SMOKING OUT TOBACCO - Moores Cancer Center
SMOKING OUT TOBACCO - Moores Cancer Center
SMOKING OUT TOBACCO - Moores Cancer Center
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UCSD <strong>Cancer</strong> <strong>Center</strong> Foundation<br />
PRESIDENT OF THE FOUNDATION BOARD<br />
Cinda K. Lucas *<br />
OFFICERS<br />
Gordon P. Boerner *<br />
Marilynn Boesky *<br />
Howard I. Cohen *<br />
William T. Comer, Ph.D. *<br />
Frank M. Goldberg *<br />
Charles F. Gorder Sr., Esq. *<br />
Mary Rand Taylor *<br />
John McDonnell *<br />
BOARD OF DIRECTORS<br />
J. Samuel Armstrong, IV<br />
Terry Ash<br />
Kathryn A. Bernert, Esq.<br />
Howard C. Birndorf<br />
Sophie Brody<br />
Deborah J. Case<br />
Carol L. Chang<br />
L. Reneé Comeau<br />
Jay de Groot<br />
Charles Faith<br />
Yehudi Gaffen<br />
Howard Goldfeder*<br />
Donald W. Grimm<br />
Ernest Huang, Ph.D.<br />
Al Hugo-Martinez<br />
Jacqueline Johnson, Ph.D.<br />
Maurice C. Kaplan, Esq. *<br />
Jerome S. Katzin, Esq. *<br />
Jeffrey Lipinsky<br />
George L. Liggins,<br />
M.P.H., Ph.D.<br />
Joany Mosher<br />
Alex M. Nadzan<br />
Henry L. Nordhoff<br />
Carrie O’Brien<br />
Anne S. Otterson<br />
John W. Otterson, II<br />
Kenneth D. Polin, Esq.<br />
Kimberly Simpson Querrey<br />
Edward T. Shonsey<br />
ADVISORY BOARD<br />
John R. Bonn, Esq.<br />
Diane Clarke<br />
Lois J. Crandell<br />
Audrey S. Geisel<br />
George L. Gildred<br />
Irwin Jacobs, Ph.D.<br />
Richard Levi<br />
Art Lujan<br />
Marianne McDonald, Ph.D.<br />
John H. Moxley III, M.D.<br />
Peter Preuss<br />
Clayton D. Pruett<br />
Ruth L. Schulman<br />
John Walton<br />
Walter Zable<br />
EX OFFICIO MEMBERS<br />
Edward W. Holmes, M.D.<br />
Robert Horsman<br />
Katherine Kennedy<br />
Sam Iacobellis, Ph.D.<br />
Esther R. Nahama<br />
Tom Nielsen<br />
Rebecca Newman<br />
INTERIM DIRECTOR, MOORES<br />
UCSD CANCER CENTER<br />
Gordon Gill, M.D.<br />
DEPUTY DIRECTOR,<br />
CLINICAL OPERATIONS<br />
David W. Easter, M.D.<br />
DEPUTY DIRECTOR,<br />
RESEARCH OPERATIONS<br />
Thomas J. Kipps, M.D., Ph.D.<br />
ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR FOR<br />
ADMINISTRATION<br />
Ira S. Goodman<br />
DIRECTOR OF DEVELOPMENT<br />
Sarah Godfrey<br />
ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR OF<br />
DEVELOPMENT<br />
Martha Shumaker<br />
DEVELOPMENT ASSISTANTS<br />
Carlos Castaneda<br />
Christa Collins<br />
Maryann Lapthorn<br />
* Officers and Members of the Executive Committee<br />
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Executive Editor: Sarah Godfrey • Editor: Nancy Stringer<br />
Contributing Writers: Sarah Godfrey, Sarah Lifton, Nancy Stringer<br />
Cover Photo: Dave Siccardi • Design: Janice Gordon<br />
Message<br />
from the<br />
Director<br />
You may have noticed that this<br />
issue of the newsletter is coming<br />
to you a little later than usual.<br />
We delayed production in order<br />
to bring you exciting news —<br />
UCSD has named a new director<br />
for the <strong>Cancer</strong> <strong>Center</strong>.<br />
It is my distinct pleasure to<br />
introduce Dennis A. Carson, M.D., an internationally known and<br />
respected immunologist and cancer biologist who has been a<br />
senior member of the UCSD faculty since 1990. I have known<br />
Dr. Carson for many years as a brilliant scientist, and an effective<br />
and energetic leader.<br />
Featured in this issue is a conversation with the new director<br />
that I hope you’ll take a moment to read so that you might get<br />
to know a little more about him.<br />
Over the last several weeks, Dr. Carson and I have worked<br />
closely together to ensure a smooth transition of leadership.<br />
I know that I’m leaving the director’s office in the best possible<br />
hands.<br />
And so this becomes my farewell message.<br />
It has been a pleasure to serve as the interim director since<br />
January of this year. During that time we have made progress<br />
in important areas, including bringing new faculty on board in<br />
key positions, strengthening clinical services, and establishing<br />
the first of several major programs that we refer to as “centers<br />
of excellence.” Our first center of excellence is in hematologic<br />
malignancies, led by Dr. Thomas Kipps. You will hear more<br />
about this exciting, multifaceted program and others to follow<br />
in future issues of the newsletter.<br />
As my service comes to a close, I would like to take this opportunity<br />
to extend my thanks to the hundreds of faculty and staff<br />
who make up the <strong>Cancer</strong> <strong>Center</strong> family. I am profoundly grateful<br />
for their generosity of spirit and their good counsel during my<br />
tenure as interim director.<br />
Please join me in welcoming Dr. Carson and in supporting<br />
him as he leads the <strong>Cancer</strong> <strong>Center</strong> in the coming years. Thanks<br />
to the dedication of the faculty, staff and community partners<br />
like you, we will continue to move closer to the day when we no<br />
longer have to worry about cancer as a life-threatening disease.<br />
Sincerely,<br />
Gordon Gill, M.D.<br />
Interim Director,<br />
<strong>Moores</strong> UCSD <strong>Cancer</strong> <strong>Center</strong><br />
<strong>Cancer</strong> <strong>Center</strong> News<br />
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