The Ambassadors Magazine - January 2009

Condolences

The Ambassadors Research Foundation and the staff of the Ambassadors Magazine express their sympathy and condolences to Prof. Mahmoud Booz, the distinguished orthopedic surgeon and Executive Editor of the publication and his wife Mrs. Sarah Booz for the shocking death of their 40-year old son Sharif, their daughter-in-law Margaret O'Kennedy Booz, and grandson Ayman (with his friend Charlie Froud) in a tragic plane accident last October in Ireland. Mr. Sharif, the owner of Bristol-based property company Miller House Management, was the plane's pilot. The funerary services for the family were conducted in accordance with both Muslim and Catholic traditions. We hope that the Booz and Froud families can find peace in this time of loss.

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Canadian Physicians for Aid and Relief (CPAR)
Toronto, Canada
www.donateaday.ca and www.cpar.ca
info@donateaday.ca

With the lift of the federal ban on stem cell research, new and exciting research opportunities and funding sources will arise. GTCbio's Advances in Stem Cell Discovery & Development Conference on October 14-16, 2009 in San Diego, CA presents its attendants with information regarding cutting-edge developments in all areas of stem cell research including the biology, medicine, applications, regulations, and business of stem cells.

Josette Barba
California, USA
josette.barba@gtcbio.com

Thank you for inviting me to write a piece about Dr. McKusick. I greatly respected him and would be honored for this opportunity to express my respect.Unfortunately, I will be unable to do this before October.

Prof. Vazken M. Der Kaloustian, M.D., DABP, DABMG, FCCMG
Professor of Pediatrics and Human Genetics
McGill University Montreal Children's Hospital
Montreal, Québec, Canada
vazken.derkaloustian@mcgill.ca

I have been doing research on various art museums and recently came across a fascinating artist by the name of Hunter Cole, who is both an internationally shown artist and experienced geneticist. I find her art to be quite beautiful. You may view her work at the following website: http://www.huntercole.org/artgallery/index.html. I've also included a snippet from her bio below:

She reinterprets science as art through abstractions, digital art and installations. She holds a Ph.D. and Master's degree in Genetics from the University of Wisconsin—Madison, and a Bachelor of Science from the University of California-Berkeley. Dr. Cole teaches biology and art at Loyola University Chicago. She created a course, Biology Through Art, where students have the opportunity to create innovative artworks in a biology laboratory.
Amanda Farnham
Washington, USA
amanda.farnham@gmail.com

Hosted by the Hereditary Breast and Ovarian Cancer Foundation and the Program in Cancer Genetics at McGill University, the Third International Symposium on Hereditary Breast and Ovarian Cancer - BRCA: Fifteen Years of Progress will be held from October 14-16, 2009 at the Centre Mont-Royal in Montréal. It will offer an exciting and innovative program for clinical researchers, genetic counsellors, and primary care providers.

BRCA Symposium Secretariat
O’Donoughue & Associates Event Management
Mansonville, Québec, Canada
brca@odon.ca

Electronic Medical Records (EMR) have been in the news headlines for months, and will profoundly influence USA healthcare and your medical practice for years to come. As a service to the medical community, WhatDoctorsThink.com is performing an online survey of thousands of USA doctors, in all specialties, to assess how physicians will be dealing with current and future EMR issues.

EMR Physician Survey
New York, USA
www.WhatDoctorsThink.com
surveys@WhatDoctorsThink.com

KUNA (KUwait News Agency) wrote about a medal I received from the UNESCO (Thank God) & I feel it is for all of us who work for autism... It's another higher step for autism in our region after we succeeded in selecting April 2nd as the International Day for Autism.

Dr. Samira Al-Saad, PhD
Founder & Director
Kuwait Center for Autism
Kuwait
www.q8autism.com

I work at a company called Owen Media Partners, which publishes a variety of leading business and industrial sites across North America and Europe.

I have noticed that your organization’s website, http://www.ambassadors.net/archives/issue12/opinion.htm, is linked to http://www.chamber.parksville.bc.ca/ which is a chamber of commerce in Canada. I am writing to you to request that you please also link to our Canadian industrial business site called Canadian Trade Index at http://www.ctidirectory.com/.

Chris Parent
Owen Media Partners
Ontario, Canada
cparent@owen-media.com

I have written a poem on Egyptian history which mainly concerns the influence of the Pharaoh Akhnaton. It has been published on the Internet and can easily be read alone or in a group setting for discussion. I wondered if you review poetry. I will be glad to send you more information if you wish.

Joan Iris
joaniris11@yahoo.com

New Book Announcement:
Genetics for the Health Sciences

Genetics for the Health Sciences (2nd Edition) by Prof. Heather Skirton and Christine Patch was recently published in 2009, is an essential textbook of genetics for nurses, midwives and genetic counselors. To view the full contents of the book, index, and a sample chapter please click here..

Scion Publishing Ltd
Oxfordshire, UK
info@scionpublishing.com

I can add ambassadors.net to a category specific page on our site, allsitesdirectory.com, in exchange for a link back from the home or internal page of your site.

Jessica Brooks
Account Manager
allsitesdirectory.com
submissions@allsitesdirectory.com

I'm a freelance cartoonist based in London and wish to enquire as to whether you may be interested in taking on any of my work. Rather then bombarding you with attachments, you can view my recent work at: http://woodsycartoons.blogspot.com/

Paul Woods
Cartoonist & Illustrator
London, United Kingdom
woods80@gmail.com

Aegean Conferences meetings unite scientists from around the world and are open to individuals from academia, non-profit organizations, government, and businesses. One of the upcoming conferences is the First International Conference on Inflammation and Retinal Disease: Complement Biology and Pathology - Aldemar Knossos Royal Village. Heraklion, Crete, Greece. June 26-July 1, 2009.

Aegean Conferences
Greece
info@aegeanconferences.org
www.aegeanconferences.org

BMJ Learning has released a new online learning course called Swine flu influenza - an update on recent developments. You can access this course for FREE if you register now. This BMJ Learning module is one of many free swine influenza resources for healthcare professionals from BMJ Group.

Paul Raybould
BMJ Learning, British Medical Journal Group, UK
http://learning.bmj.com/learning/main.html
learning@email.bmjgroup.com

I see that you noted with regret the passing of Prof. Dr. Fawzi Gadalla in a newsletter from back in January 2003. My mother, Patricia Hamrick, was a dear friend of Dr. Gadalla. Dr. Gadalla was a fine man. I visited him in Egypt in 1962. I was sorry to learn of his passing. But I appreciate the thoughtful comments you included in his memory. We live in a world where I believe we need to treasure our interconnections!

Roy Hamrick
Seattle, Washington, USA
rahamrick@hamrickinvestment.com

Perhaps you can answer a question about the Ebers Papyrus. The remedies list substances in fractions, yet the fractions do not add up to 100%. What do the fractions mean?

Dr. William J. Waddell, M.D.
Prospect, Kentucky, USA
bwaddell@louisville.edu

Many thanks for the valuable articles published in your esteemed Ambassadors Magazine.

Dr. Sadika A.Al-Awadi, MD, FRCPE
Director, Kuwait Medical Genetics Centre
Kuwait
kmgc2006@yahoo.com

It is a very good thing that the Ambassadors magazine is up and going. It is really interesting. You are indeed doing a great job by providing deeper insight of our part of the world.

Mohammed Al-Asaadi
Local Associate
Enhancing Government Effectiveness (EGE) Project, USAID - MSI
Sana'a, Rep. of Yemen
m.alasaadi@yahoo.com

Thanks a lot for your "wonderful issue". I have an article which has been published in a journal in Iran on "The lost word in the world", which is about the pollution and Ozone layer. If I find enough time to write it in English it will be an honor for me to be published in your valuable Magazine.
Prof.Mahmoud Lotfi, MD
Tehran, Islamic Republic of Iran
mahmoud_lotfi2002@yahoo.com