How California kids were impacted as pandemic laid bare existing inequalities
The blazing path COVID cut through deep East Oakland and similar neighborhoods around California before the virus began trickling out in 2020. Author: Jocelyn Wiener Updated: 5:47 PM PDT June 30, 2021
CALIFORNIA, USA This story was originally published by CalMatters.
On a breezy late May afternoon, members of Madison Park Academy’s senior class donned shimmery white gowns and tasseled caps decorated with fabric flowers and celebratory messages. For most, it was the first and last time in more than a year they had set foot on their East Oakland campus.
Among them stood Eduardo Mendoza Miguel, a Guatemalan immigrant who spent the past year practicing his English watching Youtube and TikTok videos, and struggled through a bout of COVID-19 in the fall.
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Caribou Biosciences, Inc., a leading clinical-stage CRISPR genome editing biotechnology company, announced today the appointment of Jason O’Byrne as Chief Financial Officer (CFO). An accomplished executive with more than 20 years of experience within high-growth biotechnology environments, Mr. O’Byrne most recently served as Senior Vice President of Finance at Audentes Therapeutics.
“Jason’s deep experience in establishing growth-focused financial and operational infrastructures and executing successful financing strategies within the life sciences make him an ideal addition to Caribou’s executive leadership team,” said Rachel Haurwitz, Ph.D., President and Chief Executive Officer of Caribou. “We are delighted to welcome Jason to Caribou and excited to leverage his expertise in the genetic medicines space as we continue to advance our promising allogeneic CAR-T and CAR-NK cell therapies in on