About Us:
CACO Pharmaceutical & BioScience Society is a non-profit professional
organization of scientists and other professionals in various pharmaceutical
and life science fields, working in diverse organizations such as the
biotechnology and pharmaceutical industries, instrumentation and analytical
product suppliers, universities, government laboratories and contract research
organizations. Our root in analytical chemistry, mass spectrometry, drug metabolism
and pharmacokinetics is still reflected in some of the programs we organize. Currently we have about 3000 members in the San Francisco
Bay Area and the San Diego Area.
Mission Statement:
The mission of CACO is to promote the
exchange of scientific and technical ideas, and to provide educational and
growth opportunities in the fields of pharmaceutical and life science, and
related disciplines. We foster interactions and disseminate information through
seminar luncheons, targeted workshops (short courses), expert forums, vendor
shows, and job opening announcements.
Event Calendar:
All
of our scheduled events are listed below. Click on the links in the Status
column to register. For further meeting details, click on the meeting name,
speakers’ names, or the “Registered Vendors” link, and the
information will appear as a balloon in 1-2 seconds.
CACO-PBS
News Bulletin:
CACO-PBS recognizes high-school
talents at the 2010 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair.
CACO-PBS proudly participated in the 2010 Intel
International Science and Engineering Fair (San Jose, California
May 9 – 14), as a Special Award Organization
(SAO), to recognize projects that have potential applications in pharmaceutical
research and biosciences. We congratulate the following five bright
students who were awarded these special CACO awards for their innovative work. View photos of the
award ceremony.
First Place Award ($1,500): Emily Summerbell
(Suwanee,
GA)
Project Title: Targeting the MAPK Signaling Cascade and Its Effects on Trastuzumab Resistance in Metastatic Breast Cancers
Second Place Award ($1,000): Apurv Suman (Gainesville, FL)
Project Title: Inulin vs. Cellulose in Ethanol
Fermentation
Third Place Awards ($500):
Joao de Castro David Junior (Maracanau,
CE, BRASIL)
Project Title: Identification of Biological Insect-larvicides
Michelle Lowe, Peter Nelson (Snellville, GA)
Project Title: Low Cost, High Tech: Engineering a Gel Electrophoresis
Apparatus
Local
Chapters:
We currently have the following two local chapters
under the CACO umbrella, though other local chapters may be established in the
future. The upcoming events are shown in the Event Calendar table.
Please click on the following links to go to the
website of the chapter of your interest, where you can sign up for the free
membership and mailing list, and register for the upcoming events.
The
San Francisco Bay Area Chapter (CACO-San Francisco Bay Area)
The
San Diego Chapter (CACO-San Diego)
CACO Governing Board:
Shichang Miao (ChemoCentryx, Inc.), President
Robyn Rourick (Genentech, Inc.), Secretary
Helen Yeo (Roche), Treasurer
Dave Toman (Elan)
Sam Sperry (Vertex Pharmaceuticals, Inc.)
Jennifer Yang (Ardea)
Contact
us:
Email: CACO@CACO-CA.org
Mailing address: PO Box 2342, South
San Francisco,
CA
94083-2342.