LETTERS
This section of the magazine is dedicated to responses, letters, and queries about the previous issue. The Ambassadors would like to thank all readers who have visited the magazine and sent their comments, criticism and encouragement. This LETTERS section contains a sample of the comments and correspondences we received. All back issues of the magazine are now available in the ARCHIVES section.
Over the past year, we have been working hard to establish the Arab Genetic Disease Database (AGDDB) as an online, publicly accessible clinical and mutation database of genetic disorders in Arab Populations. The database is based on data contained in the book Genetic Disorders Among Arab Populations [Teebi and Farag, 1997], and is meant to act as the first reference of its kind in the world. It will be an extremely beneficial tool for clinicians, genetic counselors and researchers in every part of the world. Recently, work on AGDDB has accelerated significantly as we have secured significant funding for the project. We now expect to have a fully operational database hopefully before the next meeting of the American Society of Human Genetics in October of 2001.
Prof. Ahmad S. Teebi, MD, FRCPE, DABMG
University of Toronto, Ontario, Canada
rozmin.visram@sickkids.ca
I would like to request if you can kindly
re-enclose the July 2000 issue of the magazine. Thank you.Dr. Zakia Lamki, MD
Head of Pediatrics Department,
Sultan Qaboos University
Muscat, Sultanate of Oman
zakiya@squ.edu.om
I enjoyed reading The Ambasadors Magazine, and am looking forward to reading more on Yemen with new cartoons by the international cartoonist Mr.Toughan. His profile in the MEGASTARS section was fascinating.
Eng. Awad M. Awad
Seattle, Washington, USA
TAwad@aol.com
We enjoyed reading the January issue.
It would be great to include more cartoons and drawings by Mr.Toughan.Eng. Sam Ghally & family
Vancouver, B.C., CANADA
As a citizen of Singapore, I was intrigued to read about the Middle Eastern country of Yemen and its culture. The drawings by Toughan were expressive of Yemeni life.
Eunice Ai-Teen Tan
Singapore
We enjoyed reading The Ambassadors Magazine with all its sections.
Dr. T.S.Sundareshan,Ph.D & family
Asst.Professor Of Cytogenetics,
Kidwai Memorial Institute of Oncology
Regional Cancer Center
Bangalore, India
tssundri@rediffmail.com
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As a member of the editorial board for The Ambassadors Magazine, I highly
recommend my Japanese colleague Amb. Moto Nishimura to join the editorial board.
Amb. Nishimura is a very respected promoter of education and international
advocate of peace. He had an excellent contribution in the Wagga Wagga Peace
Conference held in Australia - 2000 and would be a great representative of his
Japanese culture.
Amb. Geoffrey B.W. Little
Sydney, Australia
polepfor@onaustralia.com.au
