Dr. Huaiyu Tong is going to give us a talk on "Common Diseases Treated in the Neurosurgery Department", which will give us a fresh mind of another neuroscience field.
The seminar will be held at BRB II/III Rm 1101, 6:30 PM, Thursday (May 22, 2008).
Please join us and let's see how the benchwork results get their applications in the bedside.
(Photo: from Wikipedia)
PUPA and CSSAP are planning to hold a candlelight vigil for victims in Sichuan earthquake. Please join us to wish and pray for the victims and for all the people in Sichuan.
Location: 40th and Locust Walk. PUPA has applied for the 40th Street Field.
Time: 8:30pm, May 15, 2008, Thursday
Candles: PUPA and CSSAP have prepared candles with containers. But your own candles are welcome. Please make sure you have containers for the candle to be safe. It may rain tomorrow night. Let's hope for the best.
Donation: Donations are really appreciated. We encourage you to write checks which are easy for both you and the organizers to process. You can write "Pay to the order of: Chinese Consulate General in New York" for "Earthquake Relief Donation". We will send all the checks to
Liu, Lei
520 12th Ave, New York, NY 10036
Chinese Consulate General in New York.
Please check http://www.nyconsulate.prchina.org/chn/ttxw/t434163.htm for more instructions.
As some of you may have already known that Sichuan province of China has been hit hard by a disastrous earthquake, which was reported 7.8-magnitude (USGS reported as 7.9 magnitudes). The quake has claimed 15,000 lives (NPR reported this morning) and left thousands wounded and homeless. This is really a BIG quake because it originated in Sichuan (midwest of China) but people could feel it as far as in Beijing (northeast of China), thousands of miles away.
We bring this to your attention and hope we can do something for those people who are suffering. If you would like to donate, here are some links for you:
1. Hong Kong Red Cross - you may donate by credit card in Hong Kong dollar.
2. Tsinghua Challenge Education - donate through Paypal or Google Checkout.
(Still being updated)
Mourn for those lost their lives and pray for those in need.
(Photos are from the Internet. Their authors reserve all rights.)
Hello, all the PSF members. It's spring time!
We have been talking about science and technology for a long time. Now it's time to refresh our mind and to talk about something else! We hope this will be a good opportunity not only to celebrate the anniversary of our PSF but also to hang out together and know each other better!
The PSF will hold a BBQ at Ridley Creek State Park on May 17, 2008 (Saturday). All members and their family or friends are cordially invited to join us. If you would like to take part in this great event, please send an email with the subject of "BBQ" to psfboard@gmail.com as soon as possible. If you can drive, please indicate that in your mail. We have to arrange carpools and prepare food.
Looking forward to seeing you there!
Members please check your group message for more information (and please make sure the message will NOT be thrown into your spam box!).
PSF and PUPA are pleased to announce a coming event in May with an invited talk given by Dr. Han Cao, the founder of BioNanomatrix. The event is sponsored by Fisher Scientific.
Title of the talk: A Nanotech Startup for Genome Analysis Content:
• Road to a startup
• What is bionanotechnology anyway?
• From bulk solution assay to single molecule approach
• Life as an entrepreneur
Time: May 16th, Friday, 5:30pm to 6:30pm (food provided)
Location: BRB 252, UPenn
Registration is required for food preparation. Please RSVP to psfboard@gmail.com with number and names of those attending.
Dr. Han Cao is the Founder and Chief Scientific Officer of BioNanomatrix, a bionanotech company in Philadelphia. Dr. Cao was trained as a molecular biologist with unique and diverse experience from receptor signal transduction, embryonic stem cell, animal disease model, microarray/genomics technology development to micro/nanofluidics design and fabrication. He is currently leading multiple federal government funded projects, and a frequently invited speaker, lecturer and panelist at national and international biotech and nanotech events. Dr. Cao received his BS degree from University of Science and Technology of China (USTC) and a PhD in Molecular Biology from University of Delaware. He founded BioNanomatrix in Oct 2003.
