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, March 21, 2018

$2500+ in 3 Days!

WOW! The support and generosity of many people in the last 4 days is incredible as we've raised over $2,500 in 4 days!  Some of these donations can receive company matches so the total will be even a bit more.  Thank you to all the donors (80+) who have generously contributed to my 2018 efforts and support DFMC!

Though not a fundraising wow, I'm having some flashbacks to 2015 and winter nor'easters.  Really, a 4th nor'easter hitting Boston today & tonight?!  Luckily, I adjusted my running this week and moved my speed work to Monday.  I'm hoping to get out again tonight before the snow/rain starts, though the wind is already here and will be a nice little challenge.  Fingers crossed that the storm isn't too bad and we're able to run our 22 miles safely this weekend!
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