Volume 5, Number 3 - January 25, 2010

In this issue:

• $8.6 million federal contract boosts stem cell therapies
• Bernstein honored with Franklin award
• Circulating tumor cells may yield clues to better breast cancer treatment
• Hockey team’s visit touches both patients and players
• Staff can play major role in donating blood
• Center of Community Alliance for Research & Education honored for its contributions
• Real estate and investment executives named as new members of City of Hope’s national board of directors

Face off for a cause
Actor Cuba Gooding Jr., left, and former National Hockey League (NHL) player Jeremy Roenick wait for the puck to drop at the first Face-Off for Hope game during the Los Angeles Kings’ “Month of Hope.” Two teams of celebrities and alumni took to the ice for the game Jan. 2. Gooding Jr. celebrated his birthday and notched a hat trick as his team won 7-5. The celebrity game followed the L.A. Kings’ 2-1 victory over the Washington Capitals. (Photo by Jeromy Robert)