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.

Monday, January 5, 2015

The Cold Won't Stop Us...

I thought Amy and I might be the only runners crazy enough to be out tonight: 20F, 20-30mph winds making it feel like 5F!  Brr, it was cold and we nearly got blown over a few times, but we survived.  On top of that, 4 other runners were out around Somerville - others are just as crazy!  With temps dropping through the week, I guess winter is upon us and we'll have plenty more cold weekend and weekday runs as DFMC training continues.

After writing several e-mails this weekend for donations for our DFMC fundraiser, I received some great news from J.P. Licks and the Coolidge Corner Theatre, both are donating again this year!!  Both organizations have supported my fundraisers in the past and I can't thank them enough for their support and donations!  Hopefully other companies will follow and we'll raise even more money than last year's $1,500!
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