Art, thanks. I'll pass this on to Don.   I will also take another look at
Richardson, Ray

Rayilyn Brown
Board Member AZNPF
Arizona Chapter National Parkinson's Foundation
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Subject: Re: Prez Candidates and ESCR


>I am astounded/dismayed that Don Reed ignored the  presidential
> candidate who is quite possibly the best prepared and most able to lead
> us. ..
> Governor Bill Richardson established a major stem cell research program
> in New mexico over a year ago. At the recent CA-DEM convention in San
> Diego , with over 2000 delegates, all the candidates spoke in person.
> All were impressive, but (in the opinion of all the delegates I talked
> to) his speech was the most specific. His background in successfully
> negotiating with thugs including Saddam, in Darfur, and in North Korea
> (recently they even invited him to tour their nuclear facilities), as UN
> Ambassador, as Sec'y of Energy,  as a Governor who led his state out of
> deficits, and as head of the Governors' Association is unique.
>
> Here is report on the stem cell initiative:
>
>>
>> NM State Quarter Project
>> Governor Richardson Announces $35 Million in Stem Cell Research and
>> Supercomputing Initiatives
>>
>> October 31, 2006
>> Jon Goldstein 505.476.2248
>>
>> ALBUQUERQUE --Governor Bill Richardson today joined Senator Jeff
>> Bingaman in announcing major, multi-million dollar investments in stem
>> cell research and supercomputing. The Governor's plan will include a
>> $10 million investment in stem cell research as well as $25 million in
>> the supercomputing power needed to thoroughly study a variety of
>> medical, scientific and social issues.
>>
>> "Hope must prevail over controversy when people are suffering," said
>> Governor Richardson. "Today, states are the true innovative policy
>> incubators in our nation. And this announcement shows that once again,
>> states are taking the lead while there is an absence of leadership
>> from the Bush Administration."
>>
>> The Governor's $10 million stem cell plan includes:
>> - $2 million to establish a nationally-recognized training program in
>> Stem Cell Research for medical students, graduate students, residents,
>> fellows, physicians, and scientists.
>>
>> - $4 million to recruit nationally recognized scientists. Funding is
>> needed to support the initial recruitment costs plus provide start-up
>> funds to buy necessary equipment and supplies, and to train and
>> develop staff.
>>
>> - $4 million in capital to establish state-of-the-art research
>> facilities for Adult and Embryonic Stem Cell Research. Federal
>> guidelines currently prohibit work with embryonic stem cells in space
>> that has been constructed with federal funds. This capital outlay will
>> be used to build a state-funded area devoted to embryonic stem cell
>> research.
>>
>> This funding will be used over the next three years to develop stem
>> cell research and regenerative medicine at the University of New
>> Mexico Health Sciences Center. This new multidisciplinary effort will
>> help address diseases and conditions that greatly affect New Mexicans,
>> including:
>>
>> o Cancer - utilizing stem cells to treat leukemia by replenishing
>> mature blood cells that are destroyed as patients undergo chemotherapy.
>>
>> o Diabetes - Embryonic stem cells show promise in helping replace
>> insulin-producing pancreatic cells. This is one of the greatest hopes
>> and most vigorously pursued arenas of current stem cell research.
>>
>> o Brain and Behavioral Illnesses - Stem Cells may be the key to
>> helping combat the effects of Alzheimer's disease, Lou Gehrig's
>> disease, Spinal Cord Injury, Trauma and Stroke.
>>
>> By funding Stem Cell Research, New Mexico will also be on the leading
>> edge of a fast growing bio-tech industry.
>> "Stem cells offer unparalleled promise for treating many diseases,
>> ranging from MS, spinal cord injury and Parkinson's Disease to
>> diabetes, heart disease and cancer," said Dr. Dinesh Patel, Managing
>> Director of Utah-based vSpring Capital. "vSpring applauds New Mexico
>> in joining in the much needed stem cell and regenerative medicine
>> funding arena with this new initiative."
>> "As a robust science and technology state, the research that will
>> emerge from this New Mexico initiative will hopefully translate into
>> opportunities for investors tomorrow," said Dr. Albert Waxman, Founder
>> of Santa Fe's Psilos health care venture capital fund. "Most
>> importantly, this is a clear signal that we have entered an era where
>> emerging technologies and personalized medicine promise to radically
>> improve the way health care is delivered in our lifetime."
>>
>> Governor Richardson also announced a $25 million supercomputing
>> initiative to dramatically increase New Mexico's high tech resources.
>> Supercomputers help with a wide range of research like examining how
>> stem cells evolve into different types of cells that repair the damage
>> from diseases, improving the performance of clean energy sources in
>> reducing climate change and improving the performance of manufactured
>> goods.
>>
>> Over the next year, a consortium including Intel, UNM, New Mexico
>> Tech, and NMSU, as well as New Mexico's national labs and other state
>> institutions, will create an up to 200 Teraflop computer in New
>> Mexico. This supercomputer will be about 100 thousand times faster
>> than a typical laptop. This will be one of the most powerful computers
>> used for unclassified research in the world.
>>
>> The state will also construct a New Mexico Computational Applications
>> Center (NMCAC) in Albuquerque that will focus this computing power on
>> problems that are of importance to New Mexicans, including health and
>> stem cell research, clean energy, and water.
>>
>> "This center will provide college and university students with a tool
>> to make them competitive with the best institutions in the world,"
>> said Governor Richardson. "The Center will help us attract outstanding
>> researchers from around the world. And I am very optimistic about what
>> this will mean for potential spin off business and new jobs in New
>> Mexico."
>>
>> This new resource will help New Mexico expand its bio and medical
>> technology efforts, as well as nanotechnology, homeland security, the
>> film industry, space sciences and creating new technologies for clean
>> and renewable energy
>
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