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.

Wednesday, February 17, 2016

We Beat the Arctic Blast

As you likely heard, this past Sunday and Monday were COLD in the northeast!  We woke up Sunday to -4F temps, -25F wind chills and the day didn't warm up much from there.  Luckily, our DFMC team run was on Saturday morning and was actually quite nice.  An enjoyable 20F with low winds made the run enjoyable.  I felt good throughout the 15 miles and perhaps it was because we took it slower than normal, but I felt stronger as the run went along.  Our DFMC water stop volunteers made it a fun day as well.  We can't thank the volunteers enough for standing in the cold, keeping us hydrated and cheering us on every week we're out there!


This week has been a great fundraising week with several fabulous donors helping raise $1000 for DFMC!  This generosity is very much appreciated and a huge reason why we have raised more than $55,600 for DFMC these last 4+ years.  Thank you to all who have supported my DFMC efforts and help us reach a world without cancer!
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