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Black Tie International
Hosts
Cocktail Reception at The Gallery Sag Harbor for Dr. Bill Andrews |
Black Tie International Magazine
Hosts Cocktail Reception for Dr. Bill Andrews
at The Gallery Sag Harbor
Photos
by: Joyce Brooks
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Rebecca Cooper, Owner of The Gallery Sag
Harbor with
Dr. Bill Andrews, Ph.D., President &
CEO of Sierra Sciences
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Caoimhe McKeon, Gerard McKeon,
Publisher of Black Tie
International Magazine, Rebecca
Cooper, Saoirse McKeon and
Maysie Makrianes
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Stewart Lane & Bonnie Comley
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Betty
Bregman, Gerard McKeon and Fiddle Viracola |
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Dr.
Bill Andrews and Lavinia Baker |
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Frank
Trotta and Fran Billet |
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James
Stavrinos and Christen von Wehren |
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Cindy
Lou Wakefield, Caoimhe McKeon, Richard P. Friedman,
Saoirse McKeon and Maysie Makrianes |
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Joan
Carlson |
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Sara
Herbert-Galloway and Joyce Brooks |
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Jutta
Sayles and Rebecca Cooper |
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Lorraine de Rensis |
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Marie
Romain |
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Marsha
Edelman |
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Dr.
Mitchell Flaum, Sara Herbert-Galloway and Dr. Bill
Andrews |
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Myra
Lee, Lee Packman, Charles Goldfarb, Daphne Goldfarb
and Maggie Goldfarb |
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Rebecca Cooper, Gil Ferrer and Jane Suskind-Narins |
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Rebecca Cooper, Ira Leeds and Ellen Saidenberg |
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Sara
Herbert-Galloway, Dr. Bill Andrews, Bonnie Comley
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Stewart Lane |
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Sora
Vernikoff and Fern Reidman |
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Vincent da Silva, Rebecca Cooper & Gil Ferrer.
Photo by: Richard Lewin |
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Joyce
Brooks, Editor-in-Chief and Gerard McKeon,
Publisher of Black Tie International Magazine |
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On July 4, 2009
Black Tie International
Magazine
Hosted a Cocktail
Reception for
Dr. Bill Andrews, President & CEO of
Sierra Sciences, LLC
at The Gallery
Sag Harbor
135 Main Street
www.thegallerysagharbor.com
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Sierra Sciences, LLC is a company
devoted to finding ways to extend our healthspans and
lifespans beyond the theoretical maximum of 125 years. |
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Scientific research has shown that this
theoretical maximum is limited because of
the length of our telomeres which shorten as
we get older. Our reproductive cells don’t
experience this shortening, and thus don’t
age, because they contain an enzyme called
telomerase that re-lengthens the telomeres
as they shorten. Sierra Sciences is
searching for pharmaceuticals that will
induce the production of telomerase in all
our cells.
On November 6th, 2007 Sierra Sciences found
its first telomerase inducing chemical;
called Sierra1. This chemical is the first
ever discovered that activates the
telomerase gene without killing the cells.
Efforts are presently underway to learn
everything possible about Sierra1. But, in
addition, Sierra1 has provided Sierra
Sciences with the first positive control
ever for detection of telomerase gene
activity in normal human cells. This has
served as a very powerful tool for the
development of robust high throughput
screening assays for finding additional
telomerase inducing chemicals. As such, in
the last year Sierra Sciences has discovered
an additional 62 chemicals that activate the
telomerase gene. This now enables the
scientists at Sierra Sciences to design
better chemicals with increased potency and
specificity. Additional screening for even
more chemicals is also underway.
Research at
Sierra Sciences
§
10,200 Square Foot Facility and Expanding.
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95% Science, 5% Business
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30 Scientists, 5 non-Scientists and Growing.
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Located in Reno, Nevada
Our Progress:
The Search for
Telomerase Inducers
As of March 24th, 2009:
We have screened 58,000
Compounds
We have found 109
telomerase inducers
These represent 26
distinct drug families
Most potent compound = 6%
of goal
Check back frequently for updates!
We are
screening
4,000
compounds per week.
Bill
Andrews, Ph.D.
President and CEO
Bill
Andrews has worked in the biotech industry
for 28 years, focusing the last 15 years on
finding ways to extend human lifespan
through the intervention of telomere
shortening in human cells.
Dr. Andrews
earned his Ph.D. in Molecular and Population
Genetics at the University of Georgia in
1981. He was a Senior Scientist at Armos
Corporation and Codon Corporation, Director
of Molecular Biology at Codon and at Geron
Corporation, and Director of Technology
Development at EOS Biosciences.
While
Director of Molecular Biology at Geron
Corporation, Dr. Andrews was one of the
principal discoverers of both the RNA and
protein components of human telomerase and
was awarded 2nd place as "National Inventor
of the Year" in 1997 for this work. He is
presently a named inventor on 35 US issued
telomerase patents.
Terry
McAfee
Vice President of Finance
Terry McAfee
leads the finance and administrative
functions of Sierra Sciences. He is
responsible for financial and government
reporting, financial planning and budgeting,
and human resources. Mr. McAfee is a
financial and business planning professional
who has held financial leadership roles with
Porsche Cars North America, Bank of America
and Swift Newspapers. He has also advised a
diverse array of clients in manufacturing,
e-commerce and services. Mr. McAfee is a
Nevada Certified Public Accountant and an
active board member of the Reno Chapter of
the Institute of Management Accountants.
Laura
Briggs, Ph.D.
Vice President of Research and Discovery
Laura
Briggs received her B.S. degree in Nutrition
in 1993 and her Ph.D. in Environmental
Science and Health in 2000 from the
University of Nevada, Reno. After a one-year
post-doctoral position at UNR she joined
Sierra Sciences in 2001 and is the Director
of Cell Biology. Dr. Briggs is also
currently serving as the biology Lab
Coordinator for Truckee Meadows Community
College (TMCC) and has collaborated on
research projects at the V.A. Medical Center
in Reno, Nevada.
Richard
Offerdahl
Chairman of the Board & COO
Richard
Offerdahl was granted a BSEE in 1965. Until
1981, he worked in the computer industry. In
1981, he co-founded Zycad Corporation
serving as its President until 1986. Zycad's
1984 IPO raised $30 million. While he was
President of Zycad, sales rose to $25
million per year. In 1987, he purchased
majority interest in Digi International (DGII),
a maker of computer serial cards and ports
for connecting peripherals to networks, and
became its first outside Director. While Mr.
Offerdahl was associated with DGII, sales
rose from $3 million to $160 million per
year. He is also a Director of several
private companies.
Pierluigi Zappacosta
Vice President of Business Development
Pierluigi
Zappacosta was granted an MS in Computer
Science from Stanford in 1978. In 1981, he
co-founded Logitech, the leading maker of
mice and other personal interface products
that enable people to work, play and
communicate in the digital world and over a
period of 17 years filled various roles
including President & CEO. He was
instrumental in taking the company public in
Switzerland in 1988 and on NASDAQ in 1997,
raising a total of $60 million. By the time
Mr. Zappacosta left in 1998, sales of
Logitech had risen to over $400 million per
year. He is also a Director of a number of
private companies.
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For more information please visit:
www.Cure-Aging-Or-Die-Trying.com |
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The Gallery
Sag Harbor
is in its
third season
and is
unique
because we
show artists
both from
The Hamptons and
abroad, from
the newest
emerging
markets,
such as New
Art from
China and
New art from
Israel, both
spectacular
sell-out
shows. Some
of our local
favorites
include Lois
Wright of
Grey Gardens
fame, the
very popular
Barbara
Thomas, and
Michelle
Suna's
exciting
effervescent
paintings.
Many of The
Gallery's
Gala
Openings are
coupled with
well-known Charity
Benefits
such as
Ellen's Run
and The
American
Heart
Association.
The current
exhibition
of
Marinescapes,
by well
known
personality
Gill Ferrer,
is like
walking into
a stage set
because the
art works
are three
dimensional
assemblages,
Absolutely
fabulous-
and its just
like You are
there by the
Sea, by the
beautiful
Sea!
Come see us
for Gil's
show from
July 11
through July
27.
Our August
Show is
called "An
Artist and
Her Mentor"
featuring
ceramacist
Matt Nolan
ad his
student,
emerging
talent and
painter
Jessica
Pinsky.
The
Gallery, 125
Main Street,
in downtown
Sag Harbor
(6317257707)
and do visit
our website
at
www.thegallerysagharbor.com.
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To list an upcoming event
please contact:
joyce@blacktiemagazine.com |
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