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Note from the editor: 3 ANNOs! A announcement of meeting, A job asked, and a position offered *********************************************************************** Subj: ANNO, NEWS: ASCB Press Release This message was originally submitted by KATHY@ASCB.FASEB.ORG to the HUM-MOLGEN list at NIC.SURFNET.NL. ASCB ANNUAL MEETING ADDRESSES SCIENCE, POLICY National leaders in science, science policy, and Congress, including National Cancer Institute Director Richard Klausner, NIH Director Harold Varmus, fellow Nobel Laureate Paul Berg, Chiron Corporation CEO Edward Penhoet, and Congressman John Porter (R-IL) will be featured at the American Society for Cell Biology Annual Meeting. This 35th ASCB Annual Meeting will be held at the Washington, DC Convention Center from December 9-13. Some of the issues of special interest to members of the scientific community include: Educating the Public: Ideas for Scientists as Advocates, will be moderated by Robert Goldman of Northwestern University on Saturday, December 9 from 2:00-4:00 PM. Panelists will include Washington Post science writer Boyce Rensberger, Harold Silverman of Interscience Communications Ltd, Ellen Stoval of the National Coalition for Cancer Survivorship, and Congressional Representatives. The seminar will focus on how scientists can more effectively address some common misperceptions the public has about medicine, and how they might become more effective advocates to the press and public at-large. Richard Klausner, NCI Director, will give the Policy Keynote Address on Saturday, December 9 at 6:00 PM. Klausner will discuss The New NCI: Opportunities and Responsibilities. Eric Kandel of Columbia College of Physicians and Surgeons will give the Science Keynote on Genes, Synapses, and the Cell-Term Memory. The E.B. Wilson Medal Presentation and Lecture by Bruce Nicklas of Duke University will take place on Sunday, December 10, at 6:15 PM. Nicklas' lecture is Needling the Chromosomes in Mitosis. The E.E. Just Award Presentation and Lecture by James R. Gavin III of the Howard Hughes Medical Institute will be held on Sunday, December 10 at 2:00 PM. Gavin will discuss Cellular Calcium Dysregulation in Insulin-resistant Diabetes Mellitus: Role in Disease Pathophysiology. - 2 - ASCB President Ursula Goodenough of Washington University will address local high school students on Sunday, December 10 from 12:30-4:00 PM. Students and members of the press will have the opportunity to ask questions following the presentation entitled Why do Cells Have Sex, and How Does Sex Evolve? Harold Varmus, NIH Director, will be the featured speaker at the first ASCB College Student Symposium on Sunday, December 10 from 2:00-5:30 PM. Following the presentation, students will be invited to ask questions as well as to listen to selected graduate students discuss their career options and decisions. Congressman John Porter (R-IL) will receive the ASCB Public Service Award and address the ASCB Membership on Sunday, December 10 from 7:30-8:30 PM. Rep. Porter is Chairman of the House Labor, Health & Human Services Appropriations Subcommittee and one of the NIH's strongest Congressional supporters. Paul Berg of Stanford University School of Medicine will present The Scientific Enterprise: Entering the Next Millennium, on Monday, December 11, from 1:00-2:30 PM. Berg will discuss career options for graduate students and the future of the job market in the biological sciences. The Congressional Liaison Committee will meet on Tuesday, December 12, from 9:30-10:30 AM. ASCB Congressional Education Liaison Peter Kyros, and Tom Pollard of Johns Hopkins University will discuss the ASCB's role in political advocacy. Members of Congress have been invited. The Second Annual Practice of Science Session on Research in a New World: Practicing Science in an Era of Constrained Resources will be held on Tuesday, December 12 from 1:30- 3:00 PM. Edward Penhoet, CEO & President of Chiron Corporation, will provide an industry perspective, and ASCB past-President J. Richard McIntosh of the University of Colorado will provide an academic perspective. Keith Yamamoto of the University of California, San Francisco will moderate the session. Leland Hartwell is recipient of the Fourteenth Keith R. Porter Award and will give his award presentation on Tuesday, December 12 at 7:30 PM. Hartwell will speak on The Cell Cycle. For general information, contact ASCB Public Affairs Director Jim Bernstein at 301/530-7153. To register for the Annual Meeting by e-mail, write jbernste@ascb.faseb.org. Provide your name, business affiliation/address, phone, fax. Write "Press Registrant" in your reply. A confirmation will be mailed to you. # # # ************************************************************************* From: IN%"ED-MOLGEN@nic.SURFnet.nl" "Human Molecular Genetics Editors" 20-OCT-1995 09:55:10.09 To: IN%"ED-MOLGEN@nic.SURFnet.nl" "Multiple recipients of list ED-MOLGEN" CC: Subj: ANNO POSITION WANTED: I am looking for a position of a biostatistician. Last 12 years my main activities were in applied statistics. I have covered all stages of biostatistical applications: study design, data collection and checking, computer analysis, interpretation and presentation of results. CURRICULUM VITAE Novikov Ilia, Ph.D. I.D. 304745003 Address: Iftach st. 14 fl.1, Tel Aviv , Israel=AE Telephone (home) 972-3-399399 Date/place of Birth: April 22, 1944 Marital Status: Widowed+1(1980) Office address: Department of Clinical Epidemiology, Chaim Sheba Medical Center, Tel Hashomer,Israel, 5262= 1 E-mail: epid04@ccsg.tau.ac.il Education and degrees:=AE 1992 New England Epidemiology Summer Program,=AE Tufts University, Boston, MA, USA=AE 1971 Ph.D.in Mathematics from Moscow State University, USSR=AE Thesis "Gibbs state in quantum statistical physics " .=AE 1965-68 Post-graduate in Mathematical Department Moscow State University, 1965 M.S. in Mathematics Moscow State University, USSR=AE 1960-65 Student in Mathematical Department Moscow State University,=AE Service records:=AE 1991- Department of Clinical Epidemiology, Chaim Sheba Medical Center, Tel Hashomer, Israel=20 (1991-1993 Statistician and Analyst, 1993-now Senior Statisticia= n) 1978-90 USSR Cardiology Research Center, Moscow,USSR=AE ( 1988-90 Leading Scientist, 1983-90 Chief of biostatistical=AE Group, 1978-88 Senior Scientist)=AE 1969-78 Central Institute of Automated Systems in Civil Engineering,=AE Moscow, USSR=AE (1974-78 Senior Scientist, 1972-74 Main Specialist,=AE 1971-72 Leader of a group, 1969-71 Senior Engineer)=AE Research grants:=AE 1992-94 A knowledge based system for planning and conducting biomedical research, Ministry of Science, Israel ( Co-investigator ).=AE 1992-95 A Nationwide Study of Oldest-Old in Israel, NIH,USA ( Principal statistician ).=AE 1993-96 Epidemiology of Ovarian Cancer,NCA,NIH,USA (Principal Statisticia= n)=AE 1994-97 A Follow-up of a National Cohort of Breast Disease - Factors=AE Affecting the Development of Breast Cancer,NIH,USA (Principal Statistician)=AE Computer experience:=AE Computers: IBM 360, PDP 11/35, IBM PC.=AE Software : Operating systems: OS 360, RT 11, MS DOS, Windows.=AE Statistical software -SAS,SPSS,BMDP,SYSTAT,EGRET,SUDAAN et al.= =AE Data Bases - dBase 4, Foxpro 2.0 ,Clicks .=AE Languages: Fortran, PL1, Basic.=AE =20 Publications:=AE More than 70 publications on mathematics, biostatistics, computer aided control and design, computer applications in medicine. Translations (mathematics, statistics): English - Russian: more than 15 articles,4 books (in cooperation); French -Russian : 2 articles, 1 book (in cooperation). Languages: English (fluent), Hebrew, French (fair), Russian (mother tongue). ************************************************************************ From: IN%"ED-MOLGEN@nic.SURFnet.nl" "Human Molecular Genetics Editors" 24-OCT-1995 10:24:22.82 To: IN%"ED-MOLGEN@nic.SURFnet.nl" "Multiple recipients of list ED-MOLGEN" CC: Subj: This message was originally submitted by freyer@FBN.UNI-ROSTOCK.DE to the HUM-MOLGEN list at NIC.SURFNET.NL. Research Institute for Biology of Farm Animals (FBN) Division of Population Biology and Breeding Research The FBN is a foundation under civil law of the land Mecklenburg-Pommerania/ Germany located in Dummerstorf, 15 minutes south of Rostock on the Baltic Sea. Our institute is concerned with basic research on: * Population Biology and Animal Breeding * Molecular Biology * Reproduction Biology * Physiological Basis of Animal Husbandry * Muscle Biology and Growth * Nutritional Physiology * Biometry We invite applications for a S C I E N T I S T position in the field of Population Genetics. The supposed candidate should work in an interdisciplinary team emphasiz ing the statistical design and analysis of genetic experiments both with farm animals and model animals. This position requires thorough knowledge and experience in population genetics, quantitative genetics and basic knowledge in data analysis and programming. Additional theoretical background and practice in population biology, biomathematics, animal genetics or molecular genetics will be advantageous. Applicants should have a Ph.D. Successful post-doctoral work of at least 2 years in one or more of the areas mentioned above is highly appreciated. We would offer an attractive salary, an excellent experimental basis and the opportunity to contribute significantly to the scientific profile of our institute. Please send your detailed application inclusive of curriculum vitae to this address: Research Institute for Biology of Farm Animals (FBN) Prof. Dr. habil. P. Kauffold, Director Wilhelm- Stahl- Allee 2 18196 Dummerstorf /Germany For questions and further information please contact dietl@fbn.uni-rostock.de or freyer@fbn.uni-rostock.de.