...Originally, set up to focus on the development of agricultural products, in 1990, Ricerca, Inc. was acquired by Ishihara Sangyo Kaisha and shifted its focus to providing pharmaceutical research services. By 2002, the company had changed its name to Ricerca Biosciences, LLC to reflect its growing biology and biotechnology capabilities for the preclinical development of pharmaceutical and biotechnology products. Sustained by successful customer relations and partnering relationships, Ricerca Biosciences has grown to employ approximately 850 employees in the US, France and Taiwan (http://www.medcitynews.com/2010/03/ricerca-biosciences-completes-35m-buy-of-mds-pharma-units/), with 265 employees stationed at the Concord facility and 585 employees in the US and abroad. The current focus of Ricerca Bioscience is to offer a well-balanced integration of biological and medicinal chemistry services for the development of pharmaceutical and biotechnology products through the pre-clinical stage to the IND stage. Ricerca also provides continued support in CMC development, late stage non-clinical toxicology and metabolisms studies, and clinical sample analysis (http://www.ricerca.com/page12919.asp). Leadership Team R. Ian Lennox-Executive Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Mr. Lennox was appointed Chief Executive Officer position at Ricerca in February 2008 and has been a member of Ricerca’s Board since 2006. Mr. Lennox has spent over 30 years in the pharmaceutical and...
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...Work Experience Waitress, The Grumpy Sailor Cafe — 2015-2017 The Grumpy Sailor is a popular café in Fremantle, where I worked as a waitress and ‘kitchen all-rounder’. This required me to engage with customers, work in a team, operate an EFTPOS machine and till, serve food and coffee, clear tables and prepare food and beverages. I also assisted in the kitchen and performed general cleaning/store maintenance tasks. Working at The Grumpy Sailor Cafe was invaluable to me during year 10, 11 and 12; teaching me how to maintain a balance between my studies, social life, work, sport and my leadership duties. Volunteer work — 2015-2016 Successfully completed 125 hours of community service; these were obtained through assisting at community events, school sports carnivals, helping with administrative tasks, organising fund-raising events, tutoring younger students and coaching netball teams....
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...This paper will analyze and explain my personality. Topics will include a definition of personality, concepts that explain my personality and features, and personality tests. Several measurements, such as money or religion, divide humans and place them into different categories. The uniqueness of personality is that it separates people by whom they are and their actions. Personality is the ever evolving totality of characteristics, behaviors, and traits that distinctively define a particular person. Some personality traits are hereditary and others evolve as a person develops depending on their exposure to different aspects of life. The subconscious, biology, level of interaction, and environment of an individual all help shape a personality. Many of the key personality features that define me come from my biology and my interaction with my environments. Athletics are a feature that comes from my parents. My mother played basketball and my father ran track, wrestled, played basketball, and football throughout high school and college. Playing or discussing basketball is a dream job along with a general like for almost every sport. Many of my attitude traits come from service in the United States Army. After four years of service it is quickly understood that excuses do not go very far. In general nothing is too difficult and when the time comes to complete the task do not make excuses. Psychological constructs summarize observations...
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...Leadership Coming into Western Christian I’ve felt that i’ve made a difference in my class by helping others and giving them someone to come to with questions. One of the gifts God has given me is the ability to help others and all to often I find myself helping those seeming to be struggling in a class, i’ve even gone as far as to make study groups outside of class to make sure I can help them. One place my leadership really shines I feel is group projects, I usually take initiative and make sure to distribute work evenly and not just that but make sure everyone is involved, all to often in group projects we will exclude people that we don’t think will accomplish a task well, but how will we ever know what they’re capable of if we never give...
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...An Unexplored Option for the Biology Majors Lester Relyea B.S. Professor George Taylor Keller Graduate School of Management September 14, 2010 This paper is on a recent change I made to my occupational search. After finally obtaining a Bachelor of Science degree in Molecular Biology, I turned my aspirations to a graduate program with the hopes of obtaining a teaching or technical research position at a University of government office. Both government and higher educational institutions have a wide variety of opportunities for biological research and education. Most of these positions are secure and high paying. Especially since the adaptations of the human genome project, many genetic studies have arises from some of the recent discoveries in that field. Biology majors also have the option of becoming medical professionals. Graduates in the fields of molecular and cellular biology often end up in medical careers in nursing and medicine. After receiving my degree in molecular cellular biology I set myself on a similar career path. However, recently a new subject area has caught my attention and has change my outlook on the world of science. There is a growing business aspect to biology that is providing jobs to millions of Americans and individuals worldwide. "Biotechnological research and development should continue to drive much faster than average employment growth." The company remains a sole proprietorship at the present...
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...Aristotle As an important figure head in the field of philosophy, Aristotle and his numerous influences will be detailed. Identification and evaluation of key concepts and analyses that comprised his theories will be discussed along with identification and description of his contributions to the field of philosophy will also be offered. Lastly, further discussion will focus on how the culture and the time period influenced his ideology. Metaphysics Metaphysics is a branch philosophy concerned with explaining the fundamental nature of being. It is considered to be one of the greatest philosophical works. It kind of piggy backs off of Plato’s theory of forms. Plato believed that the nature of things is eternal and doesn’t change, but we know from just living in this world that things are always changing daily. Aristotle wanted to reconcile these contradictory statements of the views of the world. Aristotle used the influence of both Heraclitus and Parmenides. One believed that things appear to be permanent but they are really gradually changing all the time. Parmenides, argued certain conclusions could be reached by using reason alone and making no use of senses. After studying at the Academy, Aristotle would turn against his teaching and felt that there was a connection between the abstraction of existence and the science of nature. Aristotle described substance as material reality and formal and discusses the connection between actuality and potentiality. According to...
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...ways of conducting experiments in the field of management are being tested, mainly through the use of more discrete factors (such as an individual's DNA structure and hormone panels) and through more practical methods (the twin-studies). In Dr Cosmides and Dr Tooby research they attempt to give "scientific" meaning to management by "applying the rigor of biology" ('The biology of business' p. 1). Scientists have looked at twin-studies for answers regarding the difference between upbringing and pure genetic material. After discovery of deception from one of the fields pioneers, Sir Cyril Burt, the twin-studies have lost part of their popularity. Needless to say that the differences between twins and normal brothers are still an interesting approach and can still yield verisimilar results if preformed correctly. In the two studies elaborated in the article the results suggest that while women have shown to have extrovert traits from birth, males are generally imbedded with extrovert and sensation-seeking through their experiences. The conclusion is thus: "Businesswomen, it seems, are born. But businessmen are made." ('The biology of science' p.3) The latter twin study (performed only on males)...
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...of the essay is to explain why I am applying to Texas Tech University in Lubbock. Being one of the best colleges to study in, I chose to pursue a career in medical, with a degree in biology, specifically to become a cardiologist from Texas Tech University. A degree in biology will help me achieve my dream of helping people and allow them to live a better and a healthier life. I see myself being a resident doctor at a prestigious hospital in ten years. I am a good fit for this institution because I am constantly putting in effort to better my community. I want to give back to my community by constantly engaging in practices that could benefit everybody. I work to provide for myself and my family, but still maintain my balance between the two and still trying to excel in my...
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...My career of interest as of right now is to become a physician. I am currently majoring in biology with a minor in psychology. A physician is a medicine practitioner that based on the patient’s medical history, inform the patient on accurate and meticulous treatments. A physician work closely with nurses and other caretakers to provide care for their patients. Moreover, physician review test result to identify abnormalities, create a plan of treatment for the patient and well informs the patient about the test result and answer questions he/she have about he/she health. Furthermore, physician counsel patients on diet, hygiene and preventive healthcare. My interest in medicine is a psychiatrist. A psychiatrist specializes in the diagnosis and...
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...Being a ‘peer to peer’ mentor for both History and Maths enabled me to collaborate with younger students to aid their academic needs having also been instrumental in the running of STEM club for Year 7 pupils. As a keen netballer, I have not only represented my school and local club but also my county. Reaching the National Netball Finals twice with school outlines my enthusiasm for the sport as our harmonious teamwork enabled us to tackle and achieve a common goal. As part of the Sports Leadership Award I enjoyed motivating primary school children by developing their sporting ability as well as organising tournaments and their supervision. Additionally I helped run a Down Syndrome Tennis Programme at my local tennis club. I am currently in the Gold DofE Programme having completed my 4 day expedition. This summer I took part in my diocesan pilgrimage to Lourdes, France, to assist the elderly and sick, through which I was able to heighten my interpersonal skills by connecting with people of various ages and backgrounds. As a historian, the International Mass in particular highlighted the continuing impact of the Catholic Church on Western Europe, as I stood overwhelmed by the sheer number of different pilgrimages celebrating mass...
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...Example of a memorandum Subject: Change in Curriculum Date: September 19, 2013 It has been brought to my attention that there is a lack of understanding among students and parents about Pre AP classes and General Biology classes. Many parents are not enrolling their children in Pre AP because they are told the class is fast pace, rigor and only for top students in the school. This leads to: overcrowding of General Biology classes, mixture of slow and fast pace learners and many discipline problems. This memo is a request to change the name of the biology classes to Pre AP- 04, Pre AP- 03 and Pre AP - 02 Biology. There are several reasons why General Biology should be eliminated. Students think they have to work less, the work is less challenging than Pre AP, the class is an easy “A”, less is expected of them and they will be graded on a curve. These students are sleeping through their education. If we required more of them, we will get more. If the name sound more challenging, I believe they would work harder. Jacobs (2004) states that teachers and administrators must consider “… the empty chair …” which represents all students in a given school or district, and “… all work must focus on Johnny, and all comments and questions are welcomed as long as they are in his best interest” (p. 2). Second, if it is in the students’ best interest to change, modify, stop, start, or maintain curriculum practices, programs, and/or other related issues, there must be...
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...Eventually, I advanced to performing dissections on the heart and lungs of a pig in the Medical Careers courses. I have had the awesome opportunity to attend cadaver labs twice, where I was able to observe the different internal components of the body and hold a human brain, intestines, and liver. Communication and Teaching Experience I have always thrived in leadership opportunities and I surround myself in activities that definitely reflect that. I have been an Ellis certified lifeguard for the past three years, engaging in various types of communication; enforcing rules to patrons, discussing procedures with co-workers, and performing emergency extrications. I also have been a Red Cross certified swimming instructor for the past three years, as well. Students have ranged from toddlers to adults, with varying forms of communication being needed and therefore learned and mastered. Developing a plan for the day and an overall course goal, referencing familiar comparisons (fish underwater, blowing bubbles, kicking a ball), and...
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...together, so that I could see how each piece, however unimportant the piece seemed, fit together to create a working object. As I progressed in my school life, my interest in applying this in real life increased. It always fascinated me how even the lack of the smallest organism could tamper the ecosystem just like a spring toy that does not work properly if the spring is slightly bent. After Grade 10, I took up pure sciences- Biology, Physics and Chemistry as well as Mathematics and English. My passion for biology was keenly supported by all my chosen subjects. Chemistry helped me understand the molecular structures while Physics and Mathematics helped me understand the dynamics and statistics that we were provided with. Being an avid reader, has led to the formation of many ideas which I feel can be expressed on gaining more insight. A degree in Biological Sciences will help me reach my dream. Earlier this year, three of my friends and I participated in NTU Science Symposium. We had to write a research paper in any field of science. The four of us love biology and felt that we would be able to express our skills and knowledge through the paper and came up with the topic 'External Factors Affecting Bacterial Growth'. The research paper certainly tested our abilities to work as a team. We had to submit the paper in May and all of us had many other commitments apart from the research paper. Like every group has someone to keep all the interpersonal relations intact, this task was an...
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...New studies of the brain show that leaders can improve group performance by understanding the biology of empathy. by Daniel Goleman and Richard Boyatzis and the Biology of Social Intelligence Leadership IN 1998, ONE OF US, DANIEL GOLEMAN, published in these pages his first article on emotional intelligence and leadership. The response to “What Makes a Leader?” was enthusiastic. People throughout and beyond the business community started talking about the vital role that empathy and self-knowledge play in effective leadership. The concept of emotional intelligence continues to occupy a prominent space in the leadership literature and in everyday coaching practices. But in the past five years, research in the emerging field of social neuroscience – the study of what happens in the brain while people interact – is beginning to reveal subtle new truths about what makes a good leader. Jean-François Podevin | 74 Harvard Business Review September 2008 | hbr.org Social Intelligence and the Biology of Leadership but their inability to get along socially on the job was profesThe salient discovery is that certain things leaders do – spesionally self-defeating. cifically, exhibit empathy and become attuned to others’ What’s new about our definition of social intelligence is moods – literally affect both their own brain chemistry and its biological underpinning, which we will explore in the folthat of their followers. Indeed, researchers have found that the lowing pages. Drawing on the...
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...scientists whom will soon become the next Albert Einstein, or win a Nobel Peace Prize, is inspirational and is an opportunity that is too great to give up. I want to dive into research that answers the questions to topics that were glossed over in my Biology/Chemistry classes to challenge myself and to use my knowledge to develop a meaningful project that encompasses what I have learned thus far. With a goal of going into the STEM field in the future, I expect that this program will give me a preview of what it is truly like and if it is something...
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