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John Lechleiter of Eli Lilly has an op-ed in today's Wall Street Journal on innovation in the US. Needless to say, he's worried:
A recent study ranked the U.S. sixth among the top 40 industrialized nations in innovative competitiveness, but 40th out of 40 in "the rate of change in innovation capacity" over the past decade. The ranking, published last year by the Information Technology and Innovation Foundation, measured what countries are doing—in higher education, investment in research and development, corporate tax rates, and more—to become more innovative in the future. The U.S. ranked dead last.
He goes on to say that we need a climate that appreciates new technology (which I certainly think we have), the financial system to support it (which is where he makes the case for favorable tax treatment), and the people who can do it. That's the longest single section of the whole piece:
The final and most important elements are the seeds of innovation, which equate to talented people and their ideas. Human beings—with their talent and energy, creativity and insights—are a priceless resource, but one that is woefully underdeveloped in this country.
There are three policies necessary to cultivate these seeds of innovation. First, with our kids falling further behind on international comparisons in education, we've got to get serious about broad improvement in science and math instruction in our grade schools and high schools.
Second, we need immigration laws that allow and encourage top scientists from other countries to choose to work in the United States. This does not entail drastic changes, but a sensible increase in visas for highly skilled immigrants and a shorter, simpler green-card application process.
Third, we need a well-funded basic research infrastructure within academic and government labs. What's required is not some new "Manhattan Project," but a long-term funding commitment necessary to attract more outstanding scientists to basic research and keep them engaged in productive work throughout their careers.
Well, there are going to be a lot of people reading this who will snort and say "Great, domestic science policy advice from Lilly, the company that's outsourcing everything short of what has to be picked up by a crane". And that call for better science education, together with the immigration reform paragraph, takes us into the "Danger! Undersupply of Scientists!" territory that drives many actual scientists crazy as they scan the employment ads and reformat their CVs.
I agree that science and engineering should be valued more in this country. But given our culture, what would make it so would be the perception that these fields are great places to have lucrative jobs, and that perception is currently taking an awful beating. Justifiably. So I'm not seeing this as a supply-of-scientists problem, as much as I see it as a shortage-of-ways-for-scientists-to-make-a-living one. . .
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1. RB Woodweird on July 9, 2010 10:20 AM writes...
"First, with our kids falling further behind on international comparisons in education, we've got to get serious about broad improvement in science and math instruction in our grade schools and high schools."
Good luck with that. Our model of funding public education with local taxes and our cultural meme that it's cool to give Poindexter a wedgie is working against us.
"Second, we need immigration laws that allow and encourage top scientists from other countries to choose to work in the United States. This does not entail drastic changes, but a sensible increase in visas for highly skilled immigrants and a shorter, simpler green-card application process."
Bullcrap. We need to pay the scientists we have more and treat them better, otherwise you are working in opposition to your first objective.
"Third, we need a well-funded basic research infrastructure within academic and government labs. What's required is not some new "Manhattan Project," but a long-term funding commitment necessary to attract more outstanding scientists to basic research and keep them engaged in productive work throughout their careers."
Great, but you already want to flood the labor market with guys off the boat. Plus, we've blown our descretionary funds in Iraq and Afganistan.
Bottom line is he wants a horde of happy minimum wage science minions. Not going to happen.
2. Jumbo on July 9, 2010 10:25 AM writes...
Right on Derek - More pap from 'scientist' managers who care nothing for the scientists whose compensation packages are conveniently transferred to Covance! The point about rate of innovation also is fallacious. If you are the biggest innovator, your rate will naturally fall. Pfizer's profits naturally grow at a much smaller rate than some small biotech's. Increasing a small number is easier than increasing a big number. I dare say that the top six companies in 'innovative competitiveness' all lie in the bottom 10 of 'rate of change of innovation.' The aim to nurture ways to think innovatively is admirable, but I wonder how much innovation a company like Lilly will sustain with no innovators in-house (unless you count as innovation ways to off-load R&D expenses!).
3. Vader on July 9, 2010 10:29 AM writes...
So Lilly wants more scientists, but wants someone else to pay the costs of providing the necessary incentives? Well, who wouldn't?
4. road on July 9, 2010 10:36 AM writes...
There was an article a few weeks ago that does an excellent job of debunking the myth of STEM undersupply in this country:
5. matt on July 9, 2010 10:54 AM writes...
Couldn't agree more Derek...the problem lies within the financial incentives, or lack of, to become a scientist.
6. Hap on July 9, 2010 11:02 AM writes...
I think we've got ways to make a living (or will), but they are/will be not very well paid (at least for the opportunity cost and education it takes to be eligible) and require lots of hours. It's the same problem that physical labor jobs have - there are lots of them, but no one wants to work for what the jobs pay (except people for whom crappy pay is better than nothing, or people who can't work elsewhere). In both cases, there's a gap between what employers are willing to pay (and the resultant perception of their fields by potential employees) and the people they want to fill those jobs, and the same solutions (immigration, gov't funding - without raising taxes, of course) suggested, and without awareness of the inconsistencies of the suggesters' positions (as is usual for people, I guess).
The other alternative methods to attract employees to science (or other jobs) at wages and benefits employers are willing to pay would involve lowering the benefits of unemployment (effectively making any job better than none), but I'm guessing that that would be even less popular than Lechleiter's (and others') current suggestions.
7. Anonymous on July 9, 2010 11:04 AM writes...
What Lilly (and industry) wants is a ready and cheap supply of disposable scientists below 40. Won't be long before even the foreigners catch on to this and don't want to work for US companies due to the very limited future offerred.
8. alig on July 9, 2010 11:09 AM writes...
Lechleiter should go outsource himself.
9. Anonymous on July 9, 2010 11:33 AM writes...
I've listened to public pronouncements on science and engineering manpower for fifty years. It's all been rubbish. For what it's worth, though, I suggest you ask "Now Mr Lechleiter, what subjects are your children studying?"
10. ronathan richardson on July 9, 2010 11:46 AM writes...
I really don't get why we listen to CEO's of massive and slowly declining corporations describing how to create jobs and boost the economy. Growth doesn't come from big pharma, which seems to only cut jobs, not add them. It comes from creation of new companies and new industries that didn't exist before. So I certainly agree with the tax incentives and such for the growth-bolstering startups, and helping them get to be big. But why we should support the big boys doesn't make sense to me.
11. MedChem on July 9, 2010 11:54 AM writes...
"The only policy required to create innovation is meaningful compensation of those doing the innovating (the "priceless resources of above"): make a career in science enticing and you'll get good people. "
You'd think this'd be obvious to the poeple in charge. Why they don't understand this simple truth is totally beyond me. Or maybe they do and are simply pretending in order to push certain agendas.
12. Bombauer on July 9, 2010 12:33 PM writes...
Well we prayed for the end to the oil spill, so I guess we could pray for innovation.
13. Jim Hu on July 9, 2010 12:33 PM writes...
#4 skimmed the link. Interesting to think about the connection between the longer academic career path stats cited and the desire expressed in earlier posts here to reduce the number of less significant publications.
I think there is something to the Lechleiter argument that what we need is long-term commitments in the government-funded parts of research (As an academic I have, of course, a massive COI here!). IMO, though, it's not a matter of more funding... it's a matter of predictable funding that might dampen the boom and bust cycles.
14. silicon scientist on July 9, 2010 12:51 PM writes...
"Human beings..are a priceless resource."
I think my salary says otherwise. *rim shot*
Compare and contrast this with what Andy Grove, ex-CEO of Intel, recently wrote:
I don't think I agree with Grove's prescriptions, but his diagnosis is spot on.
15. anchor on July 9, 2010 12:52 PM writes...
This "f....." up guy has a gall to tell us what is ailing the innovation in the USA. This from an executive and an organic chemist by training who did the greatest damage to the pharmaceutical companies along with his cohorts as if there was no tomorrow. He is not credible enough to make these statements. I still see vibrant innovation in other spheres (electronics, IT etc.) but certainly not in pharmaceutical industries. We could go on and on discussing this and that as the reasons for the lack of innovation. The steps that he and other took to outsource, will not inspire any innovation on those who are still left in the pharmaceutical R and D. The fact of the matter is in a current climate there is lot of stress (and fear too) that people are more worried as to if their job is safe. Innovation, I guarantee will not certainly take place in China and India as they are not risk takers.
16. CMCguy on July 9, 2010 1:05 PM writes...
Good post Derek and I will have to read the op-ed to get full context but sounds like the same theme and agenda Lechleiter has promoted before. There are elements of probable truth and some potential directions but does not speak to what Lilly is doing to be more innovative and decisions to outsourcing (unless is positioning that Lilly can't find and attract the skilled workforce required therefore must outsource).
Jumbo is correct that measures of innovation may be flawed in relative percents where any innovation in place of low to modest accomplishments which have a greater impact than advancements in place that are already established. At the same time I think there is probably more diversity in areas of innovation so is harder to constantly increase or sustain as people move to new fields that may take a while to development.
I think is correct that there is disproportionate value for scientists and may be why so many complaints here about MBAs as although some will argue going in to business side seems to be an easier and quicker and even more stable path.
I also wonder if dumping much more money into academia and government labs will lead to significantly greater innovation. There are some fundamental problems that already inhibit such places to engage in work that might really be innovation then always have problems in getting others to expand ideas, industry in particular, in translations useful products. Everyone wants to bet on the sure thing but most innovations can only be judged retrospectively once they have been realized. Most of doing science is about experimenting and learning from failures but pushing on till achieve something (which could be different from what set out to do in the first place) so if keep a tally of only successes then can be discouraging. That may be another reason science devalued because goes against the instantaneous satisfaction our culture demands.
17. Nick K on July 9, 2010 1:15 PM writes...
Lechleiter seems unaware of the irony of bemoaning the "shortage" of scientists while, at the same time, his company destroys the careers of thousands of technical people. With a PhD in Chemistry one is treated no better than a peon by Big Pharma.
18. anon the II on July 9, 2010 1:18 PM writes...
I think John Lechleiter was once a well respected scientist and administrator, both within and outside of Lilly. However, something has obviously happened to him. He is now clearly delusional. It is very difficult to reconcile the way that his company is run with his recent speeches. Maybe he isn't really in control and this is his way of crying out for help. It's very bizarre.
19. non-pharma chemist on July 9, 2010 1:53 PM writes...
Just another excellent example of why I don't subscribe to the Wall Street Journal.
20. anon the III on July 9, 2010 2:00 PM writes...
I really wish this man would keep his trap shut and keep his soliloquies out of the media. It makes me highly annoyed to read anything he says.
21. Skeptic on July 9, 2010 3:04 PM writes...
What this country requires is Innovation Performance Accounting so that risk assessement can be done on innovation processes. Hahaha...am I hired or what?
22. CB on July 9, 2010 3:07 PM writes...
Currently the best and brightest are flocking to the finance industry. Despite the financial crisis, the field still offers extraordinary compensation.
It comes down to money, colleges are far more expensive, grants are less available, so students today have less willingness to jump into riskier fields.
Imagine you are a Harvard undergrad looking at 100k or more in debt.
option A: chemistry -requires at least 5 additional year of work for PhD and postdoc then you might land a job with 75K starting salary.
option B: business -on campus recruiters are flocking to hire you with a starting salary of 75K + bonus, after 4 years on wall street you return for 2yrs MBA 150K salary + serious bonus money.
Personally after a decade watching my 401K shrivel, I long for a return to the days when banking and finance jobs were primarily boring jobs with only above average salaries.
23. Skeptic on July 9, 2010 5:22 PM writes...
Since the mission of the Harvard economist is to destroy the nation state, I guess if you want to be a chemist you have to go to Harvard.
See, whoever is closest to the Firehose (money creation) gets to eat.
24. Jeff Howbert on July 9, 2010 5:33 PM writes...
In my experience (as a research manager in small biotechs, not as CEO of a large pharma), today's lack of innovation in pharma boils down to the risk aversion of those who control the purse strings. Venture capital pretty much refuses to support anything preclinical anymore, and big pharma isn't interested in partnering unless it's already in the clinic (or just about). I haven't seen the inside of a big pharma research operation in a while, but from what I hear, it's the same game there: attempts to systematically reduce risks by industrializing discovery processes, and lots of fast following on established targets. Unless someone comes up with a new model for financing pharma discovery work, innovation as we've known it is doomed.
Personally, I've thrown in the towel. As of next week, I will reduce my time doing small molecule drug development to one day a week, and will increase my time at doing computational biology and biomarker discovery to three days a week. Starting a new career at 55 means giving up a lot of accumulated earning power, but otherwise it's all upside: I'm not frustrated about funding (it's mostly NIH grants), and every day is a new adventure intellectually.
But if you happen to know anyone who wants to develop the best small-molecule TLR antagonists on the planet, let me know … I can put them in touch with the guy who invented them.
25. Skeptic on July 9, 2010 6:06 PM writes...
Computationalists Uber Alles!
Atomist: "All I want for compensation is a listeria filled ham sandwich and I'm still too expensive *%#$^#%@@%!"
Harvard Economist: "So you atomists can still discover. How are you going to prove to the world (aka the FDA) that your molecule is more effective than whats already out there without costing a bloody fortune??? Be gone with you"
26. NHR_Guy on July 9, 2010 6:09 PM writes...
Thats rich....does his brain hear what his mouth is saying?
27. frequent visitor on July 9, 2010 6:42 PM writes...
I am probably echoing earlier comments...but it is RATE of change in innovation. Our innovation level is already pretty high...I am actually more concerned about the US being 6th in innovative competitiveness.
28. 7 on July 9, 2010 8:13 PM writes...
When you outsource you simply place an order. You lose all innovation on the ground floor (what counts).
It's hubris of upper management and project managers who forgot that discoveries and innovation is seldom a top down process.
Companies have stopped trying to train and develop a good R&D workforce, there is no young ambitious chemist that says I think you are wrong and I am going to work the extra 4 hours to make this compound.
29. Jose on July 9, 2010 8:15 PM writes...
The sick sick irony of Lechleiter's nonsense is unreal- the Lilly-Covance "let's outsource-our-employees-in-our own-labs-on-the-same-projects" paradigm is probably the greediest, most underhanded tactic we've seen yet. Staggering self-delusion.
30. Tok on July 9, 2010 8:31 PM writes...
There's also the assault on science in this country that colors our kids' view of it from an early age. Re: evolution and climate change.
31. MedInformaticsmdMD on July 9, 2010 8:38 PM writes...
In Mar. 2009 I received an email solicitation from Lilly that read exactly like this: (I added the 'sic's, of course):
"Your Help Is Requested for a Eli Lilly Career Opportunity! I am a member of the Staffing Team at Eli Lilly. I were referred to me as person who specializes in pharmaceutical based informatics (sic). I wanted to reach out to me (sic), to see if you maybe able (sic) to recommend anyone that could qualify for the below position.
I was not exactly inspired by this solication, perhaps written by one of the "highly skilled immigrants" Lechleiter covets.
I suggest if Mr. Lechleiter wishes to close America's innovation gap, he spend some time away from the executive digs and review some of the job solicitations his company sends out.
32. MedInformaticsmdMD on July 9, 2010 8:40 PM writes...
#31 Oops, forgot two sic's:
"Your Help Is Requested for a Eli Lilly (sic) Career Opportunity!"
... to recommend anyone that could qualify for the below position (sic)
33. Pete on July 10, 2010 3:34 AM writes...
Innovation requires that folk be able to take a long term view. At the risk of stating the obvious, this is something that scientists in Big Pharma are becoming less able to do. Whenever I hear people bemoaning the state of innovation in the US, I think of the efforts to introduce Creation 'Science' to the science classroom. Not sure if this represents a pathology in its own right or symptom of something else but it should be a concern.
34. Anonymous on July 10, 2010 3:40 AM writes...
Well as someone who actually did invent a drug for big pharma (plus three Phase II compounds for other targets) you can guess what happened to me !
Redundancy of course, no bonuses along the way and and no share whatsover in the profit. So go tell that to a kid starting out and they'll jump for a career in finance every time where at least there's some personal reward if they're successful (and often even when they're not).
35. Petros on July 10, 2010 5:34 AM writes...
Pfizer has done the same. There are labs full of chemists at Sandwich who are employed by Peakdale rather than Pfizer.
With the demise in the UK of pharma R&D (Merck Harlow, GSK Harlow, AZ Charnwood, Merck Newhouse etc) Peakdale now employs more R&D chemists in the UK than most (all?) pharma companies
36. newnickname on July 10, 2010 9:34 AM writes...
(I haven't read all comments yet or the original op-ed, so if this is repetitious, I apologize ...)
I think that almost everyone reading this blog in the US is surrounded by an abundance - no, an OVERabundance - of innovative people and ideas (as well as a bunch of dead heads, some of them visa-bearing imports). I can think back over the years to ideas I've heard (or sometimes proposed myself) that were flat out rejected or otherwise unfunded, unsupported and unrewarded. Some of these innovative ideas were eventually reduced to practice and disclosed by others, not always in the US, and sometimes MANY YEARS after the original proposal.
Several years ago, the then-editor of Technology Review opined that the US does NOT have an innovation shortage, it has a shortage of a willingness to support and promote implementation of innovative ideas.
Back to Eli Lilly and Lechleiter, my experience with Big Pharma and biotech is that there are a couple of "designated innovators" who are usually successful self-promoters and salesmen. (Some that I have known were terrible scientists with poor knowledge of the literature and an ability to misrepresent facts [lie] in order to promote their own agenda.) This blog frequently provides testament to a lot of BAD IDEAS that get sold to managers or investors and get funded to advanced stages before they fail miserably.
This blog (and no other blog or publication that I know of) documents the absolutely incredible ideas generated here (in the US) that wither and die on the vine, often along with the careers of the innovative thinkers who came up with them.
This topic (and people like Lechleither) is making me feel ill and wishing, once again, that I had never chosen to seek a career in science.
37. newnickname on July 10, 2010 9:53 AM writes...
As an afterthought on the Lilly / Lechleiter piece:
Eli Lilly launched "InnoCentive" in 2001 (http://pubs.acs.org/cen/topstory/7927/7927notw2.html). It was actually an innovative idea.
However, it did nothing to fund, support or promote innovative solutions. It was set up just to pay for previously proven technology that was not readily available to them in the public domain. A solution had to be reduced to practice, not merely a proposed solution in need of $10k-$40k of research funds. It was Lilly, once again, trying to buy up research on the cheap: let someone else pay for the research so Lilly can pay pennies on the dollar (or pennies on the zloty) for the results and not have to pay their own scientists to solve the problems.
(One "winner" that I vaguely recall -- a heterocycle synthesis? -- came from work that had been done in a Polish chem lab in the 1950s or 1960s, paid for by the Polish government.)
38. milkshake on July 10, 2010 1:09 PM writes...
I think John Lechleiter's op ed piece clearly demonstrates the dangers of over-tightening one's bow tie
39. k on July 10, 2010 7:13 PM writes...
Perhaps Mr Leichleitner ought to lay off whatever drugs he's smoking and try some of his company's fine psychiatric products.
40. newnickname on July 11, 2010 2:07 AM writes...
Major MAJOR TYPO: "This blog (and no other blog or publication that I know of) documents the absolutely incredible ideas generated here (in the US) that wither and die on the vine, often along with the careers of the innovative thinkers who came up with them." is WRONG. I meant to say:
This blog does NOT document the amazing ideas that wither and die. There is NO non-confidential website that documents unpublished, unfunded ideas, either. (The NIH, NSF reject piles are confidential.)
41. weirdo on July 11, 2010 8:59 PM writes...
I want what this guy was smoking. If he is not too busy outsourcing any remaining chemistry jobs in the USA or giving lame interviews, maybe he can answer some questions for us.
A scientist shortage? Are you kidding me. I was just informed that the latest job I applied to also had 2500 resumes respond to it.
Crank out more scientists in the US. I'm sure students can't wait to stand in line to study for 10 years, maybe get a job after that for 10, and then find themselves unemployable at 40.
42. anon on July 12, 2010 5:11 AM writes...
#34 is spot on. Contrast the situation in pharma with finance:
Scientist Gets Lucky scenario: Works on a $1bn drug, gets kudos from colleagues, gets laid off next reorganization.
Financier Gets Lucky scenario: Makes $100b gambling on market, gets $100m bonus, retires to life of luxury.
Scientist Gets Unlucky scenario: Works on a series of intractable projects, gets laid off next reorganization.
Financier Gets Unlucky scenario: Loses $100b gambling on market, brings down national economy, gets $5m bonus. After all, we need to retain talent like that!
43. MedChem on July 12, 2010 9:50 AM writes...
In a sickening way you made me feel better. As the project leader and inventor of a key clinical candidate, I've got nothing but punishment from management for acting outside his box too much. I had so much fire and ambition burning before and now I'm stone cold.
44. Cynthia on July 12, 2010 11:34 AM writes...
Most of you obviously are off the mark. The economy needs more immigrants to fuel the growth of US science.
Today's article in Bloomberg further stresses this point. There are too few scientists and innovators in the united states. You need a vast excess to fuel even one new start-up. If that requires 9 unemployed for every one job so be it.
Innovation must not be stopped.
"Some things are true whether you believe them or not."
"Bloomberg:Immigration Can Fuel U.S. Innovation—and Job Growth"
45. JasonP on July 12, 2010 1:16 PM writes...
Cynthia: Most of us are off the mark and only you are right? I'm not a math whiz but those probabilities are against you!
The corporate spin campaign, constantly robbing the well being of every day Americans for the increasing wealth of the top 0.1%, that is what this is about.
46. Lili Velez on July 12, 2010 1:20 PM writes...
#44 cites a Bloomberg article to support the perspectives given in a Wall Street Journal article. There's no surprise that two business-oriented sources would advocate for "solutions" that would result in cheaper labor and larger profits. Do you want your conservative economics flavored with Bloomberg or Murdoch? Same difference.
But the definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over again and expecting better results. We have been allowing visas for foreign workers and outsourcing everything .... and have we hit a new Golden Age of drug discovery?
I teach scientists in the US, and always hate having to explain that what they know/do is very important, but no one will want to pay what that's worth. In some ways, I might as well be teaching artists: at least there is an established mythos about doing art out of love and knowing that most of the rewards are going to be intangible.
47. startup on July 12, 2010 1:46 PM writes...
#46 I have recently attended a talk by Madeleine Jacobs in which she said: "Science is a noble calling and if to earn a living doing it you have to go to work to Shanghai, or Hong Kong, or Bangalore it is a small price to pay." I suggest you try that line on your students.
48. Hap on July 12, 2010 2:07 PM writes...
#44: Fair enough. How 'bout we see how that works with lawyers and finance people, or maybe upper management? Sauce for the goose is sauce for the gander. I'm guessing that we'll hear about how the ability to turn billion-dollar pharma companies into layoff and stock price-negation machines with the reputations of loan sharks and Congresspeople is a skill that simply can't be outsourced. As such, it sounds like version 38A of "the market for you, socialism for me" argument that people in upper management use to explain their salaries and lack of responsibility.
#45: We could always be wrong - numbers have nothing to do with whether people's opinions are accurate or not. Recent history and logic are much better arguments.
49. MedChem on July 12, 2010 2:09 PM writes...
Did she really say that? That's absolutely appalling in so many ways!
50. startup on July 12, 2010 3:28 PM writes...
#49 May be not verbatim, I'd have to go and ask if it got taped for the exact quote, but yeah, that's pretty much what she said.
51. gippgig on July 12, 2010 8:27 PM writes...
There is an established mythos about doing scientific research out of love and knowing that most of the rewards are going to be intangible - or at least there was until government funding turned it into a business.
52. srp on July 12, 2010 9:48 PM writes...
The thing is, I always hear the science types saying that 1% of the scientists create 90% of the important innovation. Of course it's hard to identify them in advance, and some of that is probably just due to luck. But still...you may need a lot of people who don't produce much in order to get the few who pay off.
53. alig on July 13, 2010 6:41 AM writes...
#52 same is true in finance, but the pay is better.
54. newnickname on July 13, 2010 7:48 AM writes...
#47 "#46 I have recently attended a talk by Madeleine Jacobs in which she said: "Science is a noble calling and if to earn a living doing it you have to go to work to Shanghai, or Hong Kong, or Bangalore it is a small price to pay." I suggest you try that line on your students."
I think it was Jacobs who had an editorial piece in C&EN several years back about how chemists should appreciate culture AND science and how she "always sets aside time to visit museums or attend cultural events in all the cities and places [she] travels to" as part of her job with the ACS. THAT'S what your dues were paying for? An extra travel day so she could take in a concert or showing?
What happens to YOU when you tell your boss, HR or travel dept that you need an extra day of travel and lodging in order to attend a concert? As I recall, I was docked (or at least yelled at) when I showed up late one day having arrived back from a one day trip to corporate offices on an overnight flight that was delayed by many hours. I didn't get HOME until 8 AM that morning!
I have sought jobs abroad and been told flat out: "We don't hire foreigners," "We don't hire Americans," and "Sure! We'd love to hire you! Bring your own funding!"
Jacobs and her ilk are of a kind that is completely out of touch with the reality of anything beneath their managerial thrones. What's next out of her mouth? "Let the chemists eat cake!" (Tomorrow 14-Jul is Bastille Day.)
55. Andrew on July 13, 2010 1:38 PM writes...
yup.. i agree with all the comments except for one or two (i think you know which ones).
here's my bit to add:
defended phd in fall of 09 (sugar chem + more, large research university), been looking for a job ever since. small molecule work is simply no longer needed, or so it would seem.
56. Sigma Sigh on July 14, 2010 2:51 PM writes...
@Andrew said- " defended phd in fall of 09 (sugar chem + more, large research university), been looking for a job ever since. small molecule work is simply no longer needed, or so it would seem."
There are always jobs for the creative and high caliber chemist. Companies would have fired one of their underperformers and hired you, if you were any good.
Furthermore, it's well known you require at least 4 years worth of post-doctoral training in at least two prestigious labs to get an industry position. Sounds like you tried to take a lazy short-cut. You just have not been exposed to enough gut wrenching fear and sadism to harden you against the challenges you'll face as an industrial chemist.
I suggest you pay your dues before you complain about not finding a job (you're barely trained).
The mass firings we've seen in recent years are a direct result of lazy American chemists being replaced by superior, better trained foreign scientists. There is no other way to look at it.
57. Nick K on July 14, 2010 4:56 PM writes...
Sigma Sigh: You ARE being ironical, aren't you...?
58. MedInformaticsMD on July 14, 2010 9:38 PM writes...
Innovation gap?
59. GreedyCynicalSelfInterested on July 15, 2010 12:37 AM writes...
Madeline Jacobs should talk instead about the love of money. I hear she makes +$900K per year in her position.
Does she think everyone in science is some idealistic, tireless disciple working for the betterment of humanity? If I wanted to live in some foreign country just to do work in my college major, let alone PhD topic, I would not have bothered. I regret studying science and certainly regret getting a PhD in chemistry. Maybe I will cancel my ACS membership as well so I don't put anymore money in Madeline Jacob's pocket. I should have gone into finance.
It's a Hobbessian world out there.
60. Finding Z zero on July 19, 2010 12:07 PM writes...
Stop whining all of you laid off dead heads and be innovative. Do what I did. I have a Groupon running for 40 hours of highly original innovative research for the price of 5. That's over 80% but less than 90% off. Former Lilly ded-hed.....
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Massachusetts State Rep. Carl Sciortino, who famously "came out" to his Tea Party father as a liberal in a really cute campaign ad that went viral last fall, has announced that he'll be resigning as the state rep from the 34th Middlesex District in order to lead the AIDS Action Committee of Massachusetts.
In the process of doing so, he also publicly announced that he's HIV-positive.
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"As a gay man living with HIV, I am honored to lead one of the country's oldest and most effective organizations in the battle against this disease which has raged on over 30 years," said Sciortino. "My goal for AIDS Action in the years ahead is simple: continue the work that has resulted in lowering the rate of new HIV diagnoses in Massachusetts; provide the multitude of services needed to keep those living with HIV/AIDS connected with health care providers; and continue the public conversation about HIV needed to reduce the stigma that is still so closely associated with this disease."
Sciortino will be the first person living with HIV to lead AIDS Action since its founding in 1982.
Sciortino will be resigning from the legislature on April 4; he's served since 2004.
Good luck in your new post, Carl!!
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I am sorry that Congressman Scortino has this additional challenge in his life, but glad that he is able to find a new set of goals and a worthy cause in which to use his considerable talents. I think that there is a lot to admire in a man who demonstrates this level of character.
I commend Rep. Carl Sciortino for coming out as an HIV+ man. This is very brave of him. I hope he is able to give a voice to positive men in our community who have long been discriminated against, wrongfully marginalized and viewed with stigma.

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The Greenville Journal just did a neat interview piece on Pathwright with Paul. This may or may not be interesting to others here, but I figured I'd share.
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Most people have something that they are truely passionate about. When they think of whatever this happens to be, their day brightens, perhaps they feel excited, or maybe they talk the ear off of friends about it. This kind of calling, hobby, or special interest is such a positive motivator ...read more


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In a seeming reprisal of his previous role is Derek Ramsay as Anton, a successful businessman who is caught between true love and a deep-seated secret affair. Andi Eigenmann plays the role of Sam, the third party and anchor of the heated love triangle. She unknowingly falls madly in love with Anton after previous consensual encounters during his time of heartache caused by his fiancee's departure before their wedding. Rafi, portrayed by FAMAS Best Actress Anne Curtis for " No Other Woman", is the fiancée who, after realizing her mistake, got back with Anton during the time he is neck-deep in a relationship with Sam.
This, with all the twists and turns, creates what should be kept as "A Secret Affair".


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Trifecta: How should the GOP fight the debt ceiling battle? Or can they?
Turn Now to Page Zero in Your Boehner Playbook
January 21, 2013 - 7:10 am
6 Comments, 6 Threads
1. michael hoskins
Yes they can do it. Yes they should do it.
1. Grow at least one to replace the missing pair.
2. Realize that since we are already the 'bad guys' we have nothing to lose and everything (the nation!) to gain, and save.
3. Vote NO. No compromise, no negotiation, no remorse.
duhJanuary 21, 2013 - 8:56 am Link to this Comment | Reply
2. Neo
The Republicans have gotten on the wrong end of the blame game.
I suggest that, in the spirit of the Gramm-Rudman-Hollings Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985, they raise the debt ceiling for a two year period, but in 3 month increments.
This moves the "ball" into the President's "court" to finally find all that "waste, fraud and abuse" we keep hearing will be funding ObamaCare.January 21, 2013 - 9:34 am Link to this Comment | Reply
3. Frank Martin
The good news is that today is half way through this administration. This is our Valley Forge moment when we shall all have to remind ourselves what we are here for by reminding ourselves what we stand to lose. If that is the good news, then what is the bad news?
Well, the bad news is that for the next 18 months, we will be engaged in a battle with the left that will make the last 4 years look like a mild disagreement. They have to win the House in 2014 and all that stands between them and their dreams of progressive nirvana is…
For the next 18 months, stand by as more Chick-Fil-A style attacks go on with the direct acquiescence and support of most of the press. Stand by and watch as the left attempts to take a meat cleaver to the people who make up the "coalition of liberty" in this country. Stand by, because if you think it was ugly before, its about to get downright orwellian.January 21, 2013 - 10:03 am Link to this Comment | Reply
4. rbj
The House GOP should weekly pass a budget tied to the debt ceiling rise, then publicly march it over to the Senate. Every week.January 21, 2013 - 11:12 am Link to this Comment | Reply
5. elkh1
Just say No.
All negotiations are bogus. What happens to "sequester"?
Introduce a bill to detail how much debt per person we already have, then vote yes or no to raise the debt ceiling. See how the yes men fight for re-election in two years without the bull shit covers.January 21, 2013 - 12:22 pm Link to this Comment | Reply
6. Neo
The painful reality is that there is another recession coming. It's already in Europe.
After 4 years and $5 trillion in unfunded spending, we are back at 7.8% unemployment and 6 million fewer workers.
Frankly, we can't afford another 4 years of "copy" – "paste"January 22, 2013 - 10:01 pm Link to this Comment | Reply
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Architects of the Ritz Hotel in London, Mewès and Davis, designed the apartment in 1906 with some of the rooms inspired by different periods.
When Mrs Greville bequeathed Polesden Lacey to the National Trust in 1942, she left instructions for lady's maid, Mademoiselle Liron to move into her apartment. After Mademoiselle Liron's death, the apartment was rented out along with the rest of the first floor, which had been converted. Various tenants lived on this floor, including antique dealers, National Trust staff, a retired Major and a manager of the Dorchester hotel (where Mrs Greville had spent her final days).
The bedroom was inspired by Robert Adam's 18th century designs and the boudoir was Jacobean-inspired with panels, yellow curtains and a brown carpet. Mrs Greville filled the boudoir with Egyptian alabaster jars and Chinese pottery horses' heads. In 1960, the ceilings were damaged in a fire and Jackson and Sons, the original plasterers repaired them in the same style as a 17th century ceiling from the Globe Room at the Reindeer Inn in Banbury.
The bathroom is similar to those that Mewès and Davis designed for the Ritz Hotel in London with marble floors, sinks and bath. Two sinks were installed with one intended for Mr Greville's use. Sadly in 1908 he died of pneumonia before moving in, following an operation to remove his larynx as he was suffering from cancer of the vocal chords.


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Friday, September 02, 2011
David Smith scores off rebound, and Olivier Missoup big hit then try
While the French Top 14 season kicked off last weekend in the shadow of the upcoming World Cup, Toulon got things off to a good start. They beat Biarritz 30-5, scoring some nice tries. Here's two of the better efforts.
While the Top 14 started last weekend, this weekend it's the turn of the Aviva Premiership and Magners League to start, with the latter now being called the RaboDirect PRO12 .
They'll all continue during the World Cup, so we'll keen an eye on things and make sure the updates keep ticking over, especially when their is such talent on show, and a whole bunch of new imports from all over the globe.
David Smith is one such import that is sure to make an impact. The former Hurricanes and Western Force flyer scored his first try for his new club Toulon, with yet another one of these 'chase the penalty in case of a rebound' tries. We've seen a few of late, and this one yet again showed how valuable it is to keep that high work-rate up.
The second try featured here was one that looked pretty awesome, simply because of the big hit then great sprint for the tryline. Hefty flanker Olivier Missoup, who admittedly doesn't look extremely agile, showed great wheels after flattening Biarritz's hapless number nine.
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parcequetoulon September 02, 2011 4:26 pm
Anonymous September 02, 2011 4:29 pm
Suzy are you there ?
TheButcher September 02, 2011 4:31 pm
I understand poor communication with his mate, but he atleast had to make some sort of effort. Pulling out like that is unacceptable
And i don't care how good or not David Smith is, in terms of physically explosive players he has to be p4p the most explosive in Rugby, or close too it
Does anyone know who sponsors Toulon, out of curiosity :D
moddeur September 02, 2011 5:42 pm
Anonymous September 02, 2011 6:18 pm
Grumly September 02, 2011 6:25 pm
Of course Toulon need sponsors. Boudjelal don't give any money since two years.
The main sponsors are on this website:
Anonymous September 02, 2011 6:32 pm
Come on, It's Top 14 here :D
About investors: Mourad Boudjellal is the main investor in the club.
and main sponsors are Volkswagen and Invicta.
About Biarritz it's not a communication problem. It just that players were absolutely not commited in this game, they never started it. One of the coach said that "players never leaved Biarritz".
Anyway great try for Missoup.
Anonymous September 02, 2011 6:56 pm
Canadian Content September 02, 2011 8:14 pm
Smith is awesome, always enjoyed watching him with the Hurricanes
Frenchy September 02, 2011 9:49 pm
Castaignede who commented the game on tv also said there was (perhaps) a knock on in the tackle. Not so clear to me...
Anonymous September 03, 2011 1:36 am
granite September 03, 2011 8:22 am
Smith try: He definitely showed athleticism and commitment, but biarritz should have had someone there to catch the ball. I'm continually amazed by players that forget the ball is still live on a penalty kick and aren't prepared to field it. Even on a deflection like that; since there's enough players to cover each contingency. A similar sort of try happened to my team once, so I always make sure that it never happens again. Don't all teams have one of those stories?
Von September 03, 2011 9:32 am
The person who asked who sponsors Toulon even put a ":D" sign after the question to indicate he/she was taking the piss! Making a joke about how big the VW logo is - takes up almost the entire front of the shirt.
Quite funny on first read.
Beattle September 03, 2011 2:59 pm
or does he hope to play one day for australia or something like this ?
Anonymous September 03, 2011 3:32 pm
Anonymous September 03, 2011 4:33 pm
He was very good this year for the Force, it was a shame to see him leave Australia, he is a lot of fun to watch.
Rugby world cup 2011 September 03, 2011 5:26 pm
ilexvunibola September 03, 2011 6:05 pm
nfl nut but bigger r September 04, 2011 12:52 am
misterrugby September 04, 2011 7:31 am
4LC4TR4Z September 04, 2011 9:06 am
Canal + pays 30 M / year for rugby.
Those 30 M are for all 30 french professionnals clubs of Top 14 and Pro D2.
About money : Toulon and Toulouse are the only clubs that make little money.
And if Boudjellal needed to put some money on the table at the beginning, he's just the CEO and partners manager for many years now.
About the team : the same team that beat Biarritz last week was humiliated by Clermont 0-17 yesterday.
So there is a lot of work to do still.
Thanx FFR : Saint-Andre will leave soon. Better late than never...
stefan September 05, 2011 6:45 am
Keep up the great work with the worldwide coverage RD, I know it's gotta be stressful with RWC looming large but can't wait to see what's new for the site.


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I am obsessed with Scandi dramas like The Killing, Borgen and The Bridge, not just for the brilliant plots, the writing, and the acting, but also for the glimpse into the super stylish world of Danish and Swedish design.
For a while now, I've wanted to recreate the beautiful glass shelves that sat across the Birk Larsen's kitchen windows, thinking they'd be the perfect place for beautiful crockery, glassware, and a few herbs and houseplants. And here they are: two glass shelves spanning two of the four windows in the kitchen. I love them for their practicality, clean look, and for a bit of added privacy they offer.
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looks beautiful! I have {not glass} shelfs across my kitchen windows and love them!ReplyDelete
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He was a noble man, kind, generous, and able. When he was vice president I had charge of his room and was with him often. Whenever he drew his salary from the Treasury, I always went for it, and often kept it in my possession until he called for it. His son Clifton on one occasion came in to the Vice President's Room and asked his father to give him a ten dollar gold piece. He said that Mr. Bassett had his bag with his money in it and to call him in and ask him to open the drawer where his bag of gold was. I always kept the key, I did so and gave it [to] him. The little fellow was so glad that he went out and told the pages and they went down with him to the restaurant and had a nice time. Frequently his wife, during the session would want to go to her house in Kentucky, and he would ask me to see that she got off safely. After his term expired as vice president he was elected to the Senate. While he was in the Senate he always wanted me to attend to his wants. On the day that I was balloted for the office I now hold, he called me up to him and said, "Why did you not tell me that you were a candidate for that place? I would have voted for you above everybody else in the world." I told him I was not a candidate and did not know anything about it until just before they commenced voting. Senators Wade and Clark came to me while I was in the lobby and told me that they had just nominated me in caucaus for the office of assistant doorkeeper. I had no intimation of it before. [19A3]
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John C. Breckinridge was elected vice president of the United States in 1856 on the Democratic ticket with James Buchanan as president. As vice president, Breckinridge served as president of the Senate. The bust pictured here honors his service in that role and is part of the Senate's Vice Presidential Bust Collection. He was an unsuccessful candidate for president in 1860, then was elected to the U.S. Senate from his home state of Kentucky, and served from March 4, 1861, until expelled by resolution of December 4, 1861 for support of the Confederacy.
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Titan Capital Solutions was featured in today's Rob Chrisman's Daily Mortgage News and Commentary:
Titan Capital is now offering overnight rate protection on up to $5m in loans per seller, including weekends.
Titan Capital Solutions was featured in today's Rob Chrisman's Daily Mortgage News and Commentary:
Titan Capital is now offering overnight rate protection on up to $5m in loans per seller, including weekends.
Titan Capital Solutions was featured in today's Rob Chrisman's Daily Mortgage News and Commentary:
Titan Capital has announced the launch of its Scenario Help Desk, which can be reached at email@example.com.
Titan EVP Ruth Lee recently commented to National Mortgage News about the current state of the mortgage industry, and specifically how recent layoffs are providing a huge pool of talent from large banks and lenders to smaller and mid-market lenders:
"We need to be thinking about the immediate and longer-range opportunities and threats created in the marketplace for mortgage lenders by big banks continuing their 'hire and fire' practices," says Ruth Lee, executive vice president of sales at Titan Lenders Corp., aDenver-based provider of mortgage fulfillment and warehouse lending systems and loan processing services."
"What is exciting about the current market," she notes, is that successful companies have been quick to adjust to a business model that includes the opportunity to benefit from the massive layoffs from the large banks."
Titan EVP Ruth Lee talks HMDA (Home Mortgage Disclosure Act) in a featured op-ed in the October 3rd issue of MBA Newslink:
The regulatory trends we have observed over the past few years clearly indicate that regulators are embracing data as a means to assess compliance. The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency, through MERSCORP, has turned its attention to servicing data. Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac have issued their own data standardization rules–the Uniform Appraisal Dataset, the Uniform Loan Delivery Data Standards and Uniform Mortgage Servicing Dataset, just to name a few.
Now, we see multiple regulatory bodies turning their attention to one of the more innocuous data-related regulations: Home Mortgage Disclosure Act.
Watch Video: Titan Capital Solutions: bracing for the future
Abstract: The government may not be out of the mortgage industry yet, nor may they ever be, but companies are already beginning to brace themselves for a day when they might not be able to rely on the government guarantee for originations. Companies like Titan Capital Solutions, we speak to Mike Eberl for his insights.
Titan's Mary Kladde and Ruth Lee have written an op-ed concerning the potential implications of QM rules, which is featured in today's MBA NewsLink and MBA Servicing NewsLink. Here is an excerpt:
"QM, if not defined appropriately, has the potential to crush the burgeoning recovery taking place in the housing market. Fears are that regulations could be so restrictive as to exclude many qualified borrowers, constrain necessary investor liquidity, impact the cost of capital and market capacity, and disproportionately exclude minority borrowers, who historically used high LTV mortgage loans at up to twice the rate of non-minority borrowers, from the dream of homeownership. Those fears are the direct result of both industry research on QM impact and the seemingly punitive motives of legislators, regulators and consumer advocates as telegraphed in congressional testimony and in the media. Beware the double-edged sword of unintended consequences!"
Titan Lenders Corp. is featured in the March Edition of Housing Wire. Joel Veenstra's hire is featured among the "People Movers" this month.
Joel Veenstra, a 24-year financial services sales executive, recently joined Titan as National Sales Manager of Titan Capital Solutions, our company's correspondent investing arm. Joel came to TCS to lead its burgeoning sales team and to drive Titan's growth into agency product and a bulk purchasing program in 2013.
For more information on Titan Capital Solutions' correspondent investing programs and services, visit www.TitanCapitalSolutions.com.
Titan Vice President Ruth Lee is a featured by-lined author in the February 20th issue of Mortgage Orb!
"Technology is evolving so rapidly that it is transforming the way mortgage bankers and investors perceive data. While "big data" is truly the purview of giants like Facebook, Google or Twitter, the tools and strategies developed to define, parse, interpret, standardize and, last but not least, monetize data, will evolve mortgage banking."
Read the full article here: "Big Data, Little Data, and the Future of Your Data"
Check out this great plug for Titan in the January 21, 2013 edition of "The Garrett, McAuley Report":
If you don't know much about corporate governance, this may seem like a minor issue, but it's not. It's a really big thing when Directors want reports and tools that can help them do a better job of understanding the company and helping to manage its risk.
Everyone's trying to hire underwriters, processors, funders and shippers, and no one can find any. One solution is to contact Titan Lenders Corp., which can do all back-office functions for you.
They can do your underwriting, insuring, you name it. We did Due Diligence on them for a very large bank that's thinking of using them, and we gave them two thumbs up. They're at www.titanlenderscorp.com and the person to talk to there is Ruth Lee.
Congratulations to Titan Capital Solutions, Titan's new correspondent investing arm serving select bank and non-bank partners, featured on Rob Chrisman's Mortgage Daily News:
On the other hand, the jumbo market is alive and well. As a recent example, Titan Capital Solutions (Denver) introduced its jumbo program and became a jumbo conduit. Titan Capital Solutions is a correspondent jumbo investor serving select bank and non-bank partners. Titan entered the market as a mid-sized shop, with scope and aspirations far larger. "Having already achieved a national presence, Titan's objective is to support the vitality and expansion of a reformed, perhaps totally reframed, secondary market." (To lead its sales efforts, Titan Capital Solutions recently selected sales veteran Joel Veenstra as its national sales manager). For more information on the program, visit Titan's website or contact Joel Veenstra at email@example.com.
Learn more about Titan Capital Solutions' Correspondent Lending and Investing Services here!
Titan has been named the 2012 Fix It Award Winner by Mortgage Technology:
"The Fix-It Award recognizes technology that provides an effective solution to a specific industry problem, need or channel."
Watch this video as Mary Kladde explains Titan's award winning MINTRAK solution!
So this is the official line: You are a woman, and you run a business. Corporations, local, state and federal government purchasing agencies have programs carved out allotting a small percentage of business to women-owned companies. This is to encourage larger companies to diversify their vendors. Section 342 of Dodd Frank establishes guidelines to incent procurement from women and minority-owned businesses. The CFPB is telegraphing audit initiatives to support those goals.
Let's be honest. The advantage is small and procedural, and no company will hire a substandard vendor, even if they are an 8a minority woman veteran in a HUB zone, so let's not get carried away. In this industry, there aren't a whole lot of us. But the requirements are real – and so are the quality, capabilities and expertise of those of us out here trying to break into some pretty tough markets.
Titan prides itself not only on the standards to which it holds itself, but also with the company it keeps. When we make a recommendation regarding another firm, it's because we believe in the calibre of that firm's work and recognize the similarities between that firm's values and our own.
That being said, I am pleased to announce that Titan has added a new investor to our every-growing list of industry professionals. Indianapolis-based Stonegate Mortgage specializes in wholesale and correspondent lending and has been recognized by the Inc. 5000 as a company to watch in 2012. With an Inc. 5000 financial services industry rank of 27, and an 807% growth over the last three years, you can be guaranteed that you are in good hands with Stonegate.
Visit their website at https://tpo.stonegatemtg.com/Default.aspx.
Interested in starting a wholesale or correspondent relationship with Stonegate?
Mark Franks
Business Development Manager
Stonegate Mortgage Company – Wholesale & Correspondent Lending
Centennial, CO
720-379-4400 (phone)
720-989-1181 (cell)
720-367-5218 (fax)
Titan's Debora Aydelotte will be a featured panelist at the 9th Annual Women in Leadership event to be held Thursday, October 4th, 2:00-6:00pm. Deb will be joined by female leaders from Lewis & Fowler, CSC, Charles Schwab, and Microsoft.
The keynote speaker will be Claudine Schneider, Former US House of Representative Congress Woman & Emmy recipient.
Event Location:
The Magnolia
818 17th Street
Denver, CO 80202
This event is RSVP only. Use this link to RSVP!
Titan's Debora Aydelotte was featured today in MortgageOrb with a by-lined article entitled "The Convergence Of Industry And Economic Events – A Risk Perspective".
"It has become standard practice, both inside the Beltway and in business, to shift decision-making to more convenient times, angling for a more strategically supportive environment. The people who opt for this strategy are more comfortable making no decision, so they simply build and retain their position. It's a safe posture, ringing of plausible deniability, but is it leadership?"


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Position PAR No.
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Position Description
The Department of Marine Biology at Texas A&M University at Galveston (TAMUG) invites applications for the position of Assistant Professor (tenure track) in marine toxicology. The successful candidate will have a Doctoral Degree in toxicology or a related field and is expected to develop a strong, extramurally funded research program that integrates toxicology, marine ecology and marine chemistry. The individual's research interests should focus on the effects of anthropogenic and/or natural materials on marine organisms at the subcellular, cellular, organismal (e.g. immunology and/or endocrinology), community or ecosystem level. He or she will contribute to the department's undergraduate and graduate education mission through student mentoring and by teaching courses in marine toxicology and another area of specialization, preferably related to developmental biology, with an emphasis on marine organisms.
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The appointment will be at TAMUG, the Galveston campus of Texas A&M University (TAMU), which emphasizes undergraduate and graduate education and research related to the ocean. With a rapidly growing undergraduate and graduate student enrollment (ca. 2,100 students presently but with a goal to reach 3,000 in the next 3-4 years), the campus offers a wide spectrum of ocean-based undergraduate and graduate education programs including Marine Biology, Marine Science, Maritime Administration, Maritime Studies, Offshore and Coastal Engineering, Marine Engineering Technology and Marine Transportation. The Department has recently moved into the new 100,000 sq. ft. LEED certified Ocean and Coastal Studies Building which includes experimental aquaria which enable collegial interaction among all fields of science on campus. Graduate appointments are available in the Marine Biology Interdisciplinary (Graduate) Degree program as well as other TAMU departments (Wildlife and Fisheries Science, Oceanography, Biology, etc.). The position comes with an attractive start-up package and a competitive salary. A history of successful grantsmanship will be viewed favorably, as TAMU is a Tier One research institution.
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A Clinical Study to Evaluate the Safety and Efficacy of Mesenchymal Stem Cells in Liver Cirrhosis
Recruitment status was Not yet recruiting
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Cirrhosis is caused by sustained liver damage over several years either by alcohol, viral infection (Hepatitis B, C), a toxic substance (for eg. drugs, excess copper or iron in the liver), or by blockage of biliary system such that the liver undergoes progressive scarring that slowly replaces all of normal liver cells.(LC) represents a late stage of progressive hepatic fibrosis characterized by distortion of the hepatic architecture and formation of regenerative nodules. For this condition of disease the liver transplantation is one of the only effective therapies available ,but due to lack of donors, surgical complications, rejection, and high cost are it`s serious problems.
Presently stem cells are used to be a one of the treatment for the same. So our approach is to evaluate the safety and efficacy of mesenchymal stem cell in condition of liver cirrhosis .
Liver Cirrhosis
Biological: Mesenchymal stem cell
Phase 1
Phase 2
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|Study Design:
|Endpoint Classification: Safety/Efficacy Study
Intervention Model: Single Group Assignment
Masking: Open Label
Primary Purpose: Treatment
|Official Title:
|Role of Bone Marrow Derived Autologous Stem Cells + Human Umbilical Cord Derived Mesenchymal Stem Cells for the Treatment of Liver Cirrhosis
- Improvement in Liver function tests [ Time Frame: 6 month ] [ Designated as safety issue: Yes ]1) Improvement of Liver Function tests liver functions( Albumin (ALB), Alanine aminotransferase (ALT), Aspartate Aminotransferase (AST), Prealbumin(PA), total bilirubin (TB), and direct bilirubin (DB) kidney function Blood urea nitrogen (BUN), Urea (UA), and Crea (Cr)),international normalized ratio (INR) in Liver Cirrhosis Patients
- Changes in liver function according to Child-Pugh [ Time Frame: 6 MONTH ] [ Designated as safety issue: Yes ]
- Changes in liver function according to MELD Score [ Time Frame: 6 MONTH ] [ Designated as safety issue: Yes ]
- Improvement in QUALITY OF LIFE SCALE (QOL) [ Time Frame: 6 month ] [ Designated as safety issue: Yes ]
- Changes of any clinical symptoms like abdominal distension, appetite, debilitation [ Time Frame: 6 month ] [ Designated as safety issue: Yes ]
|Estimated Enrollment:
|Study Start Date:
|December 2013
|Estimated Study Completion Date:
|December 2014
|Estimated Primary Completion Date:
|December 2014 (Final data collection date for primary outcome measure)
|Assigned Interventions
Mesenchymal stem cell
hUMAN MESENCHYMAL STEM CELLS
Biological: Mesenchymal stem cell
Intravenous dose of Mesenchymal stem cell derived from human Bone Marrow & umbilical cord , IN 6 divided doses , at interval of 1 week .
Detailed Description:
In this study, the patients with liver cirrhosis will undergo administration of human Mesenchymal stem cell MSCs intravenously for these patients.To observe the results Liver function will be monitored by serum analysis.The levels of serum alanine aminotransferase (ALT), total bilirubin (TB), prothrombin time (PT), prealbumin(PA) and albumin (ALB) will be examined at pre-transfusion, and 6th days to 1 years post-transfusion.Also the to see Improvement evaluation by MELD score ,Quality of life ,Child-Pugh score will be done .
|Ages Eligible for Study:
|25 Years to 65 Years
|Genders Eligible for Study:
|Accepts Healthy Volunteers:
Inclusion Criteria
- 25 -65 Ages Eligible for Study
- Clinical diagnosis of liver cirrhosis
- Ability to comprehend the explained protocol and thereafter give an informed consent as well as sign the required Informed Consent Form (ICF) for the study.
- Expecting lifetime is over three years
- Ready to come all visits
Exclusion Criteria:
- History of life threatening allergic or immune-mediated reaction
- Positive test results for HIV and AIDS complex ,HCV , HbsAg and Syphilis
- Malignancies
- Sepsis
- Vital organs failure
- Pregnant or lactating women
- Subject who has been transplanted recently
- If the investigator or treating physician feels that the Subject with any disease or condition would interfere with the trial or the safety of patient
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT01877759
|Contact: Sachin P Jamadar, D.Ortho
|Contact: Smita S Bhoyar, B.A.M.S.PGCR
|Chaitanya Hospital
|Not yet recruiting
|Pune,, Maharashtra, India, 411009
|Contact: Sachin P Jamadar, D ORTHO +918888788880 firstname.lastname@example.com
|Contact: Smita S Bhoyar, BAMS.PGCR 9372620569 email@example.com
|Principal Investigator: Anant E Bagul, MS,Ortho
|Principal Investigator:
|Chaitanya Hospital
No publications provided
|Responsible Party:
|Dr. Sachin Jamadar, Co -investigator, Chaitanya Hospital, Pune
|ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:
|NCT01877759 History of Changes
|Other Study ID Numbers:
|Study First Received:
|June 12, 2013
|Last Updated:
|October 8, 2013
|Health Authority:
|India: Institutional Review Board
Keywords provided by Chaitanya Hospital, Pune:
Stem cell ,liver cirrhosis
Additional relevant MeSH terms:
Liver Cirrhosis
Digestive System Diseases
Liver Diseases
ClinicalTrials.gov processed this record on October 13, 2015


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"To me, fall is synonymous with pumpkins, pies, eggnog, boots and sweaters. I absolutely love the combination of perfectly warm days with the promise of crisp cool nights. With the arrival of fall, I thought this would be the perfect recipe to share with y'all. This recipe is a combination of my great-grandmother, Nannie's, Pumpkin Bread recipe and my own Pumpkin Spice Icing recipe. She used to make loaves of pumpkin bread for Thanksgiving and Christmas and they were definitely a highlight. I hope you all love them as much as I do."
Pumpkin Bread:
3 cups sugar
4 eggs
1 cup vegetable oil
1 tsp vanilla
2 cups pumpkin puree
3 1/2 cups flour
1/3 tsp salt
2 tsp baking soda
2 tsp cinnamon
1 tsp nutmeg
1 cup nuts
2 sticks butter, softened
4 cups powdered sugar
4 Tbsp milk
3 Tbsp pumpkin puree
1/2 tsp cinnamon, plus extra for dusting
1/4 tsp nutmeg, plus extra for dusting
Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Mix all the pumpkin bread ingredients in order from sugar to nuts using a stand or electric hand mixer. Make sure to incorporate each ingredient before the next one is added. You can either spray or line the wells of a muffin tin. Spoon 1/3 cup of mixture into each well. Place in the oven for 25 minutes. You can also use a mini-loaf pan (8 mini-loaves per pan) as long as you adjust your baking time to 35-40 minutes.
While the cupcakes are baking, prepare the icing. Whip the butter, pumpkin, cinnamon and nutmeg together. Slowly begin to add in the powdered sugar with the mixer on the lowest level to avoid a powdered sugar bomb going off in your kitchen. Once all the sugar is incorporated well, add the milk and beat/whip for 2-3 minutes. Remove cupcakes from the oven and allow to completely cool.
Once cool, use a metal blade spatula, rubber spatula or a butter knife to ice the cupcakes. For a decorative touch you can dust the finished product with some cinnamon and nutmeg. Makes 24-30 cupcakes.
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An important area that I often see as being overlooked when companies are developing their content marketing strategy is the attention to detail when it comes down to specific content types. By this I mean differentiating between online content that can drive substantial traffic to a site that is overlooked as being included in a web page including image and video content. This can be having images contained within blog content, videos used in a guides section of your website or realistically any mixed media content site wide.
In this blog post I am concentrating on images and the additional gains that can be derived from maximising the quantity of images being seen by the major search engines and more importantly the quantity of images being indexed and therefore displayed in the search results driving unique visitors to your website.
A common misconception when it comes to image content is that images will always be picked up and included in the search engine results pages as long as the page in which the images reside in is indexed – this is not the case and there are many reasons for this which go beyond this blog post.
So what is the best content strategy for images?
I will start with the best practise pieces that many people are aware of but they often overlook due to time constraints when making website changes. Then I will get to some of the details that many people may not yet know (this also gives me the satisfaction in knowing that you are more likely to read this whole article rather than leave as soon as you get to the 'good bits').
A key point to take note of is the supported file types that the main search engines do support and to make sure that your images are consistent to these file types and if they aren't convert them so they are – quoted supported file types from Google for image content include; BMP, GIF, JPEG, PNG, WebP or SVG.
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Next, and this is always good housekeeping anyway, complete a full image content review of your images site wide and ensure that each of the image filenames are relevant to the image, are descriptive to the image content and are concise.
While you complete the above actions also look at the 'alt' attribute for each image. The best way is to have an excel file and export all the current image data that is live on the site. You can do this by using any of the number of free tools that are available online. This will give you information like; image URL, alt text, number of characters in alt text and status codes for the images (so that you can see if there are any broken links etc).
When you have all of the image content data at hand you will want to update all of the alt text so that the content is descriptive of the image in a user friendly way and is again, concise – no more than 4-5 words please.
An example taken directly from Google Webmaster help:
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To be avoided:

Things people may not know about indexing images in Google:
Having completed the above exercises there are a couple of key actions that you can complete to help ensure that images in your blog content, news articles and on typical web pages can be indexed.
Firstly, and likely to assist to a large extent especially for larger sites which may have some degree of indexing issues for pages, without considering images as a separate content type is XML sitemaps.
The scale of a website does not come into play here when deciding whether or not to have an image XML sitemap or to update your existing XML sitemap with image specific tags – BUT the scale of a site certainly can be correlated to the additional value you can derive from completing these tasks.
You may not believe me when I say this but this task is pretty straightforward to implement and as proof of this (and to provide you with a step by step on how to do this) see Google Webmaster information on this exact topic on http://support.google.com/webmasters/bin/answer.py?hl=en&answer=178636.
This next tip is pretty impressive and when I was looking into this I did appear particularly impressed with myself for finding information on this.
In your robots.txt file review all of the areas of the site that you have disallowed from being indexed and look at these sections for any/all images that you would like to be indexed. By doing this you can then allow images within disallowed sections of the site.
Happy image indexing!