Speaker: Dr. George Church of The Personal Genome Project; Colin Hill, CEO, Co-Founder and President, GNS Healthcare;Jamie Heywood, Co-Founder and Chairman, PatientsLikeMe;Dr. Michael Pellini, President and CEO, Foundation Medicine
Genome sequencing has rapidly moved from costing a million dollars to sequence a human genome in 2007 down to close to $1,000 today. With the practicality of costs has come enormous amounts of data available for analysis to drive the development of more personalized medicine by predicting disease risk and more effectively treating devastating diseases such as Parkinson???s, Cancer and ALS. As better tools have been produced to interpret the complex data, new companies and opportunities have emerged, from biotech and diagnostic organizations, to personal genetics groups and testing laboratories.
With these scientific breakthroughs comes a host of issues and opportunities ??? for example future technologies to enable new tools such as cell phone sequence monitoring; social engineering innovations to secure shared trait data and interpretation software; and the evaluation of cost and business models. This event will explore these and other topics with an esteemed panel of experts who are at the forefront of the Personal Genome opportunity.
Moderating the panel will be Dr. Kevin Davies, Editor-in-Chief, Bio-IT World
Cost: Free for full-time students with ID, $20-$45for Forum Members and Non-members
Times:5:30 PM
Address:
77 Massachusetts Avenue
Cambridge, MA
Description: Speaker: Dr. George Church of The Personal Genome Project; Colin Hill, CEO, Co-Founder and President, GNS Healthcare;Jamie Heywood, Co-Founder and Chairman, PatientsLikeMe;Dr. Michael Pellini, President and CEO, Foundation Medicine
Time: 5:30p–9:00p
Location: 32-123
Genome sequencing has rapidly moved from costing a million dollars to sequence a human genome in 2007 down to close to $1,000 today. With the practicality of costs has come enormous amounts of data available for analysis to drive the development of more personalized medicine by predicting disease risk and more effectively treating devastating diseases such as Parkinson???s, Cancer and ALS. As better tools have been produced to interpret the complex data, new companies and opportunities have emerged, from biotech and diagnostic organizations, to personal genetics groups and testing laboratories.
With these scientific breakthroughs comes a host of issues and opportunities ??? for example future technologies to enable new tools such as cell phone sequence monitoring; social engineering innovations to secure shared trait data and interpretation software; and the evaluation of cost and business models. This event will explore these and other topics with an esteemed panel of experts who are at the forefront of the Personal Genome opportunity.
Moderating the panel will be Dr. Kevin Davies, Editor-in-Chief, Bio-IT World
Web site: http://www.mitforumcambridge.org/
Open to: the general public
Cost: Free for full-time students with ID, $20-$45for Forum Members and Non-members
Sponsor(s): MIT Enterprise Forum of Cambridge
For more information, contact:
Amy Goggins
617-253-8240
agoggins@mit.edu
This event is categorized as: business/entrepreneurship
GMAT Advantage Course - On Site
Dates: 2/8/2012 - 4/11/2012
Location:
Medford, MA
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Address:
Medford, MA, USA
Medford, MA
Description:
With your busy schedule, do you need to be focused and efficient with your prep? GMAT Advantage - On Site is for students who want complete prep in a concentrated amount of time. It's our most popular and convenient prep option. What Makes GMAT Advantage - On Site Unique? - Comprehensive and motivational instruction from Kaplan's GMAT faculty - The most realistic practice with the Official Test Day Experience, your opportunity to take any of your practice tests at a Pearson/GMAT testing center. An exclusive in the industry - The largest question library - including over 6000 practice items and 9 proprietary CATs - Over 180 hours of instruction and practice - 9 classroom sessions paired with extensive out-of-class instructional resources and practice Additional Features - Our exclusive Higher Score Guarantee - Adaptive Learning Technology - get homework assignments adapted for you, based on your needs, with our proprietary Smart Reports™ technology - Comprehensive study materials, including the Kaplan GMAT Course Book, The Official Guide to the GMAT, the Kaplan GMAT Pocket Reference, and over 25 online video-based workshops - The Online Center - access your extensive online GMAT and admissions resources and network with other future MBAs from around the world - Free make-up sessions - in person or through our video-based Lessons-on-Demand - if you miss a class
GMAT Advantage Course - On Site
Dates: 2/8/2012 - 4/11/2012
Location: Medford, MA
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Address:
Medford, MA, USA
Medford, MA
Description:
With your busy schedule, do you need to be focused and efficient with your prep? GMAT Advantage - On Site is for students who want complete prep in a concentrated amount of time. It's our most popular and convenient prep option. What Makes GMAT Advantage - On Site Unique? - Comprehensive and motivational instruction from Kaplan's GMAT faculty - The most realistic practice with the Official Test Day Experience, your opportunity to take any of your practice tests at a Pearson/GMAT testing center. An exclusive in the industry - The largest question library - including over 6000 practice items and 9 proprietary CATs - Over 180 hours of instruction and practice - 9 classroom sessions paired with extensive out-of-class instructional resources and practice Additional Features - Our exclusive Higher Score Guarantee - Adaptive Learning Technology - get homework assignments adapted for you, based on your needs, with our proprietary Smart Reports™ technology - Comprehensive study materials, including the Kaplan GMAT Course Book, The Official Guide to the GMAT, the Kaplan GMAT Pocket Reference, and over 25 online video-based workshops - The Online Center - access your extensive online GMAT and admissions resources and network with other future MBAs from around the world - Free make-up sessions - in person or through our video-based Lessons-on-Demand - if you miss a class
Medicaid and Elder Law: Representing Clients in a New Legal Landscape
Dates: 2/9/2012 - 2/11/2012
Location: Holiday Inn Hotel & Suites Marlborough
Marlborough, MA
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Address:
265 Lakeside Avenue
Marlborough, MA
Description: BenefitsLearn proven strategies for navigating the Medicaid maze.
Discover how to protect your clients' assets and provide the high-quality services they're looking for. To properly advise our increasing elder population, it's essential that you know the fundamentals of Medicaid and elder planning.
Attend this vital seminar and explore the complexities of Medicaid eligibility, discover the latest strategies for transferring assets and learn ways to handle the ethical considerations common to planning for elderly clients. Don't miss this valuable opportunity - register today to learn from top professionals in the elder law field.
Benefits for You
- Avoid costly mistakes - learn how to make the right transfers at the right times
- Go beyond the basics by learning how to handle special planning considerations
- Find out what you need to know about special needs trusts in Massachusetts
- Easily determine Medicaid eligibility
- Understand long term care insurance and its role in elder planning
Who Should Attend?This seminar is designed for attorneys and other legal staff, presidents, vice presidents, CPAs, accountants, estate and financial planners, nursing home administrators and case managers.
Continuing Education Units- CAC 1.0
- CFP (Pending)
- Enrolled Agents 8.0
- NAB 6.5
- CPE 8.0 including Specialized Knowledge and Applications 8
- PACE 8.0 including ChFC 8; CLF 8; CLU 8; REBC 8; RHU 8
- MA INS 6.0
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