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, April 12, 2013

BAA Expo & DFMC Registration

Today started the final preparations for Monday.  I went to the BAA Expo at Hynes Convention Center, got my number and swag bag!  I also picked up my number for the BAA 5K on Sunday AM.  Yup, I'm running both BAA races this weekend and will run a total of 29.3 miles in <30 hours.  We'll see how well this strategy pays off on Monday, but the Sunday race should prepare the muscles for Monday.

 After the BAA registration and meandering around the expo (but resisting the urge to buy lots of expensive items) I went to the DFMC registration at the Marriott Copley.  This year I actually remembered my forms and was prepared for the process.  In addition to picking up all the DFMC materials, I also got to pick up my "Pace$etter" patch to wear on my singlet.  This patch is given to all runners who raise $8000.  I wear this patch this Monday and thank all the individuals who have helped me raise over $11,500 for DFCI and Claudia Adams Barr Program in Innovative Basic Cancer Research.

 More to come this weekend, and hopefully some pictures...
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