Family Career

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Family gtgtgt Career
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Name Cheng Liu
Current jobScientist in Chiron Corporation on
cancer drug discovery
Education BS, MS Beijing UniversityPh.D UC
Berkeley, Molecular and Cell Biology
Social activityPresident of SAPA-West
FamilyMarried with children
EntertainmentSoccer, Tennis, GolfLocal Chinese
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What is your goal?!
Objectives
Careers

• Money
• Lots of money
• Fame
• Power
• Satisfaction
• Fun
• Faith
• Passion

• Professor in Berkeley
• Researcher in NIH
• Teaching professor
• Government, e.g. FDA
• Companies, e.g.Genentech
• Companies, e.g. Epitomics
• Non-profit organizations
• Stay at home

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Nationwide, the median income of those in the
life sciences is 66,480. The median income of
some of the benchmark jobs investigated were
What to expect?
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• SAPA-West Events and Activities
• Over 400 members in the San Francisco Bay Area
• Activities
• Annual Conference (since 1999)
• Science and Technology Workshops (twice a year)
• Business and Career Development Workshops (twice
  a year)
• Biotech and Business Delegates to China
  (Beijing, Hangzhou, Fujian)
• Social Events