{"id":804,"date":"2025-05-01T17:08:27","date_gmt":"2025-05-01T17:08:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/chitownbio.org\/?p=804"},"modified":"2025-08-13T17:09:00","modified_gmt":"2025-08-13T17:09:00","slug":"may-2025-newsletter","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/chitownbio.org\/index.php\/2025\/05\/01\/may-2025-newsletter\/","title":{"rendered":"May 2025 Newsletter"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<body>\n<!---->\n<!--[if !gte mso 9]><!----><span class=\"mcnPreviewText\" style=\"display:none; font-size:0px; line-height:0px; max-height:0px; max-width:0px; opacity:0; overflow:hidden; visibility:hidden; mso-hide:all;\">Microscope demos, beach cleanups, biofermenter night, fungi foray &#038; free bioinformatics course\u2014come grow with ChiTownBio!<\/span><!--<![endif]-->\n<!---->\n<div style=\"display: none; max-height: 0px; overflow: hidden;\">\u034f \u200c \u00a0 \u2007  \u034f \u200c \u00a0 \u2007  \u034f \u200c \u00a0 \u2007  \u034f \u200c \u00a0 \u2007  \u034f \u200c \u00a0 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style=\"width:100%;cursor:default\"><h1 class=\"last-child\"><span style=\"font-size: 72px\">ChiTownBio<\/span><\/h1><\/div><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/td><\/tr><tr><td style=\"background-color:transparent;padding-top:20px;padding-bottom:20px;padding-right:24px;padding-left:24px\" valign=\"top\" class=\"mceDividerBlockContainer\" id=\"blockContainerId-2\"><table align=\"center\" border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" width=\"100%\" style=\"background-color:transparent;width:100%\" role=\"presentation\" class=\"mceDividerContainer\" data-block-id=\"2\"><tbody><tr><td style=\"min-width:100%;border-top-width:2px;border-top-style:solid;border-top-color:#000000;line-height:0;font-size:0\" valign=\"top\" class=\"mceDividerBlock\">\u00a0<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><!--[if (gte mso 9)|(IE)]><\/td><\/tr><\/table><![endif]--><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><tbody 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width=\"100%\"><table border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" width=\"100%\" role=\"presentation\"><tbody><tr><td style=\"padding-top:12px;padding-bottom:12px;padding-right:0;padding-left:0\" valign=\"top\" class=\"mceImageBlockContainer\" align=\"center\" id=\"blockContainerId-6\"><div><!--[if !mso]><!--><\/div><table align=\"center\" border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" width=\"100%\" style=\"border-collapse:separate;margin:0;vertical-align:top;max-width:100%;width:100%;height:auto\" role=\"presentation\" data-testid=\"image-6\"><tbody><tr><td style=\"border:0;border-radius:0;margin:0\" valign=\"top\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/mcusercontent.com\/b4f1cd2d1f9ec4f852c1e01f2\/images\/b6715900-86a3-7a81-545b-35a195de0b95.jpeg\" width=\"660\" height=\"auto\" style=\"display:block;max-width:100%;height:auto;border-radius:0\" class=\"imageDropZone mceImage\" data-block-id=\"6\"><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><div><!--<![endif]--><\/div><div>\n<!--[if mso]>\n<span class=\"mceImageBorder\" style=\"border:0;vertical-align:top;margin:0\"><img decoding=\"async\" role=\"presentation\" class=\"imageDropZone mceImage\" src=\"https:\/\/mcusercontent.com\/b4f1cd2d1f9ec4f852c1e01f2\/images\/b6715900-86a3-7a81-545b-35a195de0b95.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"660\" height=\"auto\" style=\"display:block;max-width:660px;width:660px;height:auto\"\/><\/span>\n<![endif]-->\n<\/div><\/td><\/tr><tr><td style=\"padding-top:0;padding-bottom:0;padding-right:0;padding-left:0\" valign=\"top\" id=\"blockContainerId-7\"><table width=\"100%\" style=\"border:0;border-radius:0;border-collapse:separate\"><tbody><tr><td style=\"padding-left:24px;padding-right:24px;padding-top:12px;padding-bottom:12px\" class=\"mceTextBlockContainer\"><div data-block-id=\"7\" class=\"mceText\" id=\"dataBlockId-7\" style=\"width:100%;cursor:default\"><p><strong>Hi everyone!<\/strong><\/p><p style=\"text-align: center;\" class=\"last-child\">Spring has the lab buzzing &#8211; as much with new organisms as with new faces. Whether you joined us for a microscope demo, hauled trash off the beach, or joined us last night at the fermenter, thank you for helping Chicago\u2019s community biotech lab grow. Here\u2019s a quick pulse check on what we\u2019ve done, what\u2019s brewing, and how <em>you<\/em> can jump in.<\/p><\/div><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/td><\/tr><tr><td style=\"background-color:transparent;padding-top:20px;padding-bottom:20px;padding-right:24px;padding-left:24px\" valign=\"top\" class=\"mceDividerBlockContainer\" id=\"blockContainerId-41\"><table align=\"center\" border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" width=\"100%\" style=\"background-color:transparent;width:100%\" role=\"presentation\" class=\"mceDividerContainer\" data-block-id=\"41\"><tbody><tr><td style=\"min-width:100%;border-top-width:2px;border-top-style:solid;border-top-color:#000000;line-height:0;font-size:0\" valign=\"top\" class=\"mceDividerBlock\">\u00a0<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/td><\/tr><tr><td style=\"padding-top:0;padding-bottom:0;padding-right:0;padding-left:0\" valign=\"top\" id=\"blockContainerId-52\"><table width=\"100%\" style=\"border:0;border-radius:0;border-collapse:separate\"><tbody><tr><td style=\"padding-left:24px;padding-right:24px;padding-top:12px;padding-bottom:12px\" class=\"mceTextBlockContainer\"><div data-block-id=\"52\" class=\"mceText\" id=\"dataBlockId-52\" style=\"width:100%;cursor:default\"><p class=\"p1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>\ud83d\udd2c What we\u2019ve been up to<\/strong><\/p><ul class=\"last-child\"><li style=\"text-align: left;\"><p class=\"p1\" style=\"text-align: left;\">Our Leica microscope event was a great success, giving participants hands-on experience with their powerful equipment<\/p><\/li><li style=\"text-align: left;\"><p class=\"p1\" style=\"text-align: left;\">We held a productive volunteer meeting to discuss opportunities for community involvement and future lab initiatives<\/p><\/li><li style=\"text-align: left;\"><p class=\"p1\" style=\"text-align: left;\">Our Earth Day event with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.awis-chicago.org\" target=\"_blank\">A<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.c2st.org\" target=\"_blank\">WIS, Chicago Council on Science and Technology<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.chientist.com\" target=\"_blank\">Chientist<\/a>, and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.illinoisscience.org\" target=\"_blank\">Illinois Science Council<\/a> brought together speakers from various organizations:<\/p><ul><li style=\"text-align: left;\"><p class=\"p1\" style=\"text-align: left;\">Tara Lichtenberger from Budburst at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.chicagobotanic.org\" target=\"_blank\">The Chicago Botanic Garden<\/a><\/p><\/li><li style=\"text-align: left;\"><p class=\"p1\" style=\"text-align: left;\">Olivia Reda from the Adopt-a-Beach Program a<a href=\"https:\/\/greatlakes.org\" target=\"_blank\">t the Alliance for the Great Lakes<\/a><\/p><\/li><li style=\"text-align: left;\"><p class=\"p1\" style=\"text-align: left;\">Kimberly Rivera from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.lpzoo.org\/conservation-science\/science-centers\/urban-wildlife-institute\/\" target=\"_blank\">Lincoln Park Zoo\u2019s Urban Wildlife Institute<\/a><\/p><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li style=\"text-align: left;\"><p class=\"p1\" style=\"text-align: left;\">We organized a successful beach cleanup at Pratt Boulevard Beach<\/p><\/li><li style=\"text-align: left;\"><p class=\"p1\" style=\"text-align: left;\">Our biotech fermenter last night at Off Color Brewing was packed!<\/p><\/li><\/ul><\/div><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/td><\/tr><tr><td style=\"background-color:transparent;padding-top:20px;padding-bottom:20px;padding-right:24px;padding-left:24px\" valign=\"top\" class=\"mceDividerBlockContainer\" id=\"blockContainerId-55\"><table align=\"center\" border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" width=\"100%\" style=\"background-color:transparent;width:100%\" role=\"presentation\" class=\"mceDividerContainer\" data-block-id=\"55\"><tbody><tr><td style=\"min-width:100%;border-top-width:2px;border-top-style:solid;border-top-color:#000000;line-height:0;font-size:0\" valign=\"top\" class=\"mceDividerBlock\">\u00a0<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/td><\/tr><tr><td style=\"padding-top:12px;padding-bottom:12px;padding-right:0;padding-left:0\" valign=\"top\" class=\"mceImageBlockContainer\" align=\"center\" id=\"blockContainerId-54\"><div><!--[if !mso]><!--><\/div><table align=\"center\" border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" width=\"100%\" style=\"border-collapse:separate;margin:0;vertical-align:top;max-width:100%;width:100%;height:auto\" role=\"presentation\" data-testid=\"image-54\"><tbody><tr><td style=\"border:0;border-radius:0;margin:0\" valign=\"top\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/mcusercontent.com\/b4f1cd2d1f9ec4f852c1e01f2\/images\/cdea3e6b-f1d4-a30e-8840-0b4792be161c.jpeg\" width=\"660\" height=\"auto\" style=\"display:block;max-width:100%;height:auto;border-radius:0\" class=\"imageDropZone mceImage\" data-block-id=\"54\"><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><div><!--<![endif]--><\/div><div>\n<!--[if mso]>\n<span class=\"mceImageBorder\" style=\"border:0;vertical-align:top;margin:0\"><img decoding=\"async\" role=\"presentation\" class=\"imageDropZone mceImage\" src=\"https:\/\/mcusercontent.com\/b4f1cd2d1f9ec4f852c1e01f2\/images\/cdea3e6b-f1d4-a30e-8840-0b4792be161c.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"660\" height=\"auto\" style=\"display:block;max-width:660px;width:660px;height:auto\"\/><\/span>\n<![endif]-->\n<\/div><\/td><\/tr><tr><td style=\"padding-top:0;padding-bottom:0;padding-right:0;padding-left:0\" valign=\"top\" id=\"blockContainerId-53\"><table width=\"100%\" style=\"border:0;border-radius:0;border-collapse:separate\"><tbody><tr><td style=\"padding-left:24px;padding-right:24px;padding-top:12px;padding-bottom:12px\" class=\"mceTextBlockContainer\"><div data-block-id=\"53\" class=\"mceText\" id=\"dataBlockId-53\" style=\"width:100%;cursor:default\"><p class=\"p1\" style=\"text-align: center;\">\ud83e\uddeb <strong><span style=\"color:rgb(0, 0, 0);\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, Verdana, sans-serif\"><span style=\"background-color: transparent\">Inside the lab<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/p><ul class=\"last-child\"><li style=\"text-align: left;\"><p class=\"p1\" style=\"text-align: left;\">New organisms: slime mold plates, algae culture &amp; kombucha culture are happily multiplying for upcoming workshops<\/p><\/li><li style=\"text-align: left;\"><p class=\"p1\" style=\"text-align: left;\">We\u2019re working through typical lab maintenance challenges! Our Biotech 101 workshop has been delayed while we repair our -80 freezer. Once that\u2019s up and running, we\u2019ll launch this long-awaited program.<\/p><\/li><li style=\"text-align: left;\"><p class=\"p1\" style=\"text-align: left;\">We\u2019re also receiving a refrigerated centrifuge this week, which will allow us to make competent cells for the workshop.<\/p><\/li><\/ul><\/div><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/td><\/tr><tr><td style=\"padding-top:0;padding-bottom:0;padding-right:0;padding-left:0\" valign=\"top\" id=\"blockContainerId-57\"><table width=\"100%\" style=\"border:0;border-radius:0;border-collapse:separate\"><tbody><tr><td style=\"padding-left:24px;padding-right:24px;padding-top:12px;padding-bottom:12px\" class=\"mceTextBlockContainer\"><div data-block-id=\"57\" class=\"mceText\" id=\"dataBlockId-57\" style=\"width:100%;cursor:default\"><p class=\"p1\" style=\"text-align: center;\">\ud83e\uddec <strong><span style=\"color:rgb(0, 0, 0);\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, Verdana, sans-serif\"><span style=\"background-color: transparent\">Mark your calendar<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/p><ul class=\"last-child\"><li style=\"text-align: left;\"><p class=\"p1\" style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>Beach Cleanups<\/strong><\/p><ul><li style=\"text-align: left;\"><p class=\"p1\" style=\"text-align: left;\">Sunday, May 18th, 10am to 12pm, Pratt Boulevard Beach and Park<\/p><ul><li style=\"text-align: left;\"><p class=\"p1\" style=\"text-align: left;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.meetup.com\/chitownbio\/events\/307625900\/?utm_medium=referral&#038;utm_campaign=share-btn_savedevents_share_modal&#038;utm_source=link\" target=\"_blank\">RSVP on Meetup<\/a><\/p><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li style=\"text-align: left;\"><p class=\"p1\" style=\"text-align: left;\">Sunday, June 1, 10am to 12pm, Kathy Osterman Beach<\/p><ul><li style=\"text-align: left;\"><p class=\"p1\" style=\"text-align: left;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.meetup.com\/chitownbio\/events\/307625923\/?utm_medium=referral&#038;utm_campaign=share-btn_savedevents_share_modal&#038;utm_source=link\" target=\"_blank\">RSVP on Meetup<\/a><\/p><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li style=\"text-align: left;\"><p class=\"p1\" style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>Biotech Fermenter at HappiLabs<\/strong><\/p><ul><li style=\"text-align: left;\"><p class=\"p1\" style=\"text-align: left;\">Tuesday, June 3, 6:30pm to 8:30pm, 2201 West Campbell Park Dr, Chicago, IL<\/p><\/li><li style=\"text-align: left;\"><p class=\"p1\" style=\"text-align: left;\">Network with Chicago\u2019s biotechnology professionals while enjoying pizza and refreshments provided by our hosts.<\/p><\/li><li style=\"text-align: left;\"><p class=\"p1\" style=\"text-align: left;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.meetup.com\/chitownbio\/events\/307626000\/?utm_medium=referral&#038;utm_campaign=share-btn_savedevents_share_modal&#038;utm_source=link\" target=\"_blank\">RSVP on Meetup<\/a><\/p><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li style=\"text-align: left;\"><p class=\"p1\" style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>Fungi Foraging<\/strong><\/p><ul><li style=\"text-align: left;\"><p class=\"p1\" style=\"text-align: left;\">Saturday, June 28, 1pm to 3pm, North Park Village Nature Center<\/p><\/li><li style=\"text-align: left;\"><p class=\"p1\" style=\"text-align: left;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.meetup.com\/chitownbio\/events\/307626209\/?utm_medium=referral&#038;utm_campaign=share-btn_savedevents_share_modal&#038;utm_source=link\" target=\"_blank\">RSVP on Meetup<\/a><\/p><\/li><li style=\"text-align: left;\"><p class=\"p1\" style=\"text-align: left;\">Join us for an exciting fungi-focused field trip in partnership with the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.chicagoparkdistrict.com\/parks-facilities\/north-park-village-nature-center-park\" target=\"_blank\">North Park Village Nature Center<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.chicagomushrooms.org\" target=\"_blank\"> and the Chicago Mushroom Club<\/a>! We\u2019ll:<\/p><ul><li style=\"text-align: left;\"><p class=\"p1\" style=\"text-align: left;\">Learn from mushroom experts as we explore the park<\/p><\/li><li style=\"text-align: left;\"><p class=\"p1\" style=\"text-align: left;\">Identify various fungal specimens<\/p><\/li><li style=\"text-align: left;\"><p class=\"p1\" style=\"text-align: left;\">Collect samples to culture in the lab<\/p><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li style=\"text-align: left;\"><p class=\"p1\" style=\"text-align: left;\">We\u2019ll have related workshops at the lab demonstrating:<\/p><ul><li style=\"text-align: left;\"><p class=\"p1\" style=\"text-align: left;\">How to prepare media for mushroom cultivation<\/p><\/li><li style=\"text-align: left;\"><p class=\"p1\" style=\"text-align: left;\">Techniques for growing mushrooms<\/p><\/li><li style=\"text-align: left;\"><p class=\"p1\" style=\"text-align: left;\">Experimenting with different growth media<\/p><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/div><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/td><\/tr><tr><td style=\"padding-top:0;padding-bottom:0;padding-right:0;padding-left:0\" valign=\"top\" id=\"blockContainerId-58\"><table width=\"100%\" style=\"border:0;border-radius:0;border-collapse:separate\"><tbody><tr><td style=\"padding-left:24px;padding-right:24px;padding-top:12px;padding-bottom:12px\" class=\"mceTextBlockContainer\"><div data-block-id=\"58\" class=\"mceText\" id=\"dataBlockId-58\" style=\"width:100%;cursor:default\"><p class=\"p1\" style=\"text-align: center;\">\ud83d\udcbb <strong><span style=\"color:rgb(0, 0, 0);\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, Verdana, sans-serif\"><span style=\"background-color: transparent\">Learn to code with biology<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/p><p class=\"p1\" style=\"text-align: center;\">Are you interested in the computational side of biology? Some community members are organizing a free volunteer-led intro to bioinformatics\/programming course.<\/p><p class=\"p1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><br><\/p><p class=\"p1\" style=\"text-align: center;\">If you\u2019d like to participate:<\/p><ul><li style=\"text-align: left;\"><p class=\"p1\" style=\"text-align: left;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/forms\/d\/e\/1FAIpQLSfEgQL9XtdRroEuL_2dr1vPNCMhL09NgS_4Ar-GT2aeB-CquA\/viewform?usp=header\" target=\"_blank\">Complete this interest survey<\/a><\/p><\/li><li style=\"text-align: left;\"><p class=\"p1\" style=\"text-align: left;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/rosalind.info\/problems\/dna\/\" target=\"_blank\">Preview the first problem we\u2019ll solve together<\/a><\/p><\/li><\/ul><p class=\"p1\" style=\"text-align: left;\"><br><\/p><p class=\"p1 last-child\" style=\"text-align: center;\">This course starts with programming fundamentals, making it accessible to absolute beginners!<\/p><\/div><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/td><\/tr><tr><td style=\"background-color:transparent;padding-top:20px;padding-bottom:20px;padding-right:24px;padding-left:24px\" valign=\"top\" class=\"mceDividerBlockContainer\" id=\"blockContainerId-46\"><table align=\"center\" border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" width=\"100%\" style=\"background-color:transparent;width:100%\" role=\"presentation\" class=\"mceDividerContainer\" data-block-id=\"46\"><tbody><tr><td style=\"min-width:100%;border-top-width:2px;border-top-style:solid;border-top-color:#000000;line-height:0;font-size:0\" valign=\"top\" class=\"mceDividerBlock\">\u00a0<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/td><\/tr><tr><td style=\"padding-top:0;padding-bottom:0;padding-right:0;padding-left:0\" valign=\"top\" id=\"blockContainerId-45\"><table width=\"100%\" style=\"border:0;border-radius:0;border-collapse:separate\"><tbody><tr><td style=\"padding-left:24px;padding-right:24px;padding-top:12px;padding-bottom:12px\" class=\"mceTextBlockContainer\"><div data-block-id=\"45\" class=\"mceText\" id=\"dataBlockId-45\" style=\"width:100%;cursor:default\"><p class=\"p1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>\ud83d\ude4c Volunteer with Us<\/strong><\/p><p class=\"mcePastedContent\"><br><\/p><p class=\"p1 mcePastedContent\">Looking for a hands-on way to contribute? We\u2019ve just added a <a href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/forms\/d\/e\/1FAIpQLSd0_-rOG1glg9sGu--cZvob4AbHWe2mbG3zFfSLXyt-SLL0tQ\/viewform\"><strong>Volunteer Form<\/strong><\/a> where you can let us know how you\u2019d like to help\u2014be it event planning, lab tasks, or special projects.<\/p><p class=\"p1 mcePastedContent\"><br><\/p><p class=\"p1 mcePastedContent last-child\">We\u2019ll be reaching out soon regarding signing up for some of our events in the future!<\/p><\/div><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/td><\/tr><tr><td style=\"padding-top:12px;padding-bottom:12px;padding-right:24px;padding-left:24px\" valign=\"top\" class=\"mceButtonBlockContainer\" align=\"center\" id=\"blockContainerId-49\"><div><!--[if !mso]><!--><\/div><table align=\"center\" border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" role=\"presentation\" data-block-id=\"49\" class=\"mceButtonContainer\"><tbody><tr class=\"mceStandardButton\"><td style=\"background-color:#000000;border-radius:0;text-align:center\" valign=\"top\" class=\"mceButton\"><a href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/forms\/d\/e\/1FAIpQLSd0_-rOG1glg9sGu--cZvob4AbHWe2mbG3zFfSLXyt-SLL0tQ\/viewform\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"mceButtonLink\" style=\"background-color:#000000;border-radius:0;border:2px solid #000000;color:#ffffff;display:block;font-family:'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, Verdana, sans-serif;font-size:16px;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;padding:16px 28px;text-decoration:none;min-width:30px;text-align:center;direction:ltr;letter-spacing:0px\" rel=\"noreferrer\">Sign Up!<\/a><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><div><!--<![endif]--><\/div><table align=\"center\" border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" role=\"presentation\" data-block-id=\"49\" class=\"mceButtonContainer\"><tbody><tr>\n<!--[if mso]>\n<td align=\"center\">\n<v:roundrect xmlns:v=\"urn:schemas-microsoft-com:vml\"\nxmlns:w=\"urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:word\"\nhref=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/forms\/d\/e\/1FAIpQLSd0_-rOG1glg9sGu--cZvob4AbHWe2mbG3zFfSLXyt-SLL0tQ\/viewform\"\nstyle=\"v-text-anchor:middle; 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