Interview With Inspirey

In “Patenting Life,” Michael Crichton argues that the government is mishandling the patenting office with the awarding of patents for human genes. Gene patenting is blocking the advancement of modern medicine and could be costing many patients their lives. The hold on research results in the discovery of fewer cures for modern diseases.

The career I choose to do my Career Story Interview, which I’m interested in doing, was Web Developer. Technically, the person that I interview, Jordan Scheller, is officially a Software Developer, but he creates/maintains websites which is what Web Developers do. So to be completely clear, the career I will be investigating is Web Developer.

We had the interview on Craven Community College campus in her office. We spoke for approximately one hour and twenty minutes. I asked the questions that are in the syllabus and we spoke of other things about her religion. The site study and interview that I have chosen is that of the Muslim religion.

For this informational interview assignment, I interviewed Adam Kohlmeier who is the self-employed investor who currently working on entering the real estate business. When I started looking in to who I should interview for this assignment I decided to ask some friends and people around me if they knew anybody who was a businessman with a financial aspect and I got back a lot of names and one of the names that showed up a couple times was Mr. Kohlmeier. The people that mentioned him all have gone to him for financial advice or just to talk about the stock market. Reaching out to Mr. Kohlmeier not sure what to expect but he graciously excepted the interview and along the way he gave me some great information about business, investing and what are some of the things it takes to be successful when you work for yourself.

Interview with Sharron: Officer Curl interview Sharron Furno DOB 4/20/1969, Sharon stated that he is angry when he drinks and been arguing for long time, he twisted her arm when she tried to get out and leave. Sharron said she does not need help. Officer Curl give our information and a card for a domestic violence phone number.

The term “Culture" can have many varying meanings, traditionally, it is thought of as the shared beliefs, traditions, religious practices and values of an ethnic group; or the beliefs, customs, practices, and social behavior of a particular nation or people. Culture can also be defined as people with shared beliefs and practices: or a group of people whose shared beliefs and practices identify the particular place, class, or time (era) to which they belong. It can also be defined as the shared attitudes or particular set of attitudes that can characterize an ethnic or religious group of people. Culture is also art, music,

Patent Genes have been the center of a attention for a very long time. When we take the time to stop and think about how research and medical cost affect our lifestyles, it is very alarming to know that even the natural occurrences in life can be bought for the right price. In the op-ed piece and article, “Patenting Life” and “Decoding the Use of Gene Patents”, by Michael Crichton and John E. Calfee, both authors draw attention to the uses of patenting genes. Crichton goes on to say how gene patents have interfered with medical testings, research studies, and the miscommunications between doctors and their patients, while Calfee reiterates how patients and researchers are getting the benefits that come from patenting genes. Although both authors

CEO Dr. Michael Riordan is one key stakeholders within the company who is also the founder

On May 16, 2017 I interviewed Jaimie Resendiz about what it means to be American to her. Jaimie is 29 years old, shes been living most of her life here in Orange County. She recently moved to a different county, which is, Riverside County. She has her own house with three children, and two small dogs. Although, Jaimie has kids she isn’t so sure if she wants to get married.

This can be seen is scientist and entrepreneur, Olivier Noel. He is a Haitian born immigrant, who is currently researching and breaking boundaries in the field of genetics. Noel discovered his passion during highschool, excelling in physical sciences like Chemistry. This opened his mind to the world of science, especially genetics, prompting him to immigrate to the U.S and majoring in genetics at Pennsylvania State University. Noel is now the cofounder of DNAsimple, a company that collects DNA (via donated saliva) to increase and shortens the process of genetic research by a hefty amount (dnasimple.org). According to their website, this is done by connecting donated DNA with research scientists, successfully creating a bridge between the supply and high demand of DNA samples. His company has lead to the research and discovery of genes such as BRCA1 and BRCA2, which are seen to put women who have these genes mutated, at high risk for breast and ovarian

When thinking about patents, many of us wonder how anyone can patent genes that all of us have carried since we were born. U.S patent law allows inventors to claim new and useful machines, processes, and objects as proprietary creations. This privilege, however, has not been extended to naturally occurring phenomena, such as elements in the periodic table. However, a legal precedent now allows human genes to be patented. In order to study genes, scientists have to isolate and manipulate genes in the laboratory. Thus, in the eyes of patent law, genes are treated just as any other man-made chemical ( Regalado 50). On the strength of this logic, the U.S Patent and Trademark Office (PTO) has been issuing patents to genetic discoveries since the 1970s. Human growth-hormone, insulin, erythropoietin-protein drugs with billions of dollars in combined sales are all manufactured using patented DNA sequences.

As Jim Mullen, CEO of Biogen Idec, drove into work on February 19, 2004, he considered both the

Located in South San Francisco, CA, Genentech was started in 1976 by a biochemist Dr. Herbert Boyer and Robert A. Swanson. From 1995-2009 Arthur Levinson had become the CEO of Genentech; presently it is Ian T. Clark. Genentech is a leading biotechnology company, using human genetic information to discover, develop, manufacture and commercialize medicines to treat people with serious or life-threatening medical conditions (2014). Biotechnology is the technology based on the science of cellular and biomolecular processes to develop technologies and products that help improve peoples’ lives and the health of our environment. How biotechnology uses cellular and biomolecular processes are by using molecular mechanisms by which genetic and

The biotech firm Amgen Inc. gives much attention and time to the planning process. Because the outcomes for a company like Amgen are often very unsure and many employees are quite sceptical about the use of such a planning, the main issue can be described as follows:

- The biotech industry is a very uncertain environment top operate in. Giving a quantative planning can create a false sense of accuracy. That way a planning can lose much of it’s added value and confidence in planning might even disappear altogether. Strong points in Amgen’s planning is that the company focuses mainly on qualitative aspects. It should be remarked however that Amgen is in the luxurious situation that because of two very successful products she is not (totally) dependent on external investments.