Volume 5, Number 11 - March 29, 2010

In this issue:

• Nature features research group’s success with tiny cancer-fighting technology
• Survivor of rare lymphoma devotes her second chance at life to inspiring and helping others
• New database connections keep caregivers aware of patients’ clinical trial status
• Nursing association honors Ferrell for contributions to hospice and palliative care
• Increased funding from cooperative group points to robust participation in clinical trials
• V Foundation backs studies into the cells that lurk behind acute myeloid leukemia

Hands-on learning
The Department of Molecular Biology’s Daniela Castanotto, Ph.D., left, demonstrates a micropipettor while giving Duarte High School students an insider’s view of a science laboratory during the teenagers’ recent visit to City of Hope. Thirty students toured Beckman Research Institute of City of Hope facilities as part of an annual field trip.

In addition to Castanotto, molecular biologist Marcia Miller, Ph.D., and Ali Ehsani, Ph.D., postdoctoral fellow in the Department of Diabetes, Endocrinology & Metabolism, guided students in interactive activities that helped bring the biosciences alive. (Photo by Thomas Brown)