The following message is official and has been approved by the appropriate authorities to be posted to this list. This list is for the specific purpose of sending emails out to MCB students from the MCB Undergraduate Affairs Office. +++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 1. De-Cal Class: Jade Ribbon Campaign 2. Looking for Attendant, $10/hour 3. Research Opportunities in High-throughput Protein Crystallography +++++++++++
1. De-Cal Class: Jade Ribbon Campaign Join the Jade Ribbon Campaign DeCal and the fight against Hepatitis B and Liver Cancer in the Asian and Asian American population! More than 10% of Asians and Asian Americans carry the Hepatitis B virus. Vaccination programs have not been effective, since most Asians and Asian-American carriers are infected at birth. Due to a lack of education and public health policy to address Asian carriers of Hepatitis B, most do not know that they have the disease and do not treat it or prevent transmission to the next generation. Of those who do not get treatment, 25% will die from liver cancer or cirrhosis. The Jade Ribbon Campaign DeCal will provide opportunities for students to understand Hepatitis B issues and gain real-life public health outreach experience. Students will be working in the local and national community to spread awareness and influence care of Hepatitis B carriers. This course is an invaluable opportunity for premed students, as well as those concerned with Asian American and public health issues. MCB 98/198, section 7 The Jade Ribbon Campaign DeCal Time: Wednesdays, 4:00pm-5:30pm Location: 2320 Tolman First class: Wednesday, 9/6/2006 (2nd week of class) Units: 2, 1 or 0 CCN (lower division): 57868 CCN (upper division): 59245 If you have any questions, please contact the Jade Ribbon Campaign coordinators and refer to the following helpful websites. Bernadette Chan Michael Cheng <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]>[EMAIL PROTECTED] The Jade Ribbon Campaign at UC Berkeley <http://jrc.berkeley.edu/>http://jrc.berkeley.edu The Asian Liver Center at Stanford University <http://liver.stanford.edu/>http://liver.stanford.edu The Jade Ribbon Campaign on Wikipedia <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jade_Ribbon_Campaign>http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jade_Ribbon_Campaign ++++++++++++++ 2. Looking for an attendant / $10/hour I am a third-year student at UC Berkeley. I have a physical disability which causes significant muscle weakness, requiring me to use a motorized wheelchair. Also, as I have very limited upper body strength, I need physical help with many basic activities. I'm looking for a few daytime/evening attendants to accompany me, and assist me in classes and with daily activities. These include picking up and lifting books and other things, simple personal care assistance, very basic meal preparation, and any other situations that come up during the day requiring physical assistance. I live two blocks from campus (southside), and the job is mostly on and around campus. Pay starts at $10+/hr. Applicant must be non-smoker. Excellent references preferred. No experience necessary. Prefer male college student. I need attendants who are: reliable/punctual (very important as I cannot function without help) patient (some things I do and need done take a long time) good at taking instructions (I need to tell people what I need done as things come up) trustworthy responsible If you're interested in the job, please fill out the short application (http://www.crotoan.com/files/attendant_app_short.rtf) and email or fax it to me. I prefer to receive this application before speaking with applicants, but if you have problems accessing it, please just call or email. Also please specify any days/times you are available to work (between 10am and 10pm). phone: (415) 925-9866 (ask for Philip or Nancy) fax: (415) 925-9589 email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Also looking for someone to get me ready for bed, give me showers, and get me ready in the morning. The shift will be a minimum of 12 hours. I like to get more sleep on the weekends, so the weekend shift will be closer to 14 hours. On average, after training, it takes about 2 hours to get me ready for bed and 3 hours to get me ready in the morning (about an extra hour for morning or night showers, about 3 times per week). This includes a physical therapy stretching routine that you'll be trained to do. For the rest of the 12 hours, I'll need occasional help getting repositioned, usually 2-4 times a night for about 15 minutes each. The rest of the time can be used for my attendant to sleep. Hours are somewhat flexible, but once we agree on the hours, they'll need to stay the same. Weeknight hours will be approximately 10pm to 10am, and weekend hours will be approximately 10pm to 12pm the next morning. Pay starts at $125 for the first 12 hours and $12/hr. for additional hours, potentially with health insurance. I'm looking for someone to work 3-4 nights per week, to include Saturday (10pm-1pm) and one other weekend night. This job requires no previous training or experience, though it is a plus. It would also be good to have someone who could commute to my parents' house in Marin County, but it isn't essential. Same instructions as above for applying. Thanks. - Philip Weiss +++++++++++++++ 3. Research Opportunities in High-throughput Protein Crystallography Research opportunities in High-throughput protein crystallography are available in Dr. Li-Wei Hung's group at the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory. Projects including (1)robotic crystallization of targets from two NIH structural genomics centers, (2)development of cryo crystal harvesting techniques, (3)data mining/statistical analysis of crystallization events, and (4)solving structures of important drug targets are open for the participation of highly motivated undergraduate students. Either URAP or Student Assistant options will be possible. Previous relevant bench work experience is desirable but not required. Opportunities will be provided for you to learn crystallization, crystal data collection, and/or protein production (PCR, gel electrophoresis, cell growth, Western blot or dot blot analysis, UV,FPLC and etc.) Please contact Dr. Minmin Yu if interested. email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Tel. 510-486-5484(O) Address: Physical Biosciences Division, mail stop: 4R0230 Lawrence Berkeley National Lab 1 Cyclotron Road Berkeley, CA 94720 ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ The above message does not necessarily represent the views or opinions of the MCB Department, its student clubs, or UC Berkeley. TO UNSUBSCRIBE FROM THIS LIST, send an email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with "unsubscribe mcb-infoline" in the message body. Please send questions or comments to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For a list of upcoming events and information about the student clubs: MCBcDNA http://mcb.berkeley.edu/groups/mcbcdna/ mcbUSA http://mcb.berkeley.edu/groups/mcbusa/
