As more biotech and life science companies are attracted to the DC metro area, there is a clear need to facilitate interaction amongst its key players. To that end, we will host quarterly networking events with other biotechnology professionals and business partners. The group is open to those in the biotechnology, life science or pharmaceutical companies in the DC Metro Area. The quarterly networking event will be an informal event allowing for exchange of ideas and business cards. Eventuall …

You may have heard that we are planning our 2nd USA Science & Engineering Festival for April 28-29th, 2012! We plan to expand our festival activities to include a Book Fair, Career Pavilion, and even more great exhibits and performers! We are starting work on our school outreach activities such as the Kavli Video competition and songwriting competition now! If you are interested in being part of our Volunteer Outreach Team for the 2nd Festival, then please check out our Volunteer Information Ses …

The Philosophical Society of Washington (PSW), the oldest scientific society in Washington, invites speakers from the large, diverse scientific community in the Washington area to present results not yet in public awareness. The society attracts members who would like to be aware of the frontiers of diverse intellectual disciplines. Meetings are generally held every other Friday from October to May at the Cosmos Club. Following the scheduled program, members have the opportunity to present and d …

No, nothing against healthy and peaceful aging here. Hope to have one someday too….But not just yet! Far from that: I want to keep and enjoy my good health, youthful looks and curiosity about life and I believe they are all connected. The way I see it, “anti-aging life style” is not only finding new ways of smoothing wrinkles and getting rid of cellulite (though I have to agree – those are very important steps), but it is more about the state of mind. I am not willing to let my dream of retireme …

This group is for people with an interest in topics such as geography, anthropology, sociology, psychology, biology, history, archeology and related fields. Examples of books we may read include "Guns, Germs and Steel" and "The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks".

We, the founders, crossed paths at a happy hour for the Washington Association of Professional Anthropologists (WAPA), which only several "early career" students and practitioners had attended. We found a real common ground in that we are facing similar career-shaping decisions in an environment that seems quite different from what our professors and senior mentors faced. And so, we've started this group for both practical and social purposes . . . Practical, in that we would love to meet other …

R is an open source programming language for statistical computing, data analysis, and graphical visualization. R has an estimated one million users worldwide, and its user base is growing. While most commonly used within academia, in fields such as computational biology and applied statistics, it is gaining currency in commercial areas such as quantitative finance and business intelligence. Among R's strengths as a language are its powerful built-in tools for inferential statistics, its compact …