Our Latest Achieved Goal:

Fisher Scientific Cytopspin 4 and a Omni Bead Ruptor 24 for the lab of Dr. Santosh Kesari, UCSD Moores Cancer Center

Dr. Kesari (left) and Sandeep Pingle
with the FS Cytospin



(Left to Right): Matthew Liedle, Olga Fisher,
Sandeep Pingle, Dr. Kesari



(Left to Right) Marlon Saria, Dr. Kesari,
Sandeep Pingle, and Rohit Saklecha
(Dr. Kesari's lab team)

Dr. Santosh Kesari is Professor of Neurosciences at UC San Diego School of Medicine, and Director of Neuro-oncology at Moores UCSD Cancer Center. His research investigates the biology of gliomas with the aim of developing new therapeutics for patients with brain tumors. He has a long-standing interest in neural development and cancer stem cells and is focusing on their role in the formation of brain tumors and resistance to treatments. The two pieces of equipment purchased for Dr. Kesari's lab were a Omni "Bead Ruptor" which serves to break down tumor tissue to facilitate separating tumor class for molecular or biochemical analysis. The Fisher Scientific "Cytospin" is used to spin down tumor cells on slides for analysis by immunochemistry and other methods. These two pieces of equipment have greatly facilitated the lab's research to study tumor cell properties so that they may be able to detect tumor cells at an early stage and identify properties of the tumor cells to design better treatment alternatives by targeting these cells.

Julianne DiCarlo Lacey

In memory of Julianne DiCarlo Lacey
1958-2012

On November 1, 2012 my courageous cousin Julieanne (DiCarlo) Lacey lost her battle with cancer. Her husband of 29 years, John and her sister Suzette, along with so many that loved her, are trying to figure out how they will live life without her. She saw the best in everyone. One of her many gifts to this world was making everyone she met feel special. She was as beautiful inside as she was on the outside.

She loved life and left us way too soon.

– Maryjo Highland

With all of your support we are making a difference in this continuing battle. Our sincere appreciation to all of our friends and family who have helped us accomplish our goals.

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