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1. News Brief from NMU Campus
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--- Seventy five new Master's degree candidates will be admitted to the University for the coming fall semester. --- The curriculums for the Master's degree candidates have been partially changed. Starting in next semester, the University is going to increase elective subjects. The whole curriculum will provide more choices for the students. --- By the end of April, 1998, 5 faculty members have completed their short term research/training abroad and returned to the campus. They are CHEN Qisheng, CHEN Xiwei, CUI Yan, WANG Lin, and ZHOU Jianwei (ONMUAA Member). (Sources: NMU Newsletter, April, 1998)
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2. An Invitation from Nanjing (Provided by Yang, Wei, PH79) **************************************************
To strengthen the friendship and exchange views with Jiangsu related overseas organizations, Jiangsu Overseas Exchanges Association will sponsor "The First Jiangsu Friendship Convention for Overseas Organizations" at Nanjing on September 17-19. Organizations including ONMUAA were invited to send their representatives to attend the meeting. The costs during the convention (September 17-19) will be covered. However, international traveling is on your own. Please contact YANG Wei if you are interested. (So far, at least 2 alumni, YANG Wei and WEI Qingyi already registered for the convention. Any members interested, please join the team. --- Editor) **************************************************
3. Alumni Activities
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1). LIU Youcheng Awarded Doctoral Degree at Harvard (By Tao, Liangfeng, PH79) Our "star" fellow, Youcheng Liu (PH 78), attended his Commencement on June 4, 1998 with his doctoral degree formally conferred by Harvard University although it had been already awarded by Harvard School of Public Health in November last year. Harvard awards degrees in November, March and June, but all degrees are only conferred in June Commencement. The very warm commencement, although in cold weather, was held on Harvard main campus in Cambridge in the morning and the medical campus in Boston in the afternoon. Alumni Jianping Xue, Zhigang Lu, Yongjia Yu, Donglin Li, Xiaowei Xiong, Maomao Wang, Liangfeng Tao and their families, as well as Youcheng's friends both in and outside Boston attended it. Flowers, gifts and cards were flooding to Youcheng. Pictures were taken specifically for our alumni group. Alumni Jianping Xue and Xianhong Yu also hosted a big party for him in their house in the evening. Everybody gave Youcheng sincere congratulations and best wishes for his graduation and future career. Youcheng is now working at Yale University as a postdoctoral Associate.

2). Congratulations to 78'ers (By Liu, Youcheng, PH 78) August 20th of this year will be the 15th anniversary of graduation from Nanjing Medical University for alumni in Grade 78. It is also their 20th anniversary of admission into the university. Twenty years ago, they passed the 1st NATIONAL entrance examination to enter the college after the Cultural Revolution. Twenty years later, most 78'ers have been playing a leading role in various institutions inside and outside China. Overseas 78'ers also have mostly well established themselves in their clinical, research or other careers. Congratulations to 78'ers on their success! We may devote a special section to this topic in the next issue. The 78'ers are cordially invited to contributing any thoughts to this topic and sharing their experience with us. Please contact the editors.

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4. Alumni Featuring
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Alumni in Science - WEI Qingyi (PH 78) and His Research (By Liu, Youcheng, PH 78)

Sunny and warm October, 1978. Lunch time. Nanjing Medical College campus. While life on campus then was as hectic as in America now, most of us went to the cafeteria, leaving empty classrooms behind. The campus was filled with the following music piece (lower-scale notes are not seen) from the loudspeakers: 1 = G 2/4 { 5. 4 | 3. 1| 4 32 | 2 - | 54 35| 4 32| 2 - | 2 - | 5. 7| 2. 4 | 3 23| 7 5 | 25 31| 7 65 | 5 - | 5. 5| 71 2 | 2. 5| 45 43 | 2. 1 | 34 5 | ^Ê...} Along with it was the student broadcaster's voice: "Nanjing Medical College Broadcasting Service. Now broadcasting begins^Ê...". Hurried up with my lunch, I went back to take a noon nap in the dorm. I had that habit since I started my Beijing opera training in Jurong County years ago. Sometimes, however, I went to the classroom before I went back. Often I saw a classmate sitting there and listening very attentively to the "Radio English Class" given by Jiangsu People's Radio Station. He never seemed to go to the dorm for noon nap and was always in the classroom after lunch either learning English or reviewing class notes and preparing for afternoon classes. By a brief introduction, I got to know that he was Wei, Qingyi, a native of Nanjing, from Public Health Class 78(1). Out of curiosity about his seldom taking a noon nap, I often tried to talk with him after class. Similar social experience soon allowed us to chat freely. I thought he had studied English for quite a while, as he spoke a very decent one, but it turned out he almost started ABC from college as I did, although he was following the Radio English class even when he worked in Guan Nan County Electrical Power Bureau. While we students in the Department of Public Health "put the prevention first", I noticed Qingyi "put the English first", although he always maintained his excellence in other courses. In the third year, Qingyi and I shared a same dorm with others. To my surprise, he was using the English textbook from the library for each course he was taking while I dared not to touch any topic in it. Sometimes he talked with his friends majored in English without any obstacles. Later Qingyi got a second-place prize in the NMU English contest. He never seemed to stop for a break and always tried to learn new things. In early 1983 when the result of national postgraduate entrance examination was out, Qingyi got a score of 87 in English besides his excellent scores in other subjects. With such a high score, English requirement for master's degree would have been waived by Universities such as Beijing Medical University. He was then admitted to the Chinese Academy of Preventive Medicine (CAPM) in Beijing. Soon he started practicing TOEFL and GRE examinations and achieved an official TOEFL score of more than 600 before his graduation from the CAPM in 1986. In 1987, he was successfully admitted to the Johns Hopkins University (JHU) School of Public Health for a PhD program in epidemiology. While epidemiology focuses on population studies and Qingyi's thesis at CAPM involved in toxicological research with animals, he creatively combined the two fields in his new research at JHU as molecular epidemiology, a new research field that neither traditional epidemiologists nor molecular scientists know much about. Qingyi's thesis dealt with the risk factors that affect the DNA repair of skin basal cells. As we all know that the cell has the ability to repair any DNA damage caused by environmental factors such as oxidants, ionizing radiation (including ultraviolet light in sunlight), occupational hazards, environmental contaminants and drugs. The DNA repair mechanism helps restore DNA normal structure and so cell normal functions. On the other hand, inefficient repair or errors in repair may induce aberrations that may lead to cancer. He focused on the skin cancer because it is the most common form of cancer. What he found was that there was an age-effect, that is, when people are getting old, their DNA repair decreases, which helps explain why cancer rate goes up as age increases. Further the risk of skin cancer was much higher in those who exposed to sunlight and also had a low DNA repair capacity compared with those who had a normal repair. His findings were published in Proceedings of National Academy of Sciences, U.S.A., American Journal of Epidemiology, Cancer Research, Journal of Investigative Dermatology, and Journal of Clinical Epidemiology. His findings were also quoted by mass media as well as the cancer research community and reported in many news papers and TV stations. After his graduation with a PhD in 1992, Qingyi continued his work in this area as a Research Associate at Hopkins. Based on his successful research, the Johns Hopkins University offered him an assistant professorship in 1993. However, Qingyi decided to take a more challenging offer as an Assistant Epidemiologist/Assistant Professor at the University of Texas (UT) M.D. Anderson Cancer Center (MDACC), which is one of the premium cancer centers in the U.S.. He was also appointed as an adjunct assistant professor of epidemiology at U.T. School of Public Health and a faculty member of the U.T. Graduate School of Medical Sciences at Houston. Qingyi's research for the past 5 years at MDACC focused on the DNA repair processes and mechanisms. He developed and validated molecular markers, specifically of DNA repair capacity, for assessing cancer susceptibility in molecular epidemiological studies. He initiated studies to determine the role of DNA repair capacity in the development of melanoma. He used a plasmid transfection (host-cell reactivation) assay with peripheral lymphocytes from subjects to measure their ability to repair UV damage to DNA. He also investigated the relationship between DNA repair capacity and metastatic potential in melanoma. Recently he developed a multiplex reverse transcriptase-PCR method for measuring the expression of DNA repair genes. One application of this method in his laboratory is to measure simultaneously in peripheral lymphocytes the expression of 5 mismatch repair genes (i.e., hMSH2, hMLH1, hPMS1, hPMS2, and GTBP) using beta-actin as an internal control. He is in the process of developing assays for ERCC genes and XRCC genes. Currently, he is validating the assay for mismatch repair genes as a tool for measuring genetic alterations of mismatch genes in molecular epidemiological studies. Qingyi has explored various factors and their relationships to skin cancer etiology, such as the effect of ultraviolet light exposure, intervention by vitamin supplements, and genetic factors and aging on the DNA repair capacity. Recently he also has studied other cancers such as lung cancer, head and neck cancers, colorectal cancers and malignancies of upper aerodigestive tract. To identify the role of DNA repair in lung cancer development, he has measured the repair of DNA damage induced by benzo[a]pyrene (one of the carcinogens in tobacco smoke) in a case-control study of lung cancer in former smokers. This was part of a larger NCI-funded program project entitled "Lung Cancer Chemoprevention Research Programs". Qingyi's research also centers on investigating the correlation between DNA repair capacity and mutagen sensitivity. For these studies, he has examined in vitro benzo[a]pyrene-induced DNA adducts and chromosomal aberrations in lung cancer patients and in vitro gamma radiation-induced genetic instability and chromosomal aberrations in brain tumor patients. In summary, Qingyi has developed molecular epidemiologic research programs of skin cancers including melanoma, lung cancer, head and neck cancer and glioma. His research team is one of the leading groups of molecular epidemiology researches in the U.S.. Most of his current research programs are funded by National Cancer Institute of National Institutes of Health. Since 1993, Qingyi has published more than 30 papers and book chapters in cancer research and other fields. He has obtained and participated in 12 research grants totaling more than $6 million. He has supervised 5 postdoctoral fellows of his own and 5 medical students or fellows. He participates in teaching 4 courses at U.T. School of Public Health, the Graduate School and MADCC. He served as an institutional review member for research grants, a NIH ad hoc committee member of NIH EDC-2 Study Section, and a grant review panelist for the Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation. He also serves as a consultant for several cancer centers. He was invited as a speaker by numerous national conferences and prestigious institutions such as Johns Hopkins University, Dartmouth Medical School and Norris Cotton Cancer Center, the Mayo Clinic, and the Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center. He has also been nominated as a candidate of new members of Editorial Board of the Journal of Cancer Epidemiology, Biomarkers and Prevention. Based on his scientific achievements, the University of Texas has tenured his position as an associate epidemiologist/associate professor starting from September 1, 1998. We warmly congratulate him on his success! The campus broadcasting melody is still playing in my mind while I am writing this piece. Twenty years ago, Qingyi was a diligent student with clear visions of his future. Twenty years later today, Qingyi works even harder except that the NMU campus has changed to the UT campus and the classroom has changed to his office and laboratory. He has well established himself as an independent researcher. He has better visions now about his research directions and future programs. As a classmate, I feel very proud of him and his achievements. As alumni, we all confidently look forward to more of his contributions to the science and medicine and to his furthering our understanding of cancer etiology and prevention. Congratulations again to Qingyi on his achievement of his tenure at the University of Texas!
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5. Alumni on Move --- New Members or Address Changes ************************************************
Compiled By Jin, Ning, NS84, Yang, Wei, PH79 and Tao, Liangfeng, PH79 --- (We highly encourage alumni to keep us updated of your address change so that you will stay tuned with alumni and ONMUAA progresses)

1) CUI Liling (NS 84) New mailing address and phone #: P.O. Box 1233 Logandale, NV 89021 Tel: 702-398-7711(H)

2) TAO Liangfeng (PH79) and WANG Maomao (PH79) New home address and phone/fax #: 183 High St. Brookline, MA 02445-7051 Tel: 617-232-4826(H)

3) XING Weirong (PH 78) New home address and phone #: 3955 Dupuis Ave., Apt #6 Montreal, Quebec H3T 1E7 Canada Tel: 514-341-4080(H) 4) ZHOU Yamei (PH 80) New home address and phone #: 300 solano park, 14J Davis, CA 95616 Tel:530-759-9050(H)

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6. Information Exchange
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1). Your Child's Emotional Intelligence (Contributed by Jin, Ning, NS84) EQ refers to how well we manage ourselves and how we get along with others. It contains five basic components. They are self-awareness, managing your emotions, motivating yourself, empathy for others' emotions, and handling relationships. Fifty percent of EQ is inborn; 50% is acquired. Therefore, there is ample opportunity for a child to learn the skills, no matter what his innate ability. Experts contend that EQ IS ACTUALLY A BETTER PREDICTOR OF LIFE SATISFACTION THAN IQ. Intellectual intelligence is important for academic achievement, but life success depends more on how good a citizen, parent, mate, friend, and worker you are. Kids with a high emotional intelligence bound back faster, make friend more easily, and have an innate ability to enjoy life. How does EQ develop? Surprisingly, it starts with your baby brain. From the first time you pick up and soothe your crying infant, you are teaching his brain to send signals to his body to calm itself. Emotion-coaching parents can notice the range and intensity of their child's feelings and view them as an opportunity to grow closer to their child and teach him more about his emotions. they validate what the child is feeling and empathize with him, but they go one step further - they offer guidance and get kids to problem-solve. The following are some of other tips on how to help kids find their own solution of their emotional conflicts in order to increase their emotional intelligence. PLAY ENTHUSIASTICALLY WITH YOUR BABY; ENCOURAGE PROBLEM SOLVING AT AN EARLY AGE; BUILDING A " FEELINGS" VOCABULARY; BE A GOOD MODEL; ANTICIPATE PROBLEM AREAS; SET CLEAR AND RELIABLE GUIDELINES; ALLOW YOUR CHILD TO EXPERIENCE REAL LIFE...... (Abstracted from: Dumas, L.S. 1998. IQ Vs EQ Parents, 8: 140-5)

2). Intelligence Differences Between Men and Women (Contributed by Jin, Ning, NS84) Women and men differ not only in physical attributes and reproductive functions but also in the way in which they solve intellectual problems. Major differences in intellectual function seem to lie in patterns of ability rather than in overall level of intelligence (IQ). In summery, men, on average, perform better than women on certain spatial tasks. In particular, men have an advantage in tests that require the subject to imagine rotating an object or manipulating it in some other way. They outperform women in mathematical reasoning tests and in navigating their way through a route. Further, men are more accurate in tests of target-directed motor skills, that is, in guiding or intercepting projectiles. Women tend to be better than men at rapidly identifying matching items, a skill called perceptual speed. They have greater verbal fluency, including the ability to find words that begin with a specific letter or fulfill some other constraint. Women also outperform men in arithmetic calculation and in recalling landmarks from route. Moreover, women are faster at certain precision manual tasks, such as placing pegs in designated holes on a board. The finding of consistent and, in some cases, quite substantial sex differences suggests that men and women may have different occupational interests and capabilities, independent of societal influences. (Abstracted from Kimura D, 1992, September. Sex Differences in the Brain. Scientific American, 241: 202-214)

3). Australian Fears Deportation for Voting in US (Cited by Tao, Liangfeng, PH79) BATAVIA, Ohio (Reuters) - An Australian immigrant was spared a jail sentence Thursday for voting illegally in three U.S. elections, but said he feared deportation as a convicted felon. "I'm very concerned that I could lose my right to become an American citizen and wind up being deported," said Michael Hull, 42. "The voting system in this country seems set up to persecute people who make an honest mistake," said Hull, a native of New Zealand who immigrated to the United States from the Australian outback in 1994. Judge Jerry McBride of Clermont County Common Pleas Court near Cincinnati placed Hull on three years probation, fined him $250 and ordered him to perform 150 hours of community service. "I agree with your attorney that it is laudable that you voted when so many others don't exercise their voting right," a sympathetic McBride told Hull. "The problem is that you voted when you weren't eligible to vote. That's the reason this is a big deal and why this is a felony offense." Hull said he had voted in 18 Australia elections while still a New Zealand citizen. Australian citizenship is not a requirement for voting in that country, he noted, but not voting is a crime punishable by a $50 fine. He said he has limited reading ability and did not realize he was attesting to being a U.S. citizen when he registered to vote in 1996. Election officials learned from a jury duty response form that Hull was not a U.S. citizen. As one of the conditions of Hull's probation, the judge ordered him to learn how to read so that his illiteracy doesn't get him in any further trouble with law. Arthur Anninos, one of Hull's attorneys, said an appeal would be filed and that Hull should be safe from deportation for the time being. Hull was supported by large contingent of family and friends at the sentencing, including a 23-year-old son serving in the U.S. Army and wearing his uniform. He also received backing from his employer, Donald Klekamp of Cincinnati, who said he had been an "unbelievably outstanding employee" as a foreman for an asphalt paving company. 4). Recent NIH Guide for Grants/Contracts -- July, 1998 (Contributed by Tao, Liangfeng, PH79) Week Of July 2,

*ENDOCRINE DISRUPTORS INTERAGENCY ANNOUNCEMENT 1999 SCIENCE TO ACHIEVE RESULTS (STAR) PROGRAM. Environmental Protection Agency; Department of the Interior; National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences; National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration INDEX: ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY; DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR; ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH SCIENCES; NATIONAL OCEANIC AND ATMOSPHERIC ADMINISTRATION

 *NEW NICHD PROGRAM PROJECT GRANT (P01) POLICY National Institute of Child Health and Human Development INDEX: CHILD HEALTH, HUMAN DEVELOPMENT

*HEPATITIS C: NATURAL HISTORY, PATHOGENESIS, THERAPY AND PREVENTION (RFA DK-98-017). National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases; National Cancer Institute; National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases; National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism; National Institute on Drug Abuse; Office of AIDS Research; Office of Research on Minority Health; American Digestive Health Foundation INDEX: DIABETES, DIGESTIVE, KIDNEY DISEASES; CANCER; ALLERGY, INFECTIOUS DISEASES; ALCOHOL ABUSE, ALCOHOLISM; DRUG ABUSE; AIDS RESEARCH; MINORITY HEALTH; AMERICAN DIGESTIVE HEALTH FOUNDATION

*LIVER AND BILIARY DISEASES AMONG WOMEN &;MINORITIES (PA-98-086) National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases; National institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism; National Institute on Drug Abuse; Office of Research on Minority Health; Office of Research on Women's Health INDEX: DIABETES, DIGESTIVE, KIDNEY DISEASES; ALCOHOL ABUSE, ALCOHOLISM; DRUG ABUSE; MINORITY HEALTH; WOMEN'S HEALTH

Week Of July 10,

*MICROMACHINED STIMULATING MICROELECTRODE ARRAYS (RFP NIH-NINDS-98-11). National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke INDEX: NEUROLOGICAL DISORDERS, STROKE

*INACTIVATION:EXPANDED RESEARCH ON EMERGING DISEASES(PA-96-048) National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases INDEX: ALLERGY, INFECTIOUS DISEASES

*STUDY OF CORONARY REVASCULARIZATION AND THERAPEUTICS EVALUATIONS (SOCRATES) (RFI NHLBI-98-RFI-01). National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute INDEX: HEART, LUNG, BLOOD

*REQUEST FOR COMPETITIVE RENEWAL APPLICATION: AIDS-ASSOCIATED MALIGNANCIES CLINICAL TRIALS CONSORTIUM - OPERATIONS, STATISTICS AND DATA MANAGEMENT CENTER. National Cancer Institute INDEX: CANCER

*AIDS-ASSOCIATED MALIGNANCIES CLINICAL TRIALS CONSORTIUM (RFA CA-98-010). National Cancer Institute INDEX: CANCER

*SMALL GRANT PROGRAM FOR K08 RECIPIENTS (PAR-98-087) National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases INDEX: DIABETES, DIGESTIVE, KIDNEY DISEASES

*RESEARCH ON THE HEMATOLOGIC ABNORMALITIES IN AIDS (PA-98-088) National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases; National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases; National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute; National Cancer Institute INDEX: DIABETES, DIGESTIVE, KIDNEY DISEASES; ALLERGY, INFECTIOUS DISEASES; HEART, LUNG, BLOOD; CANCER

*HIV VACCINE RESEARCH AND DESIGN - RESEARCH PROJECT GRANTS (PA-98-089). National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases INDEX: ALLERGY, INFECTIOUS DISEASES

*HIV VACCINE RESEARCH AND DESIGN - PROGRAM PROJECT GRANTS (PAR-98-090). National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases INDEX: ALLERGY, INFECTIOUS DISEASES

*MECHANISMS OF AIDS PATHOGENESIS: COLLABORATIVE TEAMS (PA-98-091). National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases; National Cancer Institute; National Center for Research Resources; National Institute of Child Health and Human Development; National Institute of Dental Research; National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases; National Institute of Mental Health INDEX: ALLERGY, INFECTIOUS DISEASES; CANCER; RESEARCH RESOURCES; CHILD HEALTH, HUMAN DEVELOPMENT; DENTAL RESEARCH; DIABETES, DIGESTIVE, KIDNEY DISEASES; MENTAL HEALTH: http://www.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PA-98-091.html>

Week Of July17: http://www.nih.gov/grants/guide/1998/98.07.17/index.html>

*FINDINGS OF SCIENTIFIC MISCONDUCT Department of Health and Human Services INDEX: DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

*SEIZURE MODELS TO IDENTIFY NEW COMPOUNDS FOR EPILEPSY (RFI NINDS-98-RFI-02). National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke INDEX: NEUROLOGICAL DISORDERS, STROKE*TUBERCULOSIS RESEARCH UNIT (RFP NIH-NIAID-DMID-99-20) National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases INDEX: ALLERGY, INFECTIOUS DISEASES

*NHLBI MINORITY INSTITUTION FACULTY MENTORED RESEARCH SCIENTIST DEVELOPMENT AWARD (RFA HL-98-017). National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute*NHLBI MENTORED RESEARCH SCIENTIST DEVELOPMENT AWARD FOR MINORITY FACULTY (RFA HL-98-018). National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute INDEX: HEART, LUNG, BLOOD*NHLBI NRSA SHORT-TERM TRAINING FOR MINORITY STUDENTS PROGRAM (RFA HL-98-019). National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute INDEX: HEART, LUNG, BLOOD

*NHLBI MINORITY INSTITUTIONAL RESEARCH TRAINING PROGRAM (RFA HL-98-020). National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute INDEX: HEART, LUNG, BLOOD*UROLOGY RESEARCH CENTERS (RFA DK-98-018) National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases; National Cancer Institute INDEX: DIABETES, DIGESTIVE, KIDNEY DISEASES; CANCERWeek Of July 24, *CRISP ON THE WORLD WIDE WEB National Institutes of Health INDEX: NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH*CORRECTION: INITIATIVE FOR MINORITY STUDENT DEVELOPMENT National Institute of General Medical Sciences INDEX: GENERAL MEDICAL SCIENCES*MINORITY-BASED COMMUNITY CLINICAL ONCOLOGY PROGRAM (RFA CA-98-021). National Cancer Institute INDEX: CANCER*SHARED RESOURCES FOR SCIENTISTS OUTSIDE NCI CANCER CENTERS (PAR-98-092). National Cancer Institute INDEX: CANCERWeek Of July 31,*NIMH POLICY UPDATE FOR CAREER AWARDS (K-SERIES) National Institute of Mental Health INDEX: MENTAL HEALTH*NEW NCRR POLICY ON RESOURCE CENTERS APPLICATIONS National Center for Research Resources INDEX: RESEARCH RESOURCES*ADULT THERAPEUTIC CLINICAL TRIALS PROGRAM FOR AIDS (RFA AI-98-013). National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases INDEX: ALLERGY, INFECTIOUS DISEASES*MOUSE MODELS OF HUMAN CANCERS CONSORTIUM (RFA CA-98-013) National Cancer Institute INDEX: CANCER*DIABETES ENDOCRINOLOGY RESEARCH CENTER (RFA DK-98-021) National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases INDEX: DIABETES, DIGESTIVE, KIDNEY DISEASES*SPECIALIZED CENTERS OF RESEARCH (SCORS) IN ISCHEMIC HEART DISEASE IN BLACKS (RFA HL-98-015). National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute; Office of Alternative Medicine INDEX: HEART, LUNG, BLOOD; ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE*MARC UNDERGRADUATE STUDENT TRAINING IN ACADEMIC RESEARCH (U-STAR) PROGRAM (PAR-98-093). National Institute of General Medical Sciences INDEX: GENERAL MEDICAL SCIENCES*CEREBRAL RADIOBIOLOGY AND NEUROIMAGING OF BRAIN TUMORS (PA-98-094). National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke; National Cancer Institute INDEX: NEUROLOGICAL DISORDERS, STROKE; CANCER*GENETIC REGULATION OF SUSCEPTIBILITY TO TOBACCO-RELATED CARCINOGENESIS(PA-98-095). National Cancer Institute; National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences INDEX: CANCER; ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH SCIENCES*THERAPEUTIC MODULATION OF ANGIOGENESIS IN DISEASE (PAR-98-096) National Cancer Institute; National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute; National Eye Institute INDEX: CANCER; HEART, LUNG, BLOOD; EYE ************************************************* 7. Job Opportunities ************************************************* 1). Healthcare Employment Website (Contributed by Liu, Youcheng, PH 78) Healthcare Employment Links is a new web-site for those looking for jobs in healthcare industry, biotechnology, managed care, hospitals, healthcare systems companies and physician groups. It should be of interest to health care administrators, clinical professionals, biotechnology scientists, marketing professionals, health lawyers, physicians and nurses. There are valuable employment resources on this website developed by a graduate student in health administration at University of Colorado, a hospital administrator and an executive health care recruiter. Check it out! The address is: http://www.pohly.com/links.shtml 2). A Non-NIH Fellowship (Contributed by Tao, Liangfeng, PH 79) SPONSOR: Helen Hay Whitney Foundation PURPOSE: The Helen Hay Whitney Foundation supports early postdoctoral research training in all basic biomedical sciences. DEADLINE: August 15, 1998 SUMMARY: The Foundation grants financial support of sufficient duration to help further the career of young men and women engaged in biological or medical research. Candidates living in North America who hold, or are in the final stages of obtaining, the M.D., Ph.D., or equivalent degree and are seeking beginning postdoctoral training in basic biomedical research are eligible to apply for a fellowship. The Foundation does not accept applications from persons who are abroad. United States citizenship is not a requirement, but fellowships to resident non-citizens are awarded only for training in this country. Citizens may train abroad. Applicants who have already had one year's postdoctoral laboratory training by application deadline will not be considered for a Whitney fellowship. The Foundation will not consider applicants who plan tenure of the fellowship in the laboratory in which they have already received extensive predoctoral or postdoctoral training; the aim of the fellowship support is to broaden postdoctoral training and experience. URL: http://www.usalert.com/htdoc/usoa/fnd/any/any/proc/any /whit06319801.html Matching Keywords: Fellowships
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8. Life Tips (Contributed by Liu, Youcheng, PH 78)
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1). A Good Guide to Buying a Used Car In case you are hunting for a used car, you can check this site http://www.goodasnew.com I found this site very interesting and helpful. Good luck!

2). Read Headline Chinese News with/without Chinese Systems

This news Web page is developed to provide some convenience for readers who are interested in reading newspaper headlines in Chinese. It collected 10 most popular newspaper's daily headline so that readers do not need to go from site to site. The site is in US and the access is much faster. The URL is: http://www.globalchinatown.net/news/ There is a section specifically for World Cup 98 for soccer fans. Cool stuff!

Following Q &;A is designed for readers to use this page more efficiently. (1) If I do not have Chinese system, can I read the online news? Yes, click on the sign "no Chinese software" (2) If I have Chinese system, will it be faster? Yes, since the file does not need to be converted into GIF format (3) If I want to read Big5, will it display Big5 code for me? Yes, Click on the "fan ti". It will show Big5 for you. The default is GB code. (4) Where is the news from? The news is from 10 most popular newspapers in Mainland China, Taiwan, and Hong Kong in the headline format. Click on the headline news items will lead you to that site for detailed report in whatever Chinese code it uses ) (5) How often the news is updated? It is updated daily (6) Can you send the headline news to my email box? Yes, if you have Chinese system installed on your machine. You can subscribe the news from this page (7) Where is the page? The URL is: http://www.globalchinatown.net/news/ (8) Who did it? A few Chinese students from RTP area. (9) Where should I send the comments and suggestions? Please send it to: [email protected] There is a BBS for discussion at: http://www.globalchinatown.net/BBS/bbsPublic/news/ From http://www.globalchinatown.net/pageReader/, many people have used the tool to read interesting Chinese web pages without using any Chinese software. About 20000 people used the pageReader tool and about 15000 Chinese web pages are read through using pageReader. Following is the list from the log that can tell us more than 100 most popular Chinese web pages (Sources: Yale Chinese Students and Scholars Association).
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>http://lateline.muzi.net/topics/Indonesian_atrocity/ >http://www.insidechina.com/china/news/98071503.html >http://www.huaren.org/focus/id/071098-02.html >http://www.asia1.com.sg/zaobao/ >http://omniboard.hypermart.net/military/messages/7408.html >http://omniboard.hypermart.net/military/messages/7384.html >http://omniboard.hypermart.net/military/messages/7383.html >http://omniboard.hypermart.net/military/messages/7382.html >http://omniboard.hypermart.net/military/messages/7381.html >http://omniboard.hypermart.net/military/messages/7380.html >http://omniboard.hypermart.net/military/messages/7379.html >http://www.asia1.com.sg/zaobao/special/pages/indonesia.html >http://www.chinamz.org/59issue/59gfyt1.html >http://www.geocities.com/SiliconValley/Campus/2794/petition.html >http://cnn.com/WORLD/asiapcf/9806/28/indonesia.rapes/ >http://cnn.com/WORLD/asiapcf/9806/29/RB001075.reut.html >http://www.globalchinatown.net/BBS/bbsPublic/Indonesia/ ============================================================
NEWS:
============================================================ >http://www.globalchinatown.net/news/GB/news_News.htm >http://www.globalchinatown.net/news/china >http://www.globalchinatown.net/news/gheader.html >http://www.globalchinatown.net/news/header.html >http://www.globalchinatown.net/news/news-business >http://www.globalchinatown.net/news/nochinese.html >http://ccic.ifcss.org/ftp-pub/org/dck >http://ccic.ifcss.org/ftp-pub/org/dck/xiaocankao/ >http://china-window.com/shanghai/news/ >http://chinanews.com/ >http://http://www.nanyang.com.my/general >http://www.worldcup98.net.cn/ >http://www.wuhan.net.cn/wuhan/xinwenban/news/ >http://www.ycwb.com/news/ >http://hotel.swip.net/watchingchina/ >http://www.minghua.com/chinafax/ >http://www.mingpao.com/newspaper/ >http://www.mingpao.com/yz/current/ >http://www.sinousweekly.com/ >http://www.snweb.com/gb/people_daily/1998/07/ >http://www.twnet.com/chinatimes/ >http://www.singtao.com/news/ >http://www.chinadaily.net/98summit/ ============================================================
NOVEL:
============================================================ >http://perth.mt.cs.cmu.edu:1217/gulong/ >http://www.comp.ae.keio.ac.jp/okoma/lin/novel/ >http://www-math.mit.edu/~xwliu/wuxia/ >http://www.geocities.com/SiliconValley/Horizon/7730/readings.htm >http://202.102.15.148/wuxia/jinyong/ >http://group-street.porncity.net/ >http://gbnic.gb.com.cn/document/jinyong/ >http://globalchinatown.net/novel/ >http://kaisun.teknikum.uu.se/Wei/JinYong/ >http://members.tripod.com/literature3/ >http://www.yifan.net/novels/ >http://www.xys.org/xys/classics/novels/jin_ping_mei/ >http://www.xys.org/xys/classics/novels/sanyan_liangpai/ >http://www.xys.org/xys/classics/novels/yuewei_caotang/ >http://www.xys.org/xys/classics/prose/pre-Tang/ >http://www.xys.org/xys/classics/seqing/ >http://www.xys.org/xys/classics/seqing/chundeng_mishi/ >http://www.xys.org/xys/classics/seqing/yaohu_yanshi/ >http://www.xys.org/xys/ebooks/literature/novels/Su-Tong/ >http://www.xys.org/xys/ebooks/others/history/Mao_life/ >http://www.sunrisesite.org/gb/?url=/culture/erotic/erotic/ >http://www.sunrisesite.org/gb/?url=/culture/wuxia/ >http://www.sunrisesite.org/gb/?url=/magazine/fhy/ >http://www.sinc.sunysb.edu/Stu/yihe/novels/ >http://www.ptt.js.cn/net/novel/ >http://www.huazhao.com/collection/qiongyao/ >http://www.globalchinatown.net/novel/Wuxia/ >http://www.globalchinatown.net/novel/Wuxia/sword09.txt >http://www.health-oel.com/culture/classical/ >http://www.health-oel.com/culture/gest-novels/other/ >http://www.cnd.org/GB/HXWZ/ >http://members.xoom.com/jqc/wuxia/ >http://members.xoom.com/zhudachang/ >http://sea.ptt.js.cn/wuxia/huangyi/ ============================================================
BBS etc.
============================================================ >http://132.239.190.109/messages/ >http://207.151.76.248/messages/ >http://209.61.59.21/forum/messages/ >http://bbs.fudan.edu.cn/ >http://revive.hypermart.net/education/messages/ >http://www.c-connection.com/BBS/ >http://www.creaders.net/loveboard/messages/ >http://www.netchina.com.cn/netchina/games/ >http://www.omnitalk.com/ >http://www.richwin.com/archives/ >http://www.srsnet.com/richtalk/games/ >http://bbs.xmu.edu.cn/ ============================================================
MISC:
============================================================ >http://chinese.yahoo.com/ >http://employment-china.com >http://france98.inimedia.com/ >http://lode.nease.net/ >http://magazines.sinanet.com/ >http://mall.twnet.com/vendor/mingin/ >http://members.sexroulette.com/ >http://members.xoom.com/ >http://minghua.com/chinafax/ >http://w2.dj.net.tw/~kym/emprise/ >http://www.5415.com/itsoccer/ >http://www.a18.com/entertainment/ >http://www.aan.net/ >http://www.accessv.com/~dukey/huang/ >http://www.asia1.com.sg/gzbao/ >http://www.bjmu.edu.cn/cgeneral/ >http://www.cccnews.com/share/newsroom/today/ >http://www.cd.col.com.cn/ability/ >http://www.china-embassy.org/Visa/Visa.htm >http://www.china101.com/ >http://www.chinadomain.com/book/www/ >http://www.chinanews.com/ >http://www.chinatimes.com.tw/news/papers/commerce/ >http://www.chinesebooks.net/ >http://www.chinesesex.net/ >http://www.col.com.cn/colnavi/ >http://www.cs.ualberta.ca/~xun/sutong/ >http://www.cs.uidaho.edu/~houys/ttt/ >http://www.fortunecity.com/ >http://www.fox.hinet.net/net-mate/ >http://www.geocities.com/Athens/Parthenon/ >http://www.geocities.com/SoHo/Lofts/ >http://www.hkbu.edu.hk/~saphil/ >http://www.huaren.org/ >http://www.huazhao.com/collection/ >http://www.huazhao.com/huabian/ >http://www.lz.gs.cninfo.net/wlbzh/women/ >http://www.myfreeoffice.com/immigration/ >http://www.nanfangdaily.com.cn/nfdaily/zm/ >http://www.ncn.org/9803/ >http://www.nease.net/~nethome/jqwbak/ >http://www.o2.net/~dave/gong_li/links/links.html >http://www.o2.net/~dave/gong_li/pictures/GongLiPicturesPage3.html >http://www.peopledaily.com.cn/ >http://www.photonet.net/ >http://www.physik.fu-berlin.de/~zhang/ >http://www.resource.col.com.cn/business/ >http://www.rhmedia.com/sinchew/gb/ >http://www.sinous.com/yao/xx/xx2/ >http://www.stanford.edu/group/falun/FALUN/ >http://www.sunrisesite.net/ >http://www.thechinapress.com/gb/ >http://www.ucs.mun.ca/~china/ >http://www.yshen.com/coollinks/

3). Find Out Yours (Reference: www.hallmark.com) Flowers and Birthstones of the Month Month Flower Birthstone January Carnation Garnet February Violet Amethyst March Jonquil Aquamarine April Sweet Pea Diamond May Lily of the Valley Emerald June Rose Pearl July Larkspur Ruby August Gladiolus Peridot September Aster Sapphire October Calendula Opal November Chrysanthemum Topaz December Narcissus Turquoise What Are You Going to Prepare for Wedding Anniversary Gifts Anniversary Traditional Modern 1st Paper Clocks 2nd Cotton China 3rd Leather Crystal/Glass 4th Fruit/Flowers Appliances 5th Wood Silverware 6th Candy/Iron Wood 7th Wool/Copper Desk sets 8th Bronze/Pottery Linens/Lace 9th Pottery/Willow Leather 10th Tin/Aluminum Diamond jewelry 11th Steel Fashion jewelry 12th Silk/Linen Pearls 13th Lace Textiles/Furs 14th Ivory Gold jewelry 15th Crystal Watches 20th China Platinum 25th Silver Silver 30th Pearl Diamond 35th Coral Jade 40th Ruby Ruby 45th Sapphire Sapphire 50th Gold Gold 55th Emerald Emerald 60th Diamond Diamond
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9. Relaxants (Contributed by Liu, Youcheng, PH78 and Tao, Liangfeng, PH 79)
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1). Old Jokes--- Things Don't Change Two friends met on the street after not having seen each other for some time. One of them was using crutches. "Hello!" said the other man. "What's the matter with you?" "Street-car accident," said the man on crutches. "When did it happen?" "Oh, about six weeks ago." "And you still have to use crutches?" "Well, my doctor says I could get along without them, but lawyer says I can't."

2). Old Story--- About Campus Life and the Importance of Education....... Mr. Perkins, the biology instructor at a posh suburban girl's junior college, asked during class, "Miss Smythe, would you please name the organ of the human body which, under the appropriate conditions, expands to six times its normal size, and define those conditions?" Miss Smythe gasped, then said freezingly, "Mr. Perkins, I don't think that is a proper question to ask me. I assure you, my parents will hear of this," and sat down red-faced. Unperturbed, Mr. Perkins called on Miss Johnson and asked the same question. Miss Johnson, with composure, replied, "The pupil of the eye, in dim light." "Correct Miss Johnson." said Mr. Perkins. "And now, Miss Smythe, I have three things to say to you. One, you have not studied your lesson. Two, you have a dirty mind. And three, you will some day be faced with a dreadful disappointment."
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Editor of This Issue: Tao Liangfeng, PH79, [email protected]
Editor in Chief: Huang, Xupei, PH77, Madison, [email protected];
Associate Editors: Chen, Bei, PH80, San Francisco, [email protected]; He, Zhigang, MD79, San Francisco, [email protected]; Liu, Youcheng, PH78, New Haven, [email protected] Editorial Board: Bao, Gang, MD78, Louisville, [email protected] Chen, Bei, PH80, San Francisco, [email protected] Chen, Jin, PH78, Palo Alto, [email protected] Jin, Ning, NS84, Ann Arbor, [email protected] Liu, Guoqin, GS82, [email protected] Liu, Qianjin, MD78, St. Louis, [email protected] Liu, Yongjian, MD78, [email protected] Lu, Li, MD77, Baltimore, [email protected] Lu, Shan, MD77, Northboro, [email protected] Shen, Benquan, PH78, San Francisco, [email protected] Tao, Liangfeng, PH79, Chemsford, [email protected] Wang, Fuhu, PH79, Ottawa, [email protected] Wei, Qingyi, PH78, Houston, [email protected] Yang, Qinghua, San Diego, [email protected] Yang, Wei, PH79, Carson City, [email protected] Yu, Yongjia, PH77, Boston, [email protected] ********************************************************
Overseas Nanjing Medical University Alumnus Association (ONMUAA) Executive Committee:
Wei Yang (PH79), President
Liangfeng Tao (PH79), President-Elected
Qingyi Wei (PH78), President-Post
Ning Jin (NS84), E-mail Center Coordinator
Fuhu Wang (MD79), Homepage Coordinator
Bei Chen (PH80) Treasury and Fundraising Coordinator
Yongjian Liu (MD78), Chair of 97-99 Governing Board
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