May 2006
“To Make a Difference in Someone’s Life”
(Published 5-1-2006) Inspired by her family, her life experiences, her faith and nurse-heroine novels, Nurse Rae Fierro found
her niche in mid-career when she decided to pursue what turned out to be her true life’s work, focused on breast health patients
at Thomas Jefferson University Hospital.
Andrew Quong, Ph.D., Plans to Expand Nanotechnology Efforts at Kimmel Cancer Center at Jefferson
(Published 5-1-2006) Physicist Andrew Quong, Ph.D., would like nothing better than to cure cancer, and he thinks that the
burgeoning field of nanotechnology is just the ticket to accomplish it. He concedes it won’t be easy. Recently appointed
associate professor of cancer biology at Jefferson Medical College of Thomas Jefferson University in Philadelphia, Dr. Quong
sees nanotechnology as poised to make inroads in tumor imaging, detection and diagnostics, and in time, therapeutics.
Noted Cell Biologist Michael P. Lisanti, M.D., Ph.D., Brings Wide-Ranging Expertise to Kimmel Cancer Center at Jefferson
(Published 5-5-2006) With the recent arrival of renowned cell biologist Michael P. Lisanti, M.D., Ph.D., the Kimmel Cancer
Center at Jefferson in Philadelphia can lay claim to the 15th most cited scientist in biochemistry and biology in the scientific
literature in the last decade. Few cell biologists can point to research with such wide-reaching implications as Dr. Lisanti,
who is an expert in the field of caveolae and caveolin proteins, which play roles in the development of cancer, atherosclerosis,
diabetes, Alzheimer’s disease and muscular dystrophy.
Jefferson Wins Dual Awards for Success in Improving Environmental Health
(Published 5-8-2006) Thomas Jefferson University Hospital has received a dual honor from Hospitals for a Healthy Environment
(H2E) for its success in improving environmental health and for eliminating mercury from the environment. H2E has presented
Jefferson University Hospital with the Making Medicine Mercury Free and the 2006 H2E Partner for Change awards.
Lindsey Lane, M.D., Wins Outstanding Teaching Award
(Published 5-9-2006) Lindsey Lane, M.D., director, Undergraduate Medical Education-Pediatrics, Jefferson Medical College of
Thomas Jefferson University, has been awarded the 2006 Outstanding Teaching Award from the Ambulatory Pediatric Association
(APA). She is being recognized for her excellent work and dedication to implementing and evaluating innovative teaching methods
in the Pediatric Clerkship at Jefferson Medical College.
Learning to Live Better with the Stress of Cancer
(Published 5-9-2006) A series of support group programs, geared toward helping women who have cancer learn the skills to live
better with the stress of the disease, are beginning at Thomas Jefferson University.
What Pregnancy is Like -- A Man’s Perspective
(Published 5-16-2006) A free seminar to assist men in understanding what a woman goes through when she is pregnant and how
her pregnancy affects him will be held at Thomas Jefferson University Hospital.
Jefferson names new Director of Public Relations
(Published 5-16-2006) For the first time in nearly a decade, there’s a new person directing the public relations department
of Thomas Jefferson University Hospital and Thomas Jefferson University. Senior Vice President for Marketing, Public Relations
and Communications, Carmhiel J. Brown has announced the selection of Jacqueline Kozloski, a healthcare communications veteran
to fill the post.
Jefferson Scientists Identify Gene Mutation Potentially Involved in Breast Cancer Initiation
(Published 5-31-2006) Researchers at Jefferson Medical College and the Kimmel Cancer Center at Thomas Jefferson University
in Philadelphia and at the Albert Einstein College of Medicine in New York have found evidence suggesting that a mutation
in a gene that normally helps block the formation of breast tumors could play a role in the initiation of a major form of
breast cancer.
