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Public San Francisco -Global Clinical Research -Oncology 
My Public San Francisco area client is focused on the development and commercialization of novel therapeutics for oncology.
This position in the overall management of the clinical project team and with the development of clinical plans and implementation of clinical trials.
Executive Director, Global Clinical Research and Development-Oncology

Essential functions include, but are not limited to the following:
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>>   Pharmaceutical Industry
EDITORIAL: Promises of drug industry fall flat: AS PRICES INCREASE, CONGRESS LOSES  
BusinessWeek - 4 Hours ago
11/21/2009 8:48 AM ET 11/21/2009 8:31 AM ET Nov. 21--Is the support of the pharmaceutical industry needed for Congress to pass health care reform? Or is the price of that support too high for the people     Add Comment

Merck Presents Phase IIb Study Results at AHA Annual Scientific S... 
Zibb - 16 Hours ago
Company: Merck & Co., Inc. (MRK) In a phase IIb study in 589 patients with primary hypercholesterolemia or mixed hyperlipidemia treated with anacetrapib as monotherapy or co-administered with atorvastatin,
Merck Presents Phase IIb Study Results at AHA Annual Scientific Sessions TradingMarkets
Aegera commences Phase IIb study of AEG35156 for treatment of acute myeloid leukemia Pharmacy Choice
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Covidien says FDA extends review of opiod pain drug 
Reuters Health - 20 Hours ago
-0400 (Reuters Health) * FDA sets Feb. 22, 2010, as new action date * Says FDA needs more time to review additional data BANGALORE (Reuters) - Covidien Plc said U.S. health regulators extended the review
FDA Extends NDA Review for Neuromed Pharmaceuticals's Exalgo(TM) Extended-Release  BioSpace
Covidien: FDA Extends Review of Opioid Pain Drug FDA News
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Roche's Actemra successful in arthritis study 
Reuters Health - 20 Hours ago
-0400 (Reuters Health) * Improves symptoms of sJIA after 12 weeks of therapy * Meets primary endpoint in phase III study * EMA rules against Avastin use for aggressive brain cancer * Stock up 0.1 pct
Roche (RHHBY)'s (JOBS) Actemra Successful in Arthritis Study; Meets Primary Endpoint  BioSpace
Rocheâ??s Actemra Successful in Arthritis Study FDA News
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FDA Approves Bristol-Myers' Abilify To Treat Irritabilty In Pediatric Patients With  
RTTNews.com - 20 Hours ago
(RTTNews) - Biopharmaceutical company Bristol-Myers Squibb Co. (BMY: News ) and Otsuka Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd. said Friday that U.S. Food and Drug Administration or FDA has approved the supplemental     Add Comment

Drug firms’ tired song and dance on reform 
Boston Globe - 85 Minutes ago
IN MAKING a fool of President Obama, Big Pharma has turned itself into a poison pill of health care reform. In the summer, the drug companies offered $8 billion a year over 10 years in drug cost cuts,
Drug firms tired song and dance on reform Boston Globe
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>>   Biotech
Corn Genome Sequencing Complete 
Prairie Farmer - 3 Hours ago
Scientists will develop real world applications from knowledge. Results of the Maize Genome Sequencing Project, the first comprehensive gene map of North American Corn, will be made available to the public
Sequencing of corn genome opens door Brownfield
Corn Genome Mapping Project Completed by Iowa State University Scientists EcoWorld
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The Worlds Largest Earthquake-Safe Building 
Gizmodo - 3 Hours ago
The new terminal at Istanbul's Sabiha Gken Airport is the world's largest earthquake-safe building. You're looking at the over two million square feet of scaffolding that support it, all resting on top
Istanbul Opens Worldâ??s Largest Earthquake-Safe Building Wired News
World's Largest Earthquake-Safe Building Wired News
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Genentech & Biogen Idec get complete response letter from US FDA for Rituxan to  
PharmaBiz - 17 Hours ago
Genentech, Inc, a wholly-owned member of the Roche Group and Biogen Idec announced that the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued a complete response on the companies' applications for Rituxan     Add Comment

Biotech Import Ban Creates Feed Ingredient Shortage in Turkey 
Iowa Ag Connection - 19 Hours ago
In the weeks following Turkey's announcement of additional requirements on importation of all food and feed products containing genetically enhanced components, progress to reverse or amend the stringent     Add Comment

Identifying Threat: New biometrics markets and terror culture 
Corporate Watch - 84 Minutes ago
The culture of fear and distrust that has grown up around this centuryâ??s terror culture and its associated wars has created vast new markets for anything that can be branded with the words security     Add Comment

IBM biochip allows fast diagnosis of many diseases 
Planet Analog - 2 Hours ago
MUNICH, Germany â?? In its Zurich research laboratory, IBM has built a point-of-care diagnostic test device based on a silicon chip. One chip detects up to 16 pathogens â?? and it does so faster and requiring     Add Comment
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>>   Genetics
Origin Agritech Announces Final Approval of World's First Genetically Modified Phytase  
Forbes.com - 7 Hours ago
BusinessWire - Origin Agritech Limited (NASDAQ GS: SEED) ('Origin'), a leading technology-focused supplier of crop seeds and agri-biotech research in China, today announced it has received the Bio-safety
Origin Agritech Announces Final Approval of World's First Genetic... Zibb
Origin Agritech Announces Final Approval of World`s First Genetically Modified Phytase  Reuters
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Corn Genome Sequencing Complete 
Prairie Farmer - 3 Hours ago
Scientists will develop real world applications from knowledge. Results of the Maize Genome Sequencing Project, the first comprehensive gene map of North American Corn, will be made available to the public
Sequencing of corn genome opens door Brownfield
Corn Genome Mapping Project Completed by Iowa State University Scientists EcoWorld
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Cancer and stem cells 
The Hindu - 2 Hours ago
BANGALORE: The cost of stem cell transplant to treat multiple myeloma, a blood-related disorder, reported globally among a large population, has declined, said K.C. Lakshmaiah, Head of Department of Oncology     Add Comment

Is Obama's Potential for Success Written in His Genetic Code? Tuck Talk Discusses  
Prudent Press Agency - 4 Hours ago
(Prudent Press Agency)--- As of last week, President Obama's approval rating is down to 53% (Gallup); however, most will agree that it's too early in his term to determine whether he will be historically     Add Comment

Employment provisions of genetic bias law takes effect 
LawyersUSA - 9 Hours ago
Tags: EEOC, employment discrimination, Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act WASHINGTON - The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission is set to enforce Title II of the Genetic Information Nondiscrimination
New law takes genetics out of employment HeraldNet
Employment provisions of genetic bias law takes effect LawyersUSA
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DBT allocates Rs 200 cr to set up National Stem Cell Institute in Karnataka 
PharmaBiz - 18 Hours ago
The Department of Biotechnology (DBT) has chipped in Rs 200 crore to set up Stem Cell Institute in Karnataka. The project is coming up on a 20 acre plot at the National Centre for Biological Sciences     Add Comment
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>>   Healthcare related
Dems snare 60 votes to move ahead on health care 
Seattle Times - 32 Minutes ago
t 4:49 AM Comments (0) Print view Share Democratic leaders secured the last two votes to move ahead on historic health care legislation, clearing the way for a Saturday night showdown on President Barack     Add Comment

Predicting Cholera Epidemics in the Bengal Delta 
Hospi Medica - 31 Minutes ago
A new study proposes a link between the biannual cholera epidemics and fluctuating water levels in Bangladesh's three principal rivers - the Ganges, Brahmaputra, and Meghna. Researchers from (Boston,     Add Comment

Reid reveals Senate version of bill to change U.S. health-care system 
Toledoblade.com - 34 Minutes ago
WASHINGTON Setting up a historic year-end health-care debate, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid unveiled long-awaited legislation last night to extend coverage to all but 6 percent of eligible Americans     Add Comment

CapitalSource Sells Lease Assets to Omega Healthcare; Names Co-CEOs 
Monitor Daily - 35 Minutes ago
CapitalSource has entered into a definitive agreement to sell substantially all of its healthcare net lease portfolio to Omega Healthcare Investors, the company reported. The company also announced several     Add Comment

GE Healthcare Financial Provides $40 Million to Ensign Group 
Monitor Daily - 36 Minutes ago
The Ensign Group, the parent company of the Ensign group of skilled nursing and rehabilitative care services, said a group of its real estate holding subsidiaries has placed mortgages on six of the company's     Add Comment

Democrats hit magic number to pass health care bill 
Chicago Sun-Times - 37 Minutes ago
Arkansas Sen. Blanche Lincoln said on the Senate floor that she will vote with her party, hours before the 8 p.m. EST roll call. She said it was important that the Senate begin debate on a critical issue.     Add Comment
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>>   Biological sciences
Ancient crocodiles could hunt and eat dinosaurs 
Los Angeles Times - 8 Hours ago
Crocodiles have a nasty reputation, but the leathery, snappish critters have been around so long that they probably gave dinosaurs a fright too. On Thursday, University of Chicago paleontologist Paul
Experts: Ancient crocodile ate dinosaurs The Money Times
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Fish 'at risk' in acidified ocean 
BBC - 3 Hours ago
Clown fish reared in acidified water lost the ability to 'smell' danger Ocean acidification could cause fish to become 'fatally attracted' to their predators, according to scientists. A team studying     Add Comment

Corn Genome Sequencing Complete 
Prairie Farmer - 3 Hours ago
Scientists will develop real world applications from knowledge. Results of the Maize Genome Sequencing Project, the first comprehensive gene map of North American Corn, will be made available to the public
Sequencing of corn genome opens door Brownfield
Corn Genome Mapping Project Completed by Iowa State University Scientists EcoWorld
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Tree-eating bugs threaten Monarch butterfly in Mexico 
Philippine Daily Inquirer - 3 Hours ago
MORELIA, Mexico - The mysterious Monarch butterfly, which migrates en masse annually between Canada and Mexico, is now facing a new peril: another insect thriving in Western Mexican forests. Some 8,000     Add Comment

Biologists discover bacterial defense mechanism against aggressive oxygen 
Bioscience Technology Online - 9 Hours ago
mechanism for preventing oxygen from harming the building blocks of the cell. This is the new finding of a team of biologists that includes Joris Messens of VIB, a life sciences research institute in     Add Comment

New fossils reveal a world full of crocodiles 
Oman Tribune - 9 Hours ago
fossils unearthed in what is now the Sahara desert reveal a once-swampy wor-ld divided among a half-dozen species of unusual and perhaps intelligent crocodiles, researchers reported on Thursday. They
New fossils reveal a crocodile world Sunday Star Times
Three new ancient crocodile fossils found The Saudi Gazette
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>>   Human sciences
For sale: Benito Mussolini's brain and blood 
Haaretz - 6 Hours ago
An anonymous seller put Italian dictator Benito Mussolini's blood and brain up for sale Friday on the online auction Web site eBay, shortly before the company pulled the ad. The initial asking price was
Mussolini Blood and Brain Up for Sale on eBay ShortNews.com
Mussolini's brain 'stolen for sale on eBay' Telegraph
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The psychology of Lego Star Wars II 
Psychology Today - 97 Minutes ago
Babies learn about their own identities through action. Image via Wikipedia Here's the thing. I've been playing this game for a few months now, and I'm losing track of who I am. At the beginning of each     Add Comment

Enjoy Your Emotions, Part II 
Psychology Today - 97 Minutes ago
My last column was mostly about two emotions, and . This column will concern two other emotions, and , and also another kind of , bodily such as illness and . Emotions and feelings are at core physical,     Add Comment

United States Changes Its Mind on Addiction - It's Not a Chronic Brain Disease After  
Psychology Today - 97 Minutes ago
NIAAA says NIDA is deluded about addiction as brain disease! Nora Volkow and the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) insist, based on peering at MRIs, that addiction is a chronic brain disease. You     Add Comment

'Hobbits' Were a Distinct Species, Study Concludes 
Channel 8 Eyewitness News - 6 Hours ago
FRIDAY, Nov. 20 (HealthDay News) --The ancient dwarfs known as 'hobbits' weren't humans shrunk down by disease, scientists now say, but instead, they were a distinct human species. The researchers came
Hobbit was ancient human species, study suggests Illawarra Mercury
'Hobbits' are a new human species EnerPub
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Joint efforts to control diseases transmitted from animals to humans 
Bionity.com - 16 Hours ago
BfR Symposium on Zoonoses and Food Safety 19 Nov 2009 - Around 200 scientists from Germany, Austria and Switzerland came together at the Federal Institute for Risk Assessment (BfR) in Berlin to discuss     Add Comment
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