Dr. Sat Bhattacharya Founder, President & CEO, Association of Science & Society Founder, President & CEO of Harlem Children Society President of Rockefeller chapter Sigma Xi Scientific Research Society Cancer Researcher Scientist, Molecular Genetics |
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Season's Greetings & Happy Holidays from Association of Science & Society And Harlem Children Society
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Dear ,
From Association of Science & Society (AS&S), and Harlem Children Society (HCS) we wish you & your family....
Season's Greetings, Happy Holidays & Happy New Year
In addition,we take this opportunity to Thank You for Your Gracious & Generous Support
Dedicated to promoting an Innovative Hands-on Research Programs for youth living in under-resourced and under-served communities, Association of Science & Society (AS&S) is Focused on Promoting & Advancing Science & Technology and Creating a Universal Awareness of Tolerance & Peace. The organizational Centerpiece features a unique collaboration between Schools, Educators, Government Organizations, Industry Professionals, University Faculty, Community Leaders, Investors, and Guardian Angles. The organization's quintessential formula is encouraging free exchange of ideas and evolving strategies for growth of societies and care for our environment.
Decades of experience garnered by Dr. Bhattacharya in the New York City in the U.S.A. in teaching and evolving programs and institutions in Science, Technology, Engineering & Mathematics (STEM) Research and Education - is now ripe to be implemented to be used to its full potential in India. With its unique approach to a hands-on approach to STEM education and research - training thousands of students especially from under-resourced, under-served communities, teacher training in STEM disciplines, establishing immense networks of researchers & professionals, and a stead-fast focus in research based training, the programs over a decade has produced, scores of scientists, engineers and doctors from such communities right from secondary school. This longitudinal follow-up & constant engagement has proven highly effective producing a cadre of highly skills professionals tooled for 21st century jobs & professions in a highly competitive job market - fostering innovation & sustainability.
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"Dr. Sat, I commend you on this excellent program for training young minds. All of you (students) are indeed lucky to be in a program like this. You must make the best use of your time spend in this program and evolve life long connections. Congratulations"."
Nobel Laureate (Physiology & Medicine) Dr. Richard Axel, Columbia University
"You all are very luck to be in a program like this....Your hard work and discipline with this program will lead you to successes in the future..."
Nobel Laureate (Chemistry), Dr. Sidney Altman, Yale University
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"We need students who want to learn and want to experience the pure joy of discovery, ...mentors and scientists who are absolutely committed to sharing their love of science with others, and will open their lab up any time to help students,....families who are willing to support you and your pursuit of this vision, and ... visionaries like Dr. Sat, who have the energy to bring something wonderful like the Harlem Children Society to life."
Dr. Samuel L. Stanley Jr., M.D., President of Stony Brook University
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Please Consider . . .
Donating
AS&S is a registered Non-Governmental Organization (NGO) [U/S 80G(5)(VI) of the Govt. of India Income Tax Act, 1961]. Contributions to the AS&S are fully deductable in taxes.
Joining & Becoming a Member of AS&S
Become a Mentor
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| Building on the aforementioned successes of his own experiences in genetic research and with his 12-year-old organization -Harlem Children Society (HCS), Dr. Bhattacharya commenced to implement the ideas in a focused and sustained manner in India. Towards that goal, early in 2011, he founded a new organization: "Association of Science & Society" (AS&S).AS&S is a registered Non-Governmental Organization (NGO) [U/S 80G(5)(VI) of the Govt. of India Income Tax Act, 1961]. Contributions to the AS&S are fully deductable in taxes.Both organizations (AS&S & HCS) will work in partnership, unison and cooperatively to implement his vision and ideas. |
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We hope that you will take this opportunity to invest in the future, by making your tax-deductible contribution to our HCS End of the Year Campaign by April 1st, 2012. We also hope you will consider us for future ongoing contributions. Your generous support will be instrumental in enabling AS&S to further advance its goals in serving more children and expanding not only its flagship programs, but also in struggling urban and rural communities all over the country and be a unique paradigm for rest of the world
Your Tax-Deductible Gift will be instrumental in furthering our efforts to educate, participate in re-building in our communities, and shaping society's future generation at large.
It's easy and you can make your donation by check or credit card. Any Modest Donation can add up quickly and make a difference in the lives of our most precious resource: our YOUTH and COMMUNITY.
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We urge and seek your kind support. . .
Please Donate Here
Please consider being a part of our family of donors playing an instrumental - Training our Youth & Work-Force. You will no doubt be providing the best education in STEM & Allied Sciences. Please consider your contribution Tax Deductable Contributionhere. Alternatively, you may Mail your contributions to: Association of Science & Society, BJ-284, Sector II, Salt Lake City, Kolkata, West Bengal, India 700 091.
AS&S is a registered Non-Governmental Organization (NGO), [U/S 80G(5)(VI) of the Govt. of India Income Tax Act, 1961]. Contributions to the AS&S are fully deductable in taxes.
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AS&S Programs & Projects seek to:
- Train our Youth and Work-force in our AS&S Institute of Research & Training.
- Develop Innovative Curricula to be used in under- resourced school districts in low-income Communities;
- Build a Corps of Researchers and other Science and medical practitioners to serve as positive Role models and development;
- Provide Training and Insight for mentors and learners so that long term changes will be Effected in schools and educational institutions;
- Promote other activities related to Scientific Education for the Enhancement of the Community at large.
- Create a cadre of professionals & humanitarians with the intent of raising scientific awareness. AS&S is also evolving other innovative ideas and implementing them - like the Revival of Jute Industry and other Dialogues with the society using science & technology.
AS&S Institutes for Research & Training will focus in the following areas: Nanotechnology, Environmental Science, Forensic Science, Bio-Informatics Research, Nutrition & Health, Research in Epidemiology and Bio/Statistics, GeoSpatial & Geographical Information Systems (GIS), Robotics, Computer Technology & Data Management, Cellular & Molecular Research, Research & Delivery, Ethics & Social Development Research, STEM Research for Lower, Middle & High Schools, Teacher Training for STEM Research for Lower, Middle & High Schools, Emerging Technologies in Education & Learning, and in Science & Society.
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"Dr. Sat, your work over the last eleven years to foster an interest in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math among underrepresented students is vitally important both for the students you serve... Through you initiation of science parades and street fairs, you have exposed gifted students from Harlem to the sciences, sparking an academic interest that will serve them well for a lifetime. Your programs have nurtured that interest, encouraging your students to pursue careers as physicians, researchers, professors, and engineers, thus enabling them to make a valuable contribution to their profession and community."
Senator Dean Skelos, Senate Majority Leader, New York Senate
"We need students who want to learn and want to experience the pure joy of discovery, ...mentors and scientists who are absolutely committed to sharing their love of science with others, and will open their lab up any time to help students,....families who are willing to support you and your pursuit of this vision, and ... visionaries like Dr. Sat, who have the energy to bring something wonderful like the Harlem Children Society to life." Dr. Samuel L. Stanley Jr., M.D., President of Stony Brook University
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AS&S Programs & Projects seek to:
- Train our Youth and Work-force in our AS&S Institute of Research & Training.
- Develop Innovative Curricula to be used in under- resourced school districts in low-income Communities;
- Build a Corps of Researchers and other Science and medical practitioners to serve as positive Role models and development;
- Provide Training and Insight for mentors and learners so that long term changes will be Effected in schools and educational institutions;
- Promote other activities related to Scientific Education for the Enhancement of the Community at large.
- Create a cadre of professionals & humanitarians with the intent of raising scientific awareness. AS&S is also evolving other innovative ideas and implementing them - like the Revival of Jute Industry and other Dialogues with the society using science & technology.
AS&S Institutes for Research & Training will focus in the following areas: Nanotechnology, Environmental Science, Forensic Science, Bio-Informatics Research, Nutrition & Health, Research in Epidemiology and Bio/Statistics, GeoSpatial & Geographical Information Systems (GIS), Robotics, Computer Technology & Data Management, Cellular & Molecular Research, Research & Delivery, Ethics & Social Development Research, STEM Research for Lower, Middle & High Schools, Teacher Training for STEM Research for Lower, Middle & High Schools, Emerging Technologies in Education & Learning, and in Science & Society.
AS&S seeks to establish Research & Training Centers in Science, Technology, Engineering,& Math (STEM)all over the country: For Hands-on Research for Inner city and Rural Youth. It will seek also to further develop the concepts evolved in Science Street & Fairs & Festivals; and evolve new one like: Floating Laboratories, Mobile Research Units, Tribal & other Minority Youth Research Units, Establishing Corridors of 'Science, Culture & Entrepreneurship'.
AS&S's quintessential formula rests on its Relationships, Absolute Partnerships, and Collaborations across different levels and aisles. It has served as a bridge evolving paradigms for teaching, learning, and performing research. By spearheading training our youth and future of our generation, honing in them skills and nurturing their abilities until adulthood, AS&S intends to be a life partner of the taught - keeping the process of its own vigor in full blossom.
We are increasingly falling behind in high technology fields and there is already a sheer lack of skills in high-end fields of medicine and research. We can no longer afford to neglect these areas of high skills in order to be competitive, continue in our leadership, and maintain our global pre-eminence. We must train our youth to secure our place in the 21st century and beyond. Considering the need and potential, we have identified and already have piloted seven areas of research and training in our: "AS&S Institutes for Research & Training". We are seeking support to establish an already in-house piloted program in 21st Century fields through creation of the following centers: Nanotechnology; Bio-Informatics; GeoSpatial & Geographical Information Systems (GIS); Epidemiology& Biostatistics; Forensic Science; Nutrition & Health; Earth & Environmental Studies; Space Technology, Advanced Physics& Space Technology; Engineering, Math, Computer Technology Data Management; and Bio-Ethics& Social Development.
About Harlem Children Society (HCS):
HCS sprang from the dream of creating a better community through a shared vision of academic inquiry and scholastic achievement despite the odds against success based on financial and societal limitations. From the launch of the initial program in 2001 with three students under my tutelage in at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, until to date, the program encompasses a network of over 15,000 mentors, in 500 partner institutions. In 2010 over 400 students (96% of minority backgrounds) from 250 schools in New York alone. An additional 400 students span across the country and worldwide supported by my own private resources. However, with the economic decline in 2011, our program saw a slight dip, which we intend to surmount over this coming year with your help.
Over a thousand students have gone through our programs and we have been following all our students since inception. One hundred percent of our students have continued their higher education at leading institutions of higher learning - with 80% still taking sciences and over 20% in Ivy League institutions.
HCS's impressive success is directly attributable to its innovative model. The organizational centerpiece features a unique collaboration between schools, teachers, government organizations, industry professionals, university faculty, community leaders, and contributing foundations, and is the quintessential formula for encouraging achievement in the most diligent, deserving students from impoverished backgrounds. As of 2011, without exception, all HCS students graduating high school, who applied, were admitted to college/university, with 20% attending Ivy League schools.
HCS engages young minds in a robust enquiry of the world and exposes them to opportunities in the sciences. Our Primary Vision, through our Service and Unique Outreach & Recruitment Process, which we put through a thorough Evaluation Process, drives us. Almost twelve years ago, since I created HCS in 2000 - we have established one of the most frontline line programs in Science, Technology, Engineering & Math (STEM), and Allied Sciences for Under-resourced & Under-served high school and undergraduate students anywhere!
We are very proud of our many accomplishments and invite and request your help in participating in rebuilding our communities by preparing our youth in skills developing our future potential for the 21st Century Work force in service of humanity - and developing a responsible citizenry.
Please consider mentoring a student under your tutelage. You may email me your support.
We are very proud of our many accomplishments and invite and request your help in participating in rebuilding our communities by preparing our youth in skills developing our future potential for the 21st Century Work force in service of humanity - and developing a responsible citizenry .We sincerely thank you all for being our audience, our community, our family, and support.. HCS & AS&S wishes you all Happy Holidays and a Happy and Prosperous New Year.
Dr. Sat Bhattacharya,
Founder, President & Chairman, Cancer Research Scientist,
Association of Science & Society, Molecular Genetics
President, Founder, President & CEO,
Sigma Xi Scientific Research Society, Harlem Children Society
Rockefeller University Chapter, New York
For more info go to:http://www.ASciencesociety.org
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In the twenty-five years that I spent as a physician and the three years that I have been a Science Educator, I have rarely, if ever, been acquainted with a place that is as vital to what you have created at the Harlem Children Society. Engaging curious students in important work is merely the beginning of what you have accomplished. Your personal attention to educational needs coupled with your support and enthusiasm remains unmatched by any other entity I am aware of. The students who come to HCS leave as confident life-long learners, equipped with science research skills that are so needed in our world today."
Dr. Barbara Zarou, MD, Bronx Health Sciences HS, Bronx, NY
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"It was during high school that I was first introduced to the career within science, which I was determined to pursue. My participation in the HCS research program, gave me the opportunity to gain a hands-on laboratory experience with Dr. Bhattacharya. This experience helped me determine my future goals after graduating from college."
Dr. Paolo Lizano, M D, Ph.D., HCS Class of 2001
"I am proud to say that I was part of the HCS research family, because now I see that once you leave this program you will enter the world of science well educated and well prepared. I could not have asked for a better opportunity. Now I will stand out to the colleges of my dreams. And for that I am grateful."
Alexandra Gonzales, HCS Class of 2001
"The HCS program was an awakening. I've always been interested in science...and HCS has furthered this interest even more. This program helped me see that there are various branches of science."
Anisha Gill, HCS Class of 2008
"It is a very special program because it is on e of the rare ones t hat connects interested students to the real world of science research. With such an early training, it will be much easier for them t o contribute in scientific advancements in the future. I think the HCS is a very good opportunity for teenagers and I know that the internship will be a worthwhile experience."
Parent of HCS students Mojolaoluwa and Oluwanifemi Mabayoje, both HCS Class of 2008
"The HCS program is challenging and hardworking. My child needs to buckle her seat belt and get ready for the ride! The HCS program seems as though it will help our children get focused in science and help them shape themselves in the field they are interested in."
Parent of HCS student Minerve Delille, HCS Cass of 2008
"I think it's a great program that helps children from around the world learn a lot from doing research with educated professors. It gets them ready for college and it helps them get into one of the most prestigious colleges... This experience will change my daughter's life. In a way, it will also change mine. Thanks to all!"
Parent of HCS student Neslihan Kalayci HCS Class of 2008
"I am happy that your pioneering work in brightening the lives of so many children is being increasingly recognized. I wish you continued success in these noble endeavours."
Indian Ambassador to the U.S.A. Ambassador Ronen Sen
"I commend your work for the advancement of science especially among young students.... You have my whole-hearted support."
Congressman Charles Rangel, U .S. Representative, 15th Congressional District, N Y
"Your work over the last eleven years to foster an interest in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math among underrepresented students is vitally important both for the students you serve. Through your initiation of science parades and street fairs, you have exposed gifted students to the sciences, sparking an academic interest that will serve them well for a lifetime. Your programs have nurtured that interest, encouraging your students to pursue careers as physicians, researchers, professors, and engineers, thus enabling them to make a valuable contribution to their profession and community."
Senator Dean G. Skelos, New York State Senate Majority Leader
"We are big believers in you, and we are going to make sure you are the ones we showcase..."
Dennis Walcott, New York City Chancellor, NYC Board of Education.
"We're going to unleash you (the students) to the world, and there's no limit, no end, to what you can accomplish..."
John Liu, New York City Comptroller
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