cornell Medical College and Cornell University. The study found that by combining bits of the common cold virus with a particle that mimics cocaine, researchers could produce a long-lasting immunity to the street drug in lab mice. The scientists believe that the vaccine could provide a simple way for addicts to break their addiction to cocaine and possibly other drugs such as heroin and nicotine. • Longtime La Jollan Michele Addington announced at this month’s La Jolla Community Planning Association (LJCPA) meeting that she is leaving her seat as trustee on the planning group’s board. She has served as chair of the La Jolla Town Council’s Parks and Beaches Committee and vice-chair of the La Jolla Traffic and Transportation board, among several other community advocacy and service groups. After 13 years in La Jolla, Addington said she has decided to move downtown and that her La Jolla home sold much more quickly than she anticipated. LJCPA President Joe LaCava said at the Jan. 6 meeting that her presence in the community will be missed. • A paper authored by scientists at the Salk Institute and the Sanford-Burnham Institute has been recognized by Science Watch as the most-cited paper on molecular biology and genetics. Published on Oct. 3, 2008, the paper was the collaborative effort of John A.T. Young, Nomis Foundation professor at the Salk Institute for Biological Studies and Sumit Chanda, associate professor at the Sanford-Burnham Institute. It discusses how the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) exploits cellular functions and becomes entrenched in infected cells. The paper, titled “Global analysis of host-pathogen interactions that regulate early-stage HIV-1 replication,” is currently featured on the Science Watch website. • William J. Kellogg has begun his first term as director at large on the United States Tennis Association’s board of directors. Kellogg, who was selected All-Ivy League in doubles as a senior at Dartmouth College in the early 1970s, has been on the board of directors of the USTA Southern California Section since 1982, and served as president from 2009 to 2010. He received the USTA Eve Kraft Award for community service in 2001 and the Senior Service Bowl Award in 2004. In 2008, he was inducted into the San Diego Tennis Hall of Fame for his work in community service. He formerly served as president of the La Jolla Shores Association and is currently the chairman and CEO of the Mount Soledad Memorial Association. • UCSD’s Dan O’Brien was named Division II Baseball Coach of the Year in the fifth annual FieldTurf Baseball Awards by the artificial turf company, FieldTurf. O’Brien led the Tritons in a season boasting the most wins and fewest losses in school history, with an overall record of 54-8, finishing the season as the national runner-up. O’Brien was also named the 2010 National Collegiate Baseball Writers’ Association “Coach of the Year” for the second year in a row, and he received the same title for both the American Baseball Coaches’ Association/Rawlings West Region and the California Collegiate Athletic Association. • Jennifer Glaser has been promoted to tax manager of the La Jolla-based certified public accounting firm Lavine, Lofgren, Morris and Engelberg, LLP. Glaser has worked for the firm since graduating from the University of San Diego in 2004. She manages the firm’s small business clients, with special interest in real estate, franchisees, medical/legal practices and business owners/investors. She is an active member of the community and is currently the vice-president of the Junior League of San Diego.