New York Academy of Sciences Harvard Presentations Shanghai, China [Jennifer Tang]

Contact: Jennifer Tang
jtang@nyas.org
212-838-0230
New York Academy of Sciences

NYAS China Conference reveals latest advances in biomedical sciences

Shanghai conference featured over 100 noted scientists from US, Europe and Asia China has experienced tremendous growth within the past decade. Its economic boom and growing domestic market is now paralleled by its ascendancy in the life sciences, and the country's scientists are rapidly rising to the cutting edge in areas such as neuroscience, chemical biology, and many other fields. Moreover, the global threat posed by infectious diseases such as the H5N1 bird flu virus, SARS and HIV-AIDS has spurred extensive research in China that promises to benefit science and medicine the world over.

To share the advances that Chinese scientists have made in the sciences and facilitate increased collaboration and partnership among scientists from the U.S., China, Europe, and other parts of Asia, the New York Academy of Sciences, the Chinese Academy of Sciences and the Shanghai Institutes of Biomedical Sciences recently hosted a groundbreaking conference. This unique meeting brought together more than 100 scientists from China, the U.S., Europe and other parts of Asia to discuss the most pressing issues at the cutting edge of biomedical science.

For a comprehensive online report revealing all the major information presented at this unprecedented conference, check out www.nyas.org/china for the Frontiers in Biomedical Science eBriefing. The report includes an overview; bulleted highlights and summaries encapsulating every major presentation; chapterized, searchable audio presentations, synchronized with speakers' slides; links to relevant web sites, books, journal articles; and cross-referenced articles from the Academy on related subjects.
Exciting New Research from East and West Panel discussions, plenary lectures, and shorter technical talks by leading researchers from China, the United States, and Europe focused on four specific scientific areas: (1) chemical biology (2) infectious diseases (3) genomic medicine, and (4) neuroscience.

The eBriefing reveals the latest research on:

Chemical Biology:
Gregory Verdine, Harvard College professor of chemical biology, discussed emerging opportunities in chemical biology, and urged Chinese scientists to develop drugs from natural products for previously "undruggable" targets. He was joined by Virginia Cornish, Columbia University, who discussed research focused on developing ways of co-opting ribosomes to synthesize strings of nucleotides that do not occur in nature. Dawei Ma, Shanghai Institute of Organic Chemistry and Hua-Liang Jiang, Shanghai Institute of Materia Medica, discussed how methods in chemical biology might be applied to targeting the SARS virus and other microbes.

Genomic Medicine (Leukemia):
Zhu Chen, vice president of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, discussed the potential benefits of genomic medicine, esp. in relation to leukemia and revealed a new method of attacking this disease. Rather than attempting to kill the cells that constitute the disease, his work attempts to reveal the complex systems of regulatory genetics that cause it. He showed data suggesting that this systems-based method can improve outcomes. In addition, Jan Carlstedt-Duke, the Karolinkska Insitute, also described several efforts in Sweden to develop comprehensive, searchable, integrated databases of genetic information.

Infectious Diseases (SARS & Avian Flu):
David Perlin, president and scientific director of the Public Health Research Institute in Newark, New Jersey, discussed the challenges of controlling infectious diseases around the world and his work on the evolution of drug-resistant strains of infectious fungi. Marc Lipsitch, Harvard School of Public Health, examined why avian flu is more dangerous than SARS, and Bing Sun, SIBS Institute of Biochemistry and Cell Biology discussed a diagnostic test for SARS.

Cutting-Edge Studies of Molecular Sensory Systems:
Xu Zhang, Chinese Academy of Science's Institute of Neuroscience, discussed the molecular and cellular mechanisms of pain. Bruce Hahn, University of Chicago and Sun Yat-sen University, joined him in a discussion that wove together anthropology, genetics, and neurobiology.

Aging and Hormones:
Étienne-Émile Baulieu, the past president of the French Academy of Sciences also known for his work on RU486 ("the morning-after pill") discussed how hormone therapy might be used to mitigate some diseases common to aging men and women.

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The meeting was made possible with funding from: Pfizer, Alexandria Real Estate Equities, Affymetrix, Wyeth, Lundbeck, AstraZeneca, Nature Publishing Group, PriceWaterhouseCoopers The Karolinska Institute, Bridge Pharmaceuticals and CMEA Ventures.

More than 100 multimedia eBriefings covering the latest research from every major scientific field are available for viewing at www.nyas.org/ebrief/index.asp

Founded in 1817, the New York Academy of Sciences is a nonprofit membership organization dedicated to building communities and advancing science.

[Job] Online Sales and Operations Editor - Mountain View

Online Sales and Operations Editor - Mountain View

Google's world-class Advertising Operations team aims
to provide the optimal client service experience to
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sales and support of Google's targeted advertising
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drive business revenue growth across a variety of
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Description:

The editorial team researches, creates, edits, and
manages a large portion of the customer facing content
for Google AdWords, Google AdSense, and other Google
departments. We are looking for a flexible, creative,
and motivated person who can work independently and,
more importantly, as part of a growing team.

To succeed as an editor you must fully understand and
articulate the values of Google and Google products.
You must also confidently manage a variety of
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teams within Google. The range and deadlines of your
assignments will vary greatly; however, you should be
able to produce informative, accurate, and lively
content in a timely fashion, often at a moment’s
notice. The editor role demands extreme discipline,
hard work, and diligence. In return, you’ll receive
enormous satisfaction as a key member of a dynamic
team.

Responsibilities:

* Write and/or edit copy, including website help
content, user interface (UI) messaging, newsletters,
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* Work collaboratively within a cross-functional
team environment to analyze, create, and maintain
messaging in a timely and consistent manner.
* Act as communication support for the Google
universe.
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interactions with Google.

Preferred Skills:

* Excellent communication skills and sharp
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various audiences while meeting aggressive deadlines.
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Requirements:

* B.A. (M.A. preferred) in English, Journalism,
Communications or related field, or equivalent
experience.
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Because your success as member this team depends on
your knowledge of the products we support, we strongly
recommend that you review the AdWords and AdSense
programs (our primary focus).

[Harvard Civil Rights Project, Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa] Half Of LA Unified Dropping Out

http://ktla.trb.com/news/la-me-dropout29jan29,0,4432068.story?coll=ktla-news-1

FYI.

Perry

Historical Gathering of Black Harvard/Yale Alums

"Hi Perry,

This morning at 10:00 o'clock in Memorial Church at
the funeral of Marilyn Carrington Ed.M. '76 there was
a historic gathering of African American alumni of
Harvard and Yale.

Seventy-five percent of the African American members
of the Harvard College Class of 1952 were in
attendance (3 out of 4):

Walter C. Carrington '52, LLB '55 James M. Harkless
'52, LLB '55 (First black president of the Harvard
Glee Club) William M. Simmons '52, LLB '60 (First
black president of the Harvard Crimson)

Fifty percent of the African American members of the
Yale College Class of 1952 was in attendance (1 out of
2)

Enoch O'D. Woodhouse II (father of Enoch O'D.
Woodhouse III '08)

Best regards,

David [L. Evans, FAS]"

All Women Comedian Bios: harvardsf.com & raptorhead.com Comedy for the Community [February 23, 2006]

We've (thanks to our main comedian Denise) got some
of the best Bay Area comics to appear. Betsy and Aundre
detailed below at the following URL are the headliners,
both will do half hour/45 minutes each, Alana will do 20
minutes. Aundre is a graduate of Wellesley and has a law
degree. There is one more comedian whose bio we will
finalize soon; so there will be another update. I am the
event co-Organizer together with Harvard College grad
Morgan Lim (RaptorHead founder).

http://raptorhead.com/comedy.html

We are making a push for corporate sponsors all proceeds
going to the charities that night. Look for an update on that
soon. Smile, nod your head. Snag your ticket. Details on
how below.

Regards.

Perry
pg@harvardsf.org

* * *

Verbatim extract of 1/13/2006 post follows:

"The tickets are $20 per person, all proceeds will go
directly to the three organizations listed on
http://raptorhead.com/comedy.html and you can reserve
by calling:
50 Mason Lounge
50 Mason Street @ Eddy
San Francisco, CA 94102

415.398.4129
events@50masonlounge.com

Perry

* * *

What do you get when you combine the influence of a
major university, the most dismal of winter months and
a good cause? COMEDY, of course.

Join the harvardsf.com list alumni/ae of the San
Francisco Bay Area and a roster of some of the best
comics the Bay has to offer in a night of outrageous
comedy. The show promises to be full of good laughs
and good feelings with all proceeds going to benefit
three great charities helping SF's at-risk youth.
Come for the laughs and feel good about helping:

Covenant House of California
www.covenanthouseca.org
Larkin Street Youth larkinstreetyouth.org
Real Options for City Kids (ROCK) rocksf.org

When: February 23, 2006, 8 p.m.
Come early to meet up with your fellow alums.

Where: The SF Comedy Club
50 Mason Street (between Market and Eddy)
San Francisco, CA 94102

"The home of underground comedy in San Francisco" - SF
Chronicle
"Best Place to Enjoy Comics for the Cost of a Movie
Ticket" - SF Guardian Info/Reservations: 415-398-4129
or www.50masonlounge.com

Who: The best of SF and the Bay Area's rising
comics
Hosted by Denise Robichau dee-rob.com/standup

Keep tuned for data on comedian bios, corporate
sponsors and laughter!"

Harvard San Fran Drive

Near San Francisco or know a grad that is? Sign up
at:

http://groups.yahoo.com/group/harvard-sf

Perry
pg@harvardsf.org

P.S. There is
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/harvard-china ,
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/harvard-europe and
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/harvardla too.

Laurie Thomas HBS Grad Restaurant Owner SF

[See http://www.rosepistolasf.com for details. Perry]

http://www.rosepistolasf.com/about_us_management.shtml

"As an owner of two successful restaurants and an avid
equestrian, Laurie Thomas is constantly jumping over
hurdles and finding rewards on the other side. Thomas
was the lead investor in both of the restaurants she
manages today: Rose Pistola & Rose’s Café. In 1996,
she financed and helped to open Rose Pistola, which
subsequently won the prestigious James Beard award for
the Best New Restaurant in America. A year later, she
led the financing of Rose’s Café, and in 1998 she was
an investor in The Black Cat. After a successful
career as a high tech executive, Thomas joined Nice
Ventures (the company that is the General Partner and
manages the restaurants) full time in early 2001. She
managed the business through the severe industry
downturn in the months following the tragedy of
September 11th and ensured the survival of the
restaurants.

In March 2002, Thomas replaced the celebrity-chef Reed
Hearon as President and CEO of Nice Ventures. In this
role, she led the company through a successful
reorganization, which included the closing and selling
of The Black Cat restaurant, restructuring the two
remaining restaurants, and buying out Hearon’s
ownership in Nice Ventures. After stabilizing the
business, Thomas set her sights on growth. Her
commitment to using organic and sustainable products
from local vendors earned her an invitation in 2004 to
open a Saturday booth for Rose Pistola at the
acclaimed Ferry Plaza Farmer’s Market. The booth
became an instant hit, and was recently recognized in
the September 2005 Bon Appetit Magazine.

Today, Nice Ventures employs 160 people, and Thomas is
gearing up to open a third restaurant: Terzo (“third”
in Italian). Slated to open in December 2005, Terzo
will draw on influences from Spain, Italy, Portugal,
and Morocco to create a pan-Mediterranean experience.
To ensure the food’s authenticity, Thomas recently
spent time with her chef, project manager, and
architect visiting these countries, sampling the food,
and walking the open-air farmers markets.

When she is not growing her restaurants, Thomas is
committed to giving bac to the San Francisco
community. She is an active board member of Meals on
Wheels, a non-profit focused on feeding and providing
services for San Francisco's home bound seniors.
Additionally, she oversees her restaurants' charity
programs, which give generously year year to local and
national non-profits. Earlier in her professional
life, Thomas held senior management positions in
Silicon Valley at several enterprise software
companies. She earned a BS in Industrial Engineering
from Stanford University and an MBA from Harvard
Business School. Thomas enjoys show-jumping horses
competitively, skiing, travel, food, and wine."

"EU mulls plan to create rival to MIT"

[ http://www.boston.com/news/local/massachusetts/

articles/2006/01/13/eu_mulls_plan_to_create_rival_to_mit/ ]

 

Paste above URL in browser on one command line.

 

Perry

pg@harvardsf.org

 

Update: harvardsf.com & raptorhead.com Comedy for the Community [February 23, 2006]

The tickets are $20 per person, all proceeds will go
directly to the three organizations listed on
http://raptorhead.com/comedy.html and you can reserve
by calling:

50 Mason Lounge
50 Mason Street @ Eddy
San Francisco, CA 94102

415.398.4129
events@50masonlounge.com

Perry

* * *

What do you get when you combine the influence of a
major university, the most dismal of winter months and
a good cause? COMEDY, of course.

Join the harvardsf.com list alumni/ae of the San
Francisco Bay Area and a roster of some of the best
comics the Bay has to offer in a night of outrageous
comedy. The show promises to be full of good laughs
and good feelings with all proceeds going to benefit
three great charities helping SF's at-risk youth.
Come for the laughs and feel good about helping:

Covenant House of California
www.covenanthouseca.org
Larkin Street Youth larkinstreetyouth.org
Real Options for City Kids (ROCK) rocksf.org

When: February 23, 2006, 8 p.m.
Come early to meet up with your fellow alums.

Where: The SF Comedy Club
50 Mason Street (between Market and Eddy)
San Francisco, CA 94102

"The home of underground comedy in San Francisco" - SF
Chronicle
"Best Place to Enjoy Comics for the Cost of a Movie
Ticket" - SF Guardian Info/Reservations: 415-398-4129
or www.50masonlounge.com

Who: The best of SF and the Bay Area's rising
comics
Hosted by Denise Robichau dee-rob.com/standup

Keep tuned for data on comedian bios, corporate
sponsors and laughter!

Perry
pg@harvardsf.org

144 Push For 150 Harvard LA [harvardla.com]

We have 144 grads on the harvardla.com list

as of tonight Thurs. 1/12/2006.

Let's get past the magical 150 mark. If you

know of grads in the area, sign them up

please.

Regards.

Perry
pg@harvardla.com

[KSG Ben Mangan's] EARN Asset Services Assistant

Organizational Summary:

The Earned Assets Resource Network, Inc. (EARN) is a
nationally recognized, award winning nonprofit
organization that provides direct service to four Bay
Area Counties, and conducts statewide policy advocacy.

EARN expands low and moderate income people’s access
to wealth through the use of matched savings accounts
(including Individual Development Accounts, or IDAs),
money management training, and connections to the
financial mainstream. Matched savings can be used for
high-return investments such as education,
homeownership, and micro-enterprise development. EARN
has helped nearly 1,000 local working poor families to
save over $2.5 million toward homeownership, small
business start up and post secondary training.

EARN has been awarded the Fast Company Social
Capitalist of the Year Award, and was named one of the
ten inaugural finalists in the Amazon.com Nonprofit
Innovation Award. You can learn more by visiting
www.sfearn.org.

Position Description:

EARN seeks a bi-lingual (in Spanish) Asset Services
Assistant to join our team to focus on two key areas:

1) Coordinate personal money management training
for low income San Francisco residents, and;

2) Coordinate EARN’s growing Alumni Association.
EARN Alumni are Savers who have used one our matched
savings accounts to invest in an asset.

The Asset Services Coordinator’s duties will include
but are not limited to:

Financial Management Training Coordination:

1) Create and maintain inventory of available
personal money management training resources available
to low income San Franciscans;

2) Make assessments of the quality of financial
management training available;

3) Make recommendations on how to improve quality
of available training;

4) Cultivate and deepen relationships with
nonprofits, financial institutions and government
agencies in San Francisco that offer financial
training;

5) Cultivate and deepen relationships with local
community based organizations and government agencies
with clients in need of financial training;

6) Facilitate community outreach to meaningful
connections between financial training resources and
need within the community

7) Field incoming phone calls and return
inquiries regarding training

8) Maintain web listings of financial training

9) Provide financial management training on
occasion

10) Provide general organizational support to EARN

Alumni Association Coordination:

1) Help develop and implement policies and
structures to strengthen the Alumni Association;

2) Conduct outreach to alums to increase
participation of Savers in Alumni Association;

3) Coordinate opportunities for additional
savings and training for Alumni;

4) Work with Alumni Leaders to determine future
direction and activities for Alumni Association.

EARN is seeking a candidate with the following skills
and experience:

- Teaching or public speaking experience strongly
desired

- Experience in the development and/or provision of
financial training for low income people

- Native Spanish speaker

- Ability to work independently, and in a fast paced,
often changing environment

- Excellent verbal and written communication skills

- Outstanding relationship-building skills

- Strong organizational and coordination and office
support skills

- Proficiency with Microsoft Office products (Word,
Excel, Access)

- Enjoys working as part of a team

- B.A. degree or at least 5 years’ experience

- Flexible work hours

EARN is a small, but dynamic organization. We’re
looking for a talented individual who will help us
build our organization!

Position

Full-time with full extremely generous benefits.

Salary based on experience

Applicants should email a resume and cover letter to:
search@sfearn.org

EARN is an equal opportunity employer, and does not
discriminate on the basis of race, gender, national
origin, ethnicity, religious affiliation, physical or
mental disability, age, medical condition or sexual
orientation.

Please visit www.sfearn.org to learn more about us.

Harvard's Civil Rights Project Reports On Los Angeles

"[...] Research Exposes Hidden High School Drop Out Crisis; Acute Among
California's African-American And Latino Students Los Angeles [...] Economic
Implications and Solutions to Dropout Crisis to be Discussed at LA
Conference: Dropouts in California: Confronting the Graduation Rate Crisis"

http://www.civilrightsproject.harvard.edu/news/
pressreleases/dropout05.php
[above on one line in browser to access]

Regards.

Perry

Feb. 23rd, 2006 Evening of Comedy for the Community

Here are the details for the "Evening of
Comedy for the Community" Feb. 23rd, 2006;
50 Mason Lounge, SF:

http://raptorhead.com/comedy.html

Please RSVP to Morgan Lim cc-ed above
(we are co-sponsoring the event together).

Regards.

Perry
pg@harvardsf.org

"Waging A Living": Jan. 6 & 7th 2006 Ben Mangan, President and CEO of Earn (Harvard KSG MPP '98) Documentary Panelist

YOU’RE INVITED
to the first Bay Area screening of WAGING A LIVING,
a new documentary chronicling the lives of the working poor in America.

SPECIAL PANEL PRESENTATION

As a special feature, please join Springboard Forward, EARN, and Paul Herman of the Omidyar Network for a panel presentation on Friday evening, January 6th in San Francisco (7:30pm show on Friday in San Francisco at Opera Plaza Cinema, 601 Van Ness Ave., SF) and Saturday evening, January 7th in Berkeley (7:15pm show on Saturday in Berkeley at Landmark’s Act 1 & 2 Theatre, 2128 Center St, Berkeley) immediately following the show featuring:

Elliott Brown, Founder of Springboard Forward
Jerrry Sangoria, San Francisco security guard featured in the film
Ben Mangan, President and CEO of Earn (Harvard KSG MPP ’98)


Waging a Living – Synopsis

“An eye-opening, often heartbreaking documentary.” The New York Times

"Should be required viewing for every concerned citizen." Christian Science Monitor

“A forthright documentary breathes life into what might have been a hailstorm of grim statistics.” Los Angeles Times

The term “working poor” should be an oxymoron. If you work full time, you should not be poor, but more than 30 million Americans – one in four workers – are stuck in jobs that pay less than the federal poverty level for a family of four. WAGING A LIVING chronicles the day-to-day battles of four low-wage earners fighting to make work pay. Shot over a three-year period in the northeast and California, this observational documentary captures the dreams, frustrations, and accomplishments of a diverse group of people who struggle to live paycheck to paycheck. By presenting an unvarnished look at the barriers four low-wage earners in the United States must overcome to lift their families out of poverty, WAGING A LIVING offers a sobering view of the elusive American Dream.

For more information on WAGING A LIVING, please visit http://www.pppdocs.com/wal.html.