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SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 21, 2020 /PRNewswire/ Healthcare technology company InsightRX, which provides a cloud-based precision dosing platform to help guide treatment decisions, has added two leading clinical pharmacology experts to its Scientific Advisory Board (SAB).
Joining the InsightRX SAB are Richard Peck, FRCP, global head of clinical pharmacology at Switzerland-based F. Hoffmann-La Roche, and Michael Rybak, PharmD, MPH, PhD, longtime professor of pharmacy and medicine at Wayne State University in Detroit. We are thrilled to have Drs. Peck and Rybak join our Scientific Advisory Board, said InsightRX CEO and cofounder Sirj Goswami. Their experience and knowledge will be invaluable as InsightRX expands our precision dosing platform to additional therapeutic areas and hospitals across the U.S., as well as to pharmaceutical companies placing an early emphasis on precision dosing during clinical trials.
Sec. Pompeo at Georgia Tech:
As President Cabrera said, I graduated from the United States Military Academy at West Point studying engineering, although I joke, don’t drive across a bridge that I had anything to do with. It’s been an awfully long time.
Some of my classmates ended up in the Army Corps of Engineers. I happened to command a cavalry unit. But I can tell you math matters an awful lot when you’re bore-sighting the cannon of an M1A1 tank.
And I’ll say, too, even the State Department – you talked about people leaving this institution going on to careers in diplomacy. One of the first things that came across my desk as Secretary of State was there was an important dam across a bridge in Iraq and it was in trouble, and we were trying to figure out could we figure out how to save it, could we figure out how to deploy resources in a difficult place. And we had the best engineers in the U.S. Government, some of whom worked for me at the United States Depart
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Ransomware has come to be a customary instrument in the arsenal of cybercriminals who routinely attack individuals and organizations. Under such circumstances, their victims experience financial damage either by ending up paying the ransom or by bearing the price of recovering from attacks. It’s now fairly obvious that becoming a ransomware target is no longer an “if”, but rather a “when” presumption. In a piece I wrote at the end of last year, I examined the biggest ransomware payments of 2019. To keep the tradition going, I’ve also tracked this year’s publicized cyberattacks so, at this time, I will review the
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The First COVID-19 Vaccine Is Here. Is It Safe for People With HIV?
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On December 11, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) granted emergency use authorization for the first COVID-19 vaccine in the United States, after an expert advisory panel voted overwhelmingly that its benefits of outweigh the risks.
That vaccine, from Pfizer and BioNTech, is currently being rolled out nationwide. A second vaccine, from Moderna and the National Institutes of Health, is expected to receive authorization within days.
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Professors Colette Heald and Gene-Wei Li have been honored as “Committed to Caring” for crafting inclusive laboratory environments, as well as continually empowering their students. A hurdle like the Covid-19 pandemic can easily throw student well-being and research off-kilter. Having such caring advisors can help students persevere amid uncertainty.
Colette Heald: an inspirational advocate
Colette Heald is a professor in the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering as well as a professor of earth, atmospheric, and planetary sciences. Through her research, Heald investigates global atmospheric composition and chemistry, focusing on how this impacts air quality, climate, and environmental health. Heald’s research has significantly advanced discussions of the combined effects of climate change and air pollution on diminishing crop yields and global food insecurity.