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...Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, one of Harvard Medical School’s teaching hospitals, has received a $20 million grant to establish a research center that will focus on the development of new cancer drugs...
...gift, announced yesterday, is a part of a larger philanthropic effort by the Virginia and D. K. Ludwig Fund for Cancer Research. Five other academic research institutions received grants from the Ludwig Fund to found similar centers. Dana-Farber has appointed George D. Demetri, an associate professor of medicine specializing in translational research, to lead the Ludwig Center at Dana-Farber...
...Dana-Farber Cancer Institute is recognized throughout the world for its development of new therapies for cancer,” Lloyd Old, chair of the Ludwig Fund Trustees, said in a statement released by Dana-Farber yesterday. “Dr. George Demetri has made outstanding contributions to this tradition by successfully linking the strengths of the laboratory, the clinic and the pharmaceutical industry to forge novel and effective cancer therapies...
...courage to undergo painful introspection after his injury, Michael Weisskopf has reclaimed his soul and his spirit. I too suffered a loss, 15 years ago, when my young husband died of brain cancer. As a result of addressing sometimes unendurable pain and grief, I won the same prize. Maralyn Farber Bethesda, Maryland, U.S. I was riveted by Weisskopf's story of horrific pain and soul searching. It made me think of the soldiers who have died in Iraq and the more than 20,000 Americans who have suffered terrible physical and mental wounds there. Weisskopf's story brought attention...
...MARALYN FARBER Bethesda...