Weekly Fireside Chat with Carrie McAllen, Director of Business Development and Rob Balmer, General Manager discussing the latest news and events at the Doubletree Hotel San Jose and in the City of San Jose California. The San Jose Doubletree is a local hotel near the San Jose Mineta Airport in San Jose, California.

Key Points from today’s show were:

Googles Sergey Brin visited the Doubletree San Jose Hotel. The Google Inc. co-founder has been funding gene scans for 10,000 Parkinson’s patients to better understand the disease’s roots. The scans will be performed by 23andMe Inc., the direct-to-consumer genetic testing startup co-founded by Brin’s wife, Anne Wojcicki.

For more information go to http://www.23andme.com

Hilton Hotels Corporation (Hilton) announced today the addition of Denizen Hotels, a global lifestyle brand, to the Hilton Family of Brands.

Where to go in San Jose for Saint Patrick’s Day? Head to the Doubletree Hotel San Jose for some Green Guinness beer and corn beef sandwiches.
Also plan to go to San Jose’s best Easter brunch and dinner which can be found at Spencer’s for Steaks and Chops.

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• A New Approach to Research: The 23andMe Parkinson’s Disease Initiative (spittoon.23andme.com)

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