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Miss Tourism Global to spread wings – The Zimbabwe Standard

BY WINSTONE ANTONIO

REIGNING Miss Tourism Global City 2019 Sindiso Ndlovu (pictured) is set to spread wings by launching her own brand Pretty by Sindy that will be focusing on beauty and cosmetics.

In an interview with Standard Style, the Harare-based model said she was driven by passion to conquer in everything that she does.

I have always had a passion for modelling and it has always been my dream to also have the platform to speak on my advocacies, Ndlovu said.

My first pageant was Miss Teen Zimbabwe in 2013 and to date I have done various fashion shows that include EVA, Harare Fashion Week and ICACN.

As a model, I aspire to keep going international and represent my country on the global ramp. I am set to represent my country in June at the Elite Beauty Queen in Latvia.

The biochemistry and statistics graduate from the University of Fort Hare has represented Zimbabwe at many pageants that include Miss Multinational 2019 held in India where she was among the top 10.

At the Miss International Global in Malaysia, she was among the top five.

Off the ramp, the 25-year-old model is a brand ambassador for Look Alive clothing.

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Automated biochemistry analyzer machine benefits patients and health staff – Kuensel, Buhutan’s National Newspaper

Chimi Dema | Tsirang

Although used only a few weeks ago, the new automated biochemistry analyzer machine in Tsirang dzongkhag hospital is benefitting people.

Health officials say the new medical laboratory machine accommodates more samples and provide faster and accurate blood test results and benefits not only the patients but also technicians and other officials who conduct the test.

The hospitals laboratory officer, Tshewang Dorji, said when precise laboratory reports are produced, it helps patients to get timely medicine and better treatment. It also helps to reduce the turn around time for patients.

He also said the machine enhances service delivery as well as saves time. But a proper study needs to be conducted to understand its benefit better.

Tshewang Dorji explained that the semi-auto photometer, which the hospital used for the blood test in the past, could conduct only a few blood test compacts in a day, thus consuming more time. But with this new machine in place, the hospital collects more than 150 samples of blood in a day, accommodating about 50 at a time and taking around half an hour to produce the results.

Meanwhile, the health ministry provided the machine to nine other hospitals in the country.

The machines were installed on reagent rental system, where the ministry buys reagents from the machines company and the company bears machines cost as well as other maintenance charges.

Equipped with the facility to conduct 28 parameters of the blood test, the machine is expected to improve the diagnosis services and treatment services for patients.

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This online puzzle game may find a coronavirus treatment – Fast Company

Coronavirus, which the World Health Organization has now officially labeled a pandemic, is taking a toll on communities around the world. Theres currently no cure for COVID-19, but scientists are working on drugs that could help slow its spread. Fortunately, citizens can get involved in the process.

Foldit is an online video game that challenges players to fold various proteins into shapes where they are stable. Generally, folding proteins allows scientists (and citizens) to design new proteins from scratch, but in the case of coronavirus, Foldit players are trying to design the drugs to combat it. Coronavirus has a spike protein that it uses to recognize human cells, says Brian Koepnick, a biochemist and researcher with the University of Washingtons Institute for Protein Design who has been using Foldit for protein research for six years. Foldit players are designing new protein drugs that can bind to the COVID spike and block this recognition, [which could] potentially stop the virus from infecting more cells in an individual who has already been exposed to the virus.

First released in 2008, Foldit grew out of an experimental research project developed by the University of Washingtons Center for Game Science along with the Department of Biochemistry. Foldits coronavirus puzzle is the games 1,808th ever. Playerswho can work alone or in teamsare using the games puzzle system to develop new protein structures that can be tested by biochemists in the lab for use in antiviral drugs.

In Foldit, you change the shape of a protein model to optimize your score. This score is actually a sophisticated calculation of the folds potential energy, says Koepnick, adding that professional researchers use an identical score function in their work. The coronavirus puzzles are set up such that high-scoring models have a better chance of actually binding to the target spike protein. Ultimately, high-scoring solutions are analyzed by researchers and considered for real-world use.

Since its inception, over half a million people have created accounts and played Foldit, and over 2,500 players have worked on the games coronavirus puzzles so far.

[Image: courtesy Fold.it]Seth Cooper, the games lead designer and an assistant professor at Northeasterns Khoury College of Computer Sciences, says Foldit was created because the design team figured that people could come up with better solutions than the computer could, and that itd be helpful for people to interact with the 3-D compositions of protein structures to truly understand how they function.

Though these online puzzles werent designed to necessarily address a steadily growing virus such as COVID-19, its become an efficient way to conduct research on the disease safely, at home. I think its really exciting to be able to potentially help out with something like this. . . . Its the kind of thing I think we would have hoped to be able to do [when we started out], Cooper says.

In the past, Foldit players have puzzled together successful synthetic and natural protein structuressuch as ones that helped solve the Mason-Pfizer monkey virus in 2011. Some of the players who are very good at Foldit dont have backgrounds in biochemistry, but the beauty of the games design is that it makes science accessible to laypeople, and it ultimately ends up teaching nonprofessionals a lot. (A handful of Foldit players were credited as authors in a paper Cooper and his colleagues published recently.)

According to Cooper, this solution-based crowdsourcing project is a way to put video games toward a good purpose. When people are playing games, theyre solving problems anyway, so its nice to apply that brainpower to solving problems in the real world.

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Youth told to promote personal hygiene amid pandemic panic – The Nation

Gujrat -A seminar on coronavirus ended here at Hafiz Hayat Campus of the University of Gujrat (UoG) on Thursday with the experts appealing to the masses not to get panicky about the pandemic and urging the youth for a proactive role in spreading awareness about personal hygiene. Later, an awareness walk was also organised at the campus. Titled A Seminar & Awareness Walk on Coronavirus the event was organized by Department of Biochemistry & Biotechnology. Vice Chancellor Prof. Dr Shabbar Atiq addressing the seminar said that there was no need to get panicky about the Coronavirus spread. What we need is better awareness about the preventive strategies and measures which mainly focus on personal hygiene. I call upon our youth to take the initiative for better awareness of the community, Dr Shabbar Atiq said. Pro Vice Chancellor Prof. Dr Muhammad Faheem Malik said that the pandemic panic of Coronavirus has gripped the world nations. As a Muslim nation, we have a firm belief in our faith that by following the core principles of Islam we can overcome any pandemic disease and keep ourselves out of harms way. Dr Shahzad Hussain Shah in his lecture Coronavirus Awareness said that the disease had affected as many as 70,000 people in 114 countries and caused 4630 deaths. He said that no vaccine had yet been discovered against the pandemic. He said that only preventive measures which include treatment in quarantine or isolation for those afflicted with the disease. Dr Muhammad Rehan Saeed of Nawaz Sharif Medical College (NSMC-UoG) discussed in detail the importance of personal hygiene, avoiding unnecessary hand-shake with strangers and keeping a safe distance from the suspected patients. Chairperson Biochemistry & Biotechnology Dr Nadia Zeeshan thanked the participants, especially Dr Hammad Ismail and Dr Shahzad Hussain Shah for coordinating the seminar and the walk.

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Johns Hopkins invites 1922 applicants to join Class of 2024 – The Hub at Johns Hopkins

ByHub staff report

Johns Hopkins University invited 1,922 new students today to join the Class of 2024, which was selected from an applicant pool of 27,256. They'll join the 682 early decision students who were offered admission in December.

The Hopkins Class of 2024 comes from 49 U.S. states, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, and 41 other countries, including most prominently China, Canada, South Korea, and India.

The Class of 2024 have already demonstrated exceptional academic and personal excellence. Among those offered admission is the CEO of a nonprofit that has raised over $30,000 in scholarship funding to support and empower female aspiring scientists; the cofounder of a magazine for budding high school journalists; a scholar whose research focuses on the ideological strategies used by ISIS to recruit women, and whose findings were shared at a United Nations conference; and the inventor of QuitPuff, a simple test to assess early risk of oral and pre-oral cancer, which won a third grand prize biochemistry award at the International Science and Engineering Fair.

Students who applied regular decision can view admissions decisions online at mydecision.jhu.edu. Notifications were sent out at 3 p.m. today.

Admitted students have until May 1 to accept their spot in the class.

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Rochester biotech company testing compound to treat coronavirus – WXXI News

A Rochester company is working on finding a treatment for coronavirus.

The biotech company OyaGen has been working with a compound called OYA1 that they say could treat coronavirus in a new way.

Rather than a vaccine, the compound works by preventing the virus from making copies of itself and spreading to other cells.

The compound has only been tested in a laboratory setting, and has not been peer-reviewed.

It's possible that it could take anywhere from three months to a year to be available for clinical trials.

WXXI's Veronica Volk spoke with a Rochester scientist who is working with a compound that fights coronavirus in a laboratory setting.

But Harold Smith, president and CEO of OyaGen, says the compound has been tested for safety in the 1960s, when it was being considered for use on cancer patients.

He is hoping this information will encourage the FDA to fast-track OYA1 for clinical testing in humans.

"When we are in a dire situation as we are at this time, with coronavirus, we cant be flat-footed and look at this as weve got an academic leisure approach to this," Smith said.

Smith is a tenured professor of biochemistry and biophysics at the University of Rochester.

He previously has worked on identifying compounds to treat the Ebola virus and MERS. Those compounds never went to trial, either, but he said they were also effective in laboratory settings.

Smith said he has been working with the federal government to develop these treatments.

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Beverly education achievers – News – Wicked Local Beverly

Chapel Hill-Chauncy Hall

Leila Cavero, of Beverly, from the Class of 2021, and the rest of the Chapel Hill-Chauncy Hall varsity basketball team won the Independent Girls Conference Division II Championship in a matchup against Boston Trinity Academy on Feb. 20. The championship game resulted in a 40-15 victory for Chapel Hill-Chauncy Hall.

Malden Catholic High School

Samuel Slater, of Beverly, recently achieved First Honors for the second quarter for the 2019-20 academic year at Malden Catholic High School. Slater is a grade 10 student. To qualify, a student must achieve scores of 85 and above in all classes for the semester.

Dean College

Ruby D'Amico, of Beverly, will have a principal role in a production of Thoroughly Modern Millie to be produced from April 1 to 5 by the School of the Arts at Dean College in Franklin.

Endicott College

Several Beverly residents were named to the deans list for the fall 2019 semester at Endicott College in Beverly after obtaining a minimum 3.5 GPA, receiving no letter grade below "C," having no withdrawal grades and being enrolled in a minimum of 12 credits for the semester. Students, their majors and parents are Diane Alhafez, biology/biotechnology, Abdulkarim Alhafez and Amal Idres; Karianne Benninger, business management and marketing, James Benninger and Jennifer Benninger; Julia Bostridge, marketing communication, William Bostridge and Debra Bostridge; Roman Carnevale, entrepreneurship, David Carnevale and Susan Carnevale; Christopher Cloutman, business management, Christopher Cloutman and Kandis Cloutman; Morgan Davidson, environmental science, William Davidson and Leslie Davidson; Jonathan Evequoz, hospitality management, Jean-Michel Evequoz and Emanuela Evequoz; Christopher Faust, exercise science, David Faust and Kris Faust; Nicholas Fichtner, finance, Joseph Fichtner and Suzanne Fichtner; Jake Kielty, finance, Daniel Kielty and Donna Kielty; Kevin Morency, English, John Morency and Mary Morency; Ruth Owsiak, nursing, Peter Owsiak and Lori Owsiak; Morgan Roeder, psychology, Gary Roeder and Pamela Roeder; Stephen Solimeno, accounting and finance, Carlo Solimeno and Julie Solimeno; Sarah Visnick, interior design, Alan Visnick and Lorinda Visnick.

Lasell University

Robby Rowe, of Beverly, is one of Lasell University's DJs on its Newton-based radio station, WLAS (102.9FM). Rowe, a communication major, hosts "The Squeeze" four days a week. Rowe is also the Radio 200 music director on the station's programming team.

St. Michael's College

Two Beverly residents were named to the deans list for the fall 2019 semester at St. Michael's College in Colchester, Vermont. Noah E. Robinson, a senior biochemistry and philosophy major, is a graduate of Beverly High School, and Liam R. Cahill, a senior political science major, is a graduate of St. Johns Preparatory School.

UMass Lowell

Several Beverly residents were named to the deans list for the fall 2019 semester at UMass Lowell after completing no fewer than 12 graded credits for the semester and earning a minimum 3.25 GPA with no grade lower than C and without any incompletes. Students and their majors are Griffin Anderson, electrical engineering; William Bennett, nursing; Alicia Cecchini, exercise physiology; Andrew Chapman, chemical engineering; John Connery, civil engineering; Roberto Cruz, computer science; Anna Edson, biology; Taviana Franciskato, biomedical engineering; Henry Greenbaum, philosophy; Thomas Horn, civil engineering; Helen Hurley, biomedical engineering; Edward Leathersich, business administration; John Loreti, biology; William Lu, computer science; Antonio Montgomery, clinical lab sciences; Jacquelyn Serino, nursing; Michael Silveira, music studies; Eli Silverstein, music studies; Nadica Spinhirn, exercise science

University of Maine

Several Beverly residents were named to the deans list for the fall 2019 semester at the University of Maine in Orono after completing 12 or more credit hours in the semester and earning a minimum 3.5 GPA: Kelly Goodall, Ben Hacker, Meghan McDonald, Julia Pitman, Lydia Saltzman, Michael Slaven.

University of New Hampshire

Several Beverly residents were named to the deans list for the fall 2019 semester at the University of New Hampshire in Durham. Students, their honors and majors are Christian Goodwin, highest honors, business administration, finance; Ian Alpine, highest honors, business administration, accounting; Callie Donovan, honors, communication; Natalie Eberhardt, high honors, music education; Autumn Becker, honors, communications, business applications; Thomas Leighton, high honors, business administration; John Jones, honors, biology; Devan Reeves, honors, business administration, management; Teagan Ahern, highest honors, communication science and disorders; Lindsay Richard, highest honors, English teaching; Lyndsey Caouette, high honors, undeclared; Alyssa Kellard, honors, nursing; Emily Pratt, honors, biochemistry, molecular and cellular biology; Samuel Vitale, honors, mechanical engineering; Elena Clifford, honors, nursing; Elizabeth Gianetta, high honors, health management and policy; Ryan Ellsworth, honors, business administration; Nicole McDonald, honors, social work; Hanna Lentine, honors, exercise science; Daria Papamechail, honors, nutrition and wellness; Eden Hammerle, highest honors, nursing; Shannon Quinlivan, high honors, psychology; Hannah Purcell, highest honors, womens studies; Taylor Purcell, highest honors, social work; and Kate ODonnell, honors, ocean engineering. A student must achieve a minimum 3.85 GPA to earn highest honors, a 3.65 to 3.84 GPA to earn high honors and a 3.5 to 3.64 GPA to earn honors.

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Nicole Theodosiou awarded Nichols Fellowship – Union College

Nicole Theodosiou, associate professor of biology and co-director of biochemistry, has been awarded the sixth Byron A. Nichols Endowed Fellowship for Faculty Development.

Her three-year project, Electric City Cottage: A Mobile Cross-Disciplinary Platform for Science Communication, brings together science, engineering, theater, dance and technical design. It will team students, faculty and community youth to create a mobile learning center, a course on science communication and learning modules for areas in need.

Erika Nelson-Mukherjee, associate professor of German, is the current Nichols Fellow.

The fellowship was created by Susan Mullaney Maycock 72 and former Union faculty member Alan Maycock in honor of Byron Nichols, professor of political science emeritus who taught from 1968 to 2008.

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Diana Scott Beattie, Ph.D. is being recognized by Continental Who’s Who – PRNewswire

MORGANTOWN, W.Va, March 11, 2020 /PRNewswire/ --Diana Scott Beattie, Ph.D. is being recognized by Continental Who's Who as a Pinnacle Professional Achiever in the field of Bio Chemistry Research.

Now retired, Dr. Beattie worked in bio-chemistry for over sixty years, establishing herself as a hard working researcher in the field of biological sciences. Before retirement, she was very fond of researching, using creativity, and working with students at West Virginia University School of Medicine. For twenty-one years, she served as Chair for the Department of Biochemistry, taking on the position of Chair for both the Departments of Biochemistry and Molecular Pharmacology for the last five years of her tenure. She has stated that, "the work was often challenging, but interesting and fun".

By listening to presentations at research forums, dissertation proposals, and defenses, Dr. Beattie gained a greater understanding of the varied research interests delivered by the biochemistry department. She and her students helped the department achieve major contributions to science, which resulted in the department being praised for their educational outcomes in both biochemistry and pharmacology. Overall, she has helped to shape the reputation of West Virginia University School of Medicine held by the larger scientific community.

Prior to embarking on her professional journey, Dr. Beattie earned a Bachelor of Arts with high honors in Biology from Swarthmore College. She then went on to earn a PhD in Biochemistry from the University of Pittsburgh. Upon retirement, she was appointed Professor Emeritus at the West Virginia University School of Medicine.

Dr. Beattie is affiliated with the National Board of Medical Examiners, American Cancer Society, and Christian Help. She has served for two years on the administrative board of the West Virginia University Retirees Association.

When not at work, she can be found at volunteer centers where she distributes free meals, toys, and clothing donations for those who are in need.

In her spare time, Dr. Beattie enjoys spending time with her four children and raising her grandchildren.

She would like to dedicate this recognition in memoriam to Seymore Koritz, Ph.D., and Liviu Clejan, Ph.D.

Contact: Katherine Green, 516-825-5634, [emailprotected]

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