Developmental psychology

JCR Pharmaceuticals’ Research Presentations at WORLDSymposium™ 2024 Showcase JR-141 (Pabinafusp Alfa) and Other Investigational Treatments for Lysosomal Storage Disorders

Retrieved on: 
Wednesday, February 14, 2024
Science, Other Science, Biotechnology, Research, Pharmaceutical, General Health, Health, Clinical Trials, Enzyme replacement therapy, BBB, JCR, MPS II, Traffic barrier, Glycogen storage disease, Ministry, MHLW, ERT, Hunter syndrome, Syndrome, Scheie syndrome, MPS, Safety, Developmental psychology, Hurler syndrome, Child, Patient, Hurler–Scheie syndrome, Trial of the century, Consciousness, DSM-IV codes, Hypotension, Mouse, Pharmaceutical industry

JCR Pharmaceuticals Co., Ltd. (TSE 4552; Chairman and President: Shin Ashida; “JCR”) today announced the presentation of several datasets demonstrating the potential benefits of its investigational therapies for lysosomal storage disorders (LSDs).

Key Points: 
  • JCR Pharmaceuticals Co., Ltd. (TSE 4552; Chairman and President: Shin Ashida; “JCR”) today announced the presentation of several datasets demonstrating the potential benefits of its investigational therapies for lysosomal storage disorders (LSDs).
  • JCR is dedicated to address the unmet medical needs for this community,” said Shin Ashida, President and CEO of JCR Pharmaceuticals.
  • Finally, the third JR-141 presentation is pre-clinical and highlights the recovery of retinal function in mice with MPS II.
  • “We are pleased to be able to offer IZCARGO® to patients with MPS II in Japan,” said Yoshikatsu Eto, M.D., Ph.D., Institute of Neurological Disorders, Advanced Clinical Research Center, Kanagawa, Japan.

Biologics Consulting Appoints Dr. Margaret K. Vernon As Its New Chief Executive Officer

Retrieved on: 
Thursday, September 21, 2023
Research, Medical Devices, FDA, Consulting, Professional Services, Biotechnology, Pharmaceutical, Health, Science, Other Science, Vaccine, PPD, Communication, Developmental psychology, PRO, Pennsylvania State University, Clinical trial, Statistics, Thermo Fisher Scientific, Consultant, State College, Pennsylvania, Wharton, Medical writing, Management

Biologics Consulting Group, Inc. is pleased to announce the appointment of Dr. Margaret K. Vernon as Chief Executive Officer, effective September 18, 2023.

Key Points: 
  • Biologics Consulting Group, Inc. is pleased to announce the appointment of Dr. Margaret K. Vernon as Chief Executive Officer, effective September 18, 2023.
  • Dr. Vernon joins Biologics Consulting Group after 17 years with Evidera, a business unit of PPD.
  • “We are delighted to welcome Margaret to the Biologics Consulting management team,” stated Dr. Norman W. Baylor, former President, and CEO of Biologics Consulting.
  • Margaret is sure to serve as an excellent leader for the Biologics Consulting team as they help clients to advance the future of vaccines, biologics, drugs, and medical devices.” Dr. Vernon will succeed Dr. Baylor, who will remain as Chair of the Biologics Consulting Board of Directors.

Nova Scotia achieves 50% reduction in child care fees through Canada-wide Early Learning and Child Care Agreement

Retrieved on: 
Monday, November 28, 2022
Municipal government in Canada, Nova Scotia College of Early Childhood Education, Government, Child, Parent, Developmental psychology, Education, Child care, Infant, NS, Investment, Social change, Animal, Tutoring, Medicine

Licensed child care fees in Nova Scotia were already reduced by 25 per cent on average effective January 1, 2022.

Key Points: 
  • Licensed child care fees in Nova Scotia were already reduced by 25 per cent on average effective January 1, 2022.
  • These savings will apply for parents with children up to six years old in regulated child care centres that are part of the Canada-wide early learning and child care system.
  • Combined with other investments, including in Indigenous early learning and child care, up to $30 billion over five years will be provided in support of early learning and child care.
  • As part of the Canada-wide agreement with Nova Scotia, the Government of Canada is contributing $605 million over 5 years for early learning and child care in the province.

Winston Family Foundation Names Sylia Obagi as Founding Executive Director

Retrieved on: 
Tuesday, September 20, 2022
Neuroscience, International Coaching Federation, Princeton University Department of Psychology, Health, Culture, Child, Roy, Developmental psychology, Business administration, Brain, CPA, Organization, Zein E. Obagi, Foundation (nonprofit), California State University, Psychology, COO, Environment, Anderson School, The Anderson School PS 334, UCLA, UNC, Investment, General group problem solving model, Economic development, CEO, Adolescence, Chief executive officer, Technology, MBA, BoardSource, Alchemy, Accounting, Arthur, Leadership, Foundation, Annenberg Foundation, LA, Heart, ICF, University, Management, Tourism, Medicine, The Walt Disney Company, Marketing

JACKSONVILLE, Fla., Sept. 20, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The Winston Family Foundation, a new philanthropic organization, announced today, Sylia Obagi, CPA, MBA, as its founding executive director. The Winston Family Foundation seeks to address issues of national importance related to health and well-being, focusing on child and adolescent brain development, environment, and community and economic development.

Key Points: 
  • JACKSONVILLE, Fla., Sept. 20, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The Winston Family Foundation, a new philanthropic organization, announced today, Sylia Obagi, CPA, MBA, as its founding executive director.
  • Obagi has guided the giving strategies of several high-profile, high-net-worth families and held leadership executive roles with various family foundations, most recently with the Arthur M. Blank Family Foundation.
  • In her role as vice president of finance and operations for the Arthur M. Blank Family Foundation, Obagi was part of the foundation and the Blank Family Businesses executive leadership team.
  • "Sylia is a rare leader who understands how to build organizations and convert philanthropic ambition into positive action," said Jim Winston, Jr., Ph.D., trustee of the Winston Family Foundation.

Episcopal Relief & Development Receives Grant from Conrad N. Hilton Foundation to Expand Early Childhood Development Work

Retrieved on: 
Tuesday, August 16, 2022
Anglican Diocese of Belize, NEW, Moments That Matter, Growth, Poverty, Investment, Hunger, Learning, African Population Studies, Caregiver, Research, Developmental psychology, Episcopal Relief & Development, Language, Conrad, Conrad N. Hilton Foundation, Program, Partnership, Climate, MTM, Health, Nampula Province, Woman, Development, Volunteering, Disease, Toy, Residential care

NEW YORK, Aug. 16, 2022 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Episcopal Relief & Development has received a $3 million grant from the Conrad N. Hilton Foundation to grow the organization's Moments That Matter® early childhood development program partnership in Kenya and start up the program in the Nampula Province of Mozambique.

Key Points: 
  • Episcopal Relief & Development receives $3 million grant from the Conrad N. Hilton Foundation in support of the organization's Moments That Matter early childhood development program partnership.
  • NEW YORK, Aug. 16, 2022 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Episcopal Relief & Development has received a $3 million grant from the Conrad N. Hilton Foundation to grow the organization's Moments That Matter early childhood development program partnership in Kenya and start up the program in the Nampula Province of Mozambique.
  • "We are extremely grateful for the continued partnership of the Conrad N. Hilton Foundation and its commitment to early childhood development and vulnerable children up to age 3, especially in our Moments That Matter program," said Geraldine Sicola, Director of Early Childhood Development, Episcopal Relief & Development.
  • The program, which is Episcopal Relief & Development's flagship integrated early childhood development partnership, is a community-led approach based on the Nurturing Care Framework.

Celebrating the one-year anniversary of the signing of the Canada-wide Early Learning and Child Care Agreement with Nova Scotia

Retrieved on: 
Wednesday, July 13, 2022
Childhood education, Life, Child care, Social change, Education, Child, Disability, Municipal government in Canada, Investment, First Nations, Government of Nova Scotia, Government, Nova Scotia College of Early Childhood Education, Data collection, Developmental psychology, Woman, Workforce, Healthcare, Animal, Toy, Tutoring, Medicine, QC

Today, Minister of Families, Children and Social Development, Karina Gould, joined Nova Scotia's Minister of Education and Early Childhood Development, Becky Druhan, to celebrate the one-year anniversary of the signing of the Canada-Nova Scotia Canada-wide Early Learning and Child Care Agreement.

Key Points: 
  • Today, Minister of Families, Children and Social Development, Karina Gould, joined Nova Scotia's Minister of Education and Early Childhood Development, Becky Druhan, to celebrate the one-year anniversary of the signing of the Canada-Nova Scotia Canada-wide Early Learning and Child Care Agreement.
  • The province has also recently announced that 1,500 new licensed early learning and child care spaces will be created across Nova Scotia by December 31, 2022.
  • Nova Scotia signed its Canada-wide Early Learning and Child Care Agreement on July 13, 2021.
  • Combined with other investments, including investments in Indigenous early learning and child care, up to $30 billion over five years will be provided in support of early learning and child care.

More Nova Scotia families will have access to licensed early learning and child care

Retrieved on: 
Wednesday, June 1, 2022
Woman, Life, Child, Education, Child care, Developmental psychology, Partnership, Investment, NS, Workforce, Municipal government in Canada, East Preston, Social change, Government, Medicine, Animal, Toy, Residential care, Nova Scotia College of Early Childhood Education

As part of the Canada-wide Early Learning and Child Care Agreement with the Government of Nova Scotia, the Government of Canada is investing $605million over fiveyears to help improve regulated early learning and child care for children.

Key Points: 
  • As part of the Canada-wide Early Learning and Child Care Agreement with the Government of Nova Scotia, the Government of Canada is investing $605million over fiveyears to help improve regulated early learning and child care for children.
  • These additional licensed child care spaces will allow more Nova Scotia children and families across the province to access high-quality, affordable, flexible and inclusive early learning and child care."
  • As part of the CanadaNova Scotia Canada-wide Early Learning and Child Care Agreement, a total of 9,500 new licensed child care spaces are expected to be created across Nova Scotia by March 31, 2026.
  • Through the CanadaNova Scotia Canada-wide Early Learning and Child Care Agreement, fees for licensed child care spaces were reduced by 25%, on average, on January 1.

Adaptive Phage Therapeutics Appoints Rob Casper as Vice President of Clinical Operations

Retrieved on: 
Tuesday, April 26, 2022
Health, Infectious Diseases, Clinical Trials, Research, Science, Pharmaceutical, Biotechnology, Johns Hopkins University, Bacteriophage, United States Department of Defense, Developmental psychology, Investigational New Drug, Infection, NIH, Psychology, APT, MD, Kolon, National, Patient, Technology, FDA, Defense, Therapy, Time, DFO, Pharmaceutical industry, Science

Adaptive Phage Therapeutics, Inc. (APT), a clinical-stage biotechnology company dedicated to providing therapies to treat infectious diseases, today announced the appointment of Rob Casper as Vice President of Clinical Operations.

Key Points: 
  • Adaptive Phage Therapeutics, Inc. (APT), a clinical-stage biotechnology company dedicated to providing therapies to treat infectious diseases, today announced the appointment of Rob Casper as Vice President of Clinical Operations.
  • I am pleased to welcome Rob to Adaptive Phage Therapeutics as our Vice President of Clinical Operations, stated Greg Merril, APTs Chairman and Chief Executive Officer.
  • Mr. Casper has an impressive track record of successfully managing internal and external teams to advance complex multi-site clinical programs.
  • Rob Casper previously served in clinical operation roles at multiple biotech companies, including most recently as Vice President of Clinical Operations at Altimmune and as Senior Director of Clinical Operations at Kolon TissueGene.

UNC-Chapel Hill and Winston Family Foundation launch national center to study effects of technology, social media use on child brain development

Retrieved on: 
Tuesday, March 22, 2022
Brain, Neuroscience, Family, Princeton University Department of Psychology, Wi-Fi, Chapel Hill, Adolescence, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, College, Mental health, Public health, Parent, Caregiver, University of North Carolina at Charlotte, Education, Association of American Universities, Research, Faculty, ABPP, Environment, Developmental psychology, District, School, Association, American Psychological Association, Time, Texas Tech University College of Arts & Sciences, Psychology, Empathy, Student, Social change, The arts, Awareness, Social media, University, Partnership, Toy, Medicine, Tutoring, Technology

CHAPEL HILL, N.C., March 22, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- A new research center at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill will examine the long-term effects of technology and social media use on teen social and emotional development, thanks to a $10 million gift from the Winston Family Foundation. The Winston National Center on Technology Use, Brain and Psychological Development will create more tools for parents, caregivers and teens to make better informed choices about how they interact with technology and social media.

Key Points: 
  • James Winston, Jr., Ph.D. and a director of the Winston Family Foundation, has decades of experience in the field of addiction.
  • The Winston National Center will further explore the links between teens' online behavior and a range of mental health symptoms.
  • The Winston Family Foundation includes James Winston, Jr. '81, Ph.D. '92; McKimmon Winston Mason; Bob Winston III '84; Charles Winston, Jr.; and Franklin Beard.
  • To learn more about the Winston Family Initiative in Adolescent Brain Development and Technology, visit www.wifi-initiative.org .

Little Leaves Behavioral Services Opens New ABA Therapy Center in Miami Lakes, Florida

Retrieved on: 
Monday, March 21, 2022
Association for Behavior Analysis International, Behavior, Florida Association of Band Directors, Applied behavior analysis, Autism, Cone Health Behavioral Health Hospital, Diagnosis, Suncoast Behavioral Health Center, Board, Behaviorism, Research, Program, Intellectual, Pediatrics (journal), MIAMI, Kennedy Krieger Institute, University, Communication, Suite, National academy, Association, Goal, ABA, Developmental psychology, GLOBE, International Association, Psychology, American Academy, National Academy of Sciences, History of the University of Maryland, College Park, RBT, Leaf, Surgeon, Toy, Medicine, Science

MIAMI LAKES, Fla., March 21, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Little Leaves Behavioral Services, a leading provider of center-based behavioral health services for children, today announced its new location in Miami Lakes, Florida (14645 NW 77th Ave., Suite 105), is open and accepting clients.

Key Points: 
  • MIAMI LAKES, Fla., March 21, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Little Leaves Behavioral Services, a leading provider of center-based behavioral health services for children, today announced its new location in Miami Lakes, Florida (14645 NW 77th Ave., Suite 105), is open and accepting clients.
  • Little Leaves Miami Lakes joins Little Leaves Weston as its two current Florida locations, while a third is scheduled to open in Coral Springs this summer.
  • The centers team of highly trained professionals provide evidence-based Applied Behavioral Analysis (ABA) therapy to help young people develop and learn.
  • Little Leaves expansion in this region broadens families access to treatment that will help support children and improve their lives, said Barbara Davis, Ph.D., BCBA-D, regional director South Florida, Little Leaves.