Mike Shad, of Jacksonville, Fla., is president of Mike Shad, P.L., a CPA firm that provides business valuations, litigation support, management consulting and dealer counseling for the retail automobile industry.
Basic laboratory research has fueled many advances in cancer diagnosis, prevention and care. By revealing the nature of specific cancers and unlocking their mysteries, basic science has led to the development of more effective cancer therapies, earlier and better detection methods and improved outcomes for cancer patients everywhere.
We know that to effectively diagnose and treat cancers, we must understand the biology underlying their development. To that end, MD Anderson established the Institute for Basic Science (IBS) in 2008. Its goal is to accelerate scientific discoveries in a collaborative environment that maximizes individual and collective success. Encompassing MD Anderson’s traditional basic science departments, from biochemistry and molecular biology to veterinary sciences, the IBS also comprises seven multidisciplinary centers of research excellence. Interactive teams at the IBS focus on cutting-edge work in cancer genetics, epigenetics, inflammation, carcinogenesis, molecular structures, cell-to-cell signaling, stem cell biology and more.
We are grateful to those who are committed to MD Anderson’s mission of eliminating cancer by contributing to the creation and continued growth of the IBS. With your philanthropic support, we are building on MD Anderson’s world-class research strengths and forging new paths of discovery that will directly benefit cancer patients now and for generations to come. Thank you for joining us in Making Cancer History®.
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Kim Johnson of San Antonio joined MD Anderson's Advance Team in 2009. She co-founded the Teal Lunch for Life in 2008 to raise money for the Blanton-Davis Ovarian Cancer Research Program at MD Anderson. Kim and her husband, Clyde Johnson IV, with his parents Paula and Clyde Johnson III, are co-chairs of the inaugural A Conversation With a Livng Legend® in San Antonio, Oct. 29, honoring former President of Mexico Vicente Fox.
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Over lunch one day in 2002, a well-intentioned Houston philanthropist suggested Lanie Rose and her best friend set a fundraising goal of $10,000 for an event honoring the memory of Lanie's daughter, Marnie Rose, M.D., whose pediatric medical residency at Children's Memorial Hermann Hospital had been cut short that year by a rare form of brain cancer.
