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People in the News: Apr 7, 2009

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Celera said this week that Joel Jung has resigned as chief financial officer to pursue other opportunities. Celera has appointed Ugo DeBlasi as its new CFO, effective immediately.

DeBlasi previously worked for Applera, holding several positions including chief accounting officer and vice president and controller. Prior to Applera, he worked as a senior auditor for Price Waterhouse.

DeBlasi holds a BS in accounting from Boston College and is a licensed certified public accountant.


Christopher Ahlberg has joined Fina Technologies' board of directors. Ahlberg, a founder and former CEO of Spotfire, also serves on the board of directors at Apptus Technologies AB and the Hult International Business School. He also was executive VP of Tibco and president of Tibco's Spotfire division.

The Scan

Harvard Team Report One-Time Base Editing Treatment for Motor Neuron Disease in Mice

A base-editing approach restored SMN levels and improved motor function in a mouse model of spinal muscular atrophy, a new Science paper reports.

International Team Examines History of North American Horses

Genetic and other analyses presented in Science find that horses spread to the northern Rockies and Great Plains by the first half of the 17th century.

New Study Examines Genetic Dominance Within UK Biobank

Researchers analyze instances of genetic dominance within UK Biobank data, as they report in Science.

Cell Signaling Pathway Identified as Metastasis Suppressor

A new study in Nature homes in on the STING pathway as a suppressor of metastasis in a mouse model of lung cancer.