Cambridge, Mass., June 9, 2014, — Sino-American Pharmaceutical Professionals Association New England (SAPA-NE) annual conference will take place at MIT Sloan School of Management Tang Center on June 21, 2014 (8:00 am – 5:30 pm). This year the theme of the conference is “Open Innovation and Global Collaboration: Improve efficiency and productivity of pharmaceutical & Biotech Industries”.
Awards were handed out at 2013 SAPA-NE’s annual conference (file photo).
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SAPA-NE 2014 Annual Conference to be Held on June 21 @MIT
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Tufts University Receives Approval to Operate Tuberculosis Research Lab
Boston, June 3, 2014 — Tufts University has received a permit from the Boston Public Health Commission to operate the Arnold 8 Biosafety Laboratory, a new research laboratory that will focus on finding innovative ways to detect, prevent and treat tuberculosis. The 1,700-square-foot Biosafety Level 3 laboratory is located within Tufts School of Medicine’s existing Biomedical Research and Public Health Building at 136 Harrison Avenue.
Tufts University Biomedical Research and Public Health Building (file photo).
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Chen Xuemei: Female Students of Life Sciences Need More Encouragement
Beijing, China, May 22, 2014 (from pku.edu.cn) — There are ten Chinese scientists who have been elected Member of National Academy of Sciences (NAS) of the United States with higher education background in Mainland China, according to preliminary estimates in 2014. Only three of these ten are women. Professor Chen Xuemei, an outstanding Peking University alumna, is one of them.
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ACMES to Host Spring Medical Conference and “Love for Autism” Charity Concert on May 25
Boston, May 8, 2014, — American Chinese Medical Exchange Society (ACMES) will hold its Spring medical conference featuring common issue in primary care and international autism forum at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center (Shapiro 10 conference center) from 9:00 AM to 4:00 PM on May 25. The primary care medicine session will cover new advances for type 2 diabetes, hepatitis/hepatoma and GERD. After the conference, attendees will join “Walk for Autism” from Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center to Jordan Hall in Back Bay (about 1.2 mile), and then enjoy “Spring Love for Autism” Chinese zither charity concert featuring renowned artist Hui Weng in the evening.
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2014 Boston BioForum to Focus on “Biomedical Industry — The Next Decade”
Boston, April 28, 2013, — The 2014 Boston BioForum will be held at the Double Tree Suites (400 Soldiers Field Road, Boston, MA 02134) on Saturday, May 3, 2014, from 8:30 AM to 9:00 PM.
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Tufts Medical Center to Hold Asthma Awareness Fairs in May
Boston, April 23, 2014, — In recognition of Asthma Awareness Month (coming up in May), the Asthma Prevention and Management Initiative (APMI), an initiative of Community Health Improvement Programs department at Tufts Medical Center, is organizing several asthma awareness health fairs to provide community education and raise awareness about our home visiting, educational, and clinical programs. The fairs are free and open to the public and we encourage children and their families to attend to learn more.
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ACMA to Present Free Health Seminar at Cary Library in Lexington
By Chinese American Association of Lexington (CAAL)
Join us for a free health seminar this Saturday, April 19, 2014, from 10:00 to 12 noon, at Cary Library! You can also visit the historical Lexington Battle Green near the library on the 239th anniversary of the battles in Lexington and Concord between the Minutemen and British troops.
CAAL volunteers at a Lexington 300 event in May 2013 (file photo).
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Frank Chin Receives Life Time Achievement Award
By David Li, bostonese.com
Boston, April 8, 2014, — Eighty-two years old Frank Chin, also known as Uncle Frank in Boston Chinatown, was recently awarded the prestigious Lifetime Achievement Award by Tufts Medical Center(TMC). The city of Boston also declared March 26, 2014 as Frank Chin Day.
Mayor Menino and TMC CEO Michael Wagner present Lifetime Achievement Award to Frank Chin (provided to bostonese.com by TMC).
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Dr. Michael Wagner Named President and CEO of Tufts Medical Center in Permanent Capacity
Boston, April 3, 2014, -– The Tufts Medical Center Board of Trustees announced today that it has voted unanimously to appoint Michael Wagner, MD, FACP as President and CEO of Tufts Medical Center and Floating Hospital for Children on a permanent basis. Wagner, a nationally respected physician executive and health care thought leader, has held the title of Interim President and CEO since September 2013. He had previously served as President and CEO of the 550-member Tufts Medical Center Physicians Organization and Tufts MC’s Chief Medical Officer.
Picture of Dr. Michael Wagner (from TMC’s Facebook page).
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Let’s Move — Surprise Video from the White House
Hi everyone,
To mark the fourth anniversary of the launch of Let’s Move!, I asked you to show me how you move.
I wanted to see all of the fun, creative things you’re doing in your homes, schools, and communities to get kids excited about eating healthy and being active.
First Lady Michelle Obama delivers remarks announcing proposed revisions to the Nutrition Facts label during a “Let’s Move!” event in the East Room of the White House, Feb. 27, 2014. (Official White House Photo by Amanda Lucidon)
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