by Maddy WeberFrom Fox Chase Cancer Center Connect, April 18, 2012 “I had no intention of being the person I am today,” Camille Ragin, PhD, told a crowd at the Franklin Institute on March 23, tracing her unpredictable path from a childhood in Jamaica t...
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Originally published in Forward, Fall 2012 Immunologist Helped Save Millions of Lives Retired Fox Chase researcherIrving Millman, who played an instrumental role in the development of the hepatitis B vaccine and screening test, died in April at t...
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By Abbey J. Porter and Matt Steinmetz Originally published in Forward, Fall 2010 In Fox Chase’s formative years, the researchers who helped chart the Center’s scientific course reached far beyond Philadelphia to start a tradition of pioneering ...
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Jill M. ErcolinoOriginally published in Fox Chase Forward, Fall 2009 Pioneering Woman Fought Cancer with KnowledgeAnna Gray brewed up some tea at her home outside Philadelphia and invited a few friends to join her for a cup. But she had more on h...
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Susan TobinOriginally published in Forward, Spring 2009 Discovery revolutionized cancer research, treatment Fifty years ago, a landmark discovery at Fox Chase changed the direction of cancer research and paved the way for a new approach to cancer ...
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>George BeschenOriginally published in Fox Chase Forward, Fall 2009FOX CHASE’S BEATRICE MINTZ has been at the forefront of developmental genetics for nearly 50 years. Her groundbreaking contributions to science include the recognition of the central role...
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