About Me

My Goal: Run the Boston Marathon on April 15, 2019 with the Dana-Farber Marathon Challenge. Raise $17,000 (or more!) where 100% of funds raised benefit the Claudia Adams Barr Program in Innovative Basic Cancer Research. I run in honor of my friend Chris Davie who is battling brain cancer. I also run in honor for my friend RJ and his continued cancer-free life, in memory of Heather Thomson, and for other family and friends who are or have battled cancer. Together we can help Dana-Farber Cancer Institute reach the ultimate finish line: a world without cancer

Barr Program Impact Statements

Barr Program Impact Statements

Immunotherapies: New Ways to Activate the Immune System—An important area of cancer research asks why the human body's defense systems do not always attack and destroy tumors as they form. Funded by the Claudia Adams Barr Program, Glenn Dranoff, MD, discovered complex regulatory pathways in the human immune system that cancers exploit in order to escape destruction. Reversal of these effects can lead to the development of vaccines against cancer, like Provenge for prostate cancer. This research has also enabled the development of immune-activating drugs such as ipilimumab, which showed striking effects in melanoma in a trial led by Dana-Farber scientists and is now approved by the Food and Drug Administration for treatment.

Friday, February 15, 2013

Week 10, mid-week update

A quick update as I heard from the Coolidge Corner Theatre (web site) who will be contributing tickets to my DFMC raffle!  This is a great local theatre with a diverse movie selection and unique atmosphere.  Thank you to the CC Theatre for another fun prize.

The week has been going well...12.4km on Tuesday at the track workout, another 9mi tonight at Crossroads and a planned 16mi this weekend.  It is a busy week but training is really kicking into high gear!

Fingers crossed for some good weather this weekend and not the snow that they are predicting.  Also hoping for some more donations to come in for the fund raiser.  If anyone has connections and would like to offer up some great prizes, please contact me! :)
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