- BIO RAD S1000 Thermal Cycler, with a Fisher Scientific Series 3110 Incubator for the lab of Sonia Ramamoorthy, M.D., Assistant Professor of Surgery at UCSD Moores Cancer Center
- 363 Flurorescence Detector by Hitachi to the lab of Dr. J.Kellogg Parsons of the UCSD Moores Comprehensive Cancer Center
- Kodak Gel Logic 200 PC to the lab of Dr. Stefan Riedl of The Burnham Institute
- Bio-Rad Multicolor Fluorescent Imaging System to the laboratory of Dr. Jean Wang, UCSD / Moores Cancer Center
- Olympus CKX41 Microscope to Dr. Ruth Gjerset, Sidney Kimmel Cancer Center
- PSSC PowerWulf
Computer Upgrade to Dr. Maurizio Pellecchia, The Burnham Institute
- Stryker's Digital Capture High Definition Equipment to Anne Wallace, M.D.,
Associate Professor of Surgery, UCSD
- CHEF-DR II System to Floyd Romesberg,
Ph.D. and Jodie Chin, Ph.D., The Scripps Research Institute
- Miotic Inverted Microscope with Epifluorescence to Dr. Per
Borgstrom, Sidney Kimmel Cancer Center
Bio Rad S1000 Thermal Cycler, with a Fisher Scientific Series 3110 Incubator for the lab of Sonia Ramamoorthy, M.D., Assistant Professor of Surgery at the UCSD Moores Cancer Center
L to R: HFAC Board Members Pam Xitco and Olga Fisher,
Research Assistant Linda Luo, and Dr. Sonia Ramamoorthy
with the Bio Rad Thermal Cycler.
Research Assistant Linda Luo with the Fisher Scientific
Series 3110 Incubator Our most recent gift was to Sonia Ramamoorthy, M.D., Assistant Professor of Surgery at the UCSD Moores Cancer Center. Dr. Ramarmoorthy specializes in colon and rectal surgery. Her cancer research, like so many others at UCSD, requires specialized equipment to improve the quality and longevity of the cancer cells they are studying.
As our friends and family members continue to support the foundation with their generous contributions, we were able to purchase a Bio Rad S1000 Thermal Cycler along with a Fisher Scientific Series 3110 Incubator for Dr. Ramamoorthy’s lab.
The incubator, from Fisher Scientific, was needed so that they could provide optimal growth for the live cancer cells that are required for their studies. The Bio Rad Thermal Cycler is a PCR machine which helps amplify the DNA/RNA once it has been extracted from the cells. The DNA and RNA are the molecular footprints in cancer that help us to understand how it differs from the normal tissue surrounding it.
Our appreciation to Dr. Ramamoorthy and her research assistants for all they are doing to help eradicate cancer in our world today.
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363 Fluorescence Detector by Hitachi to the lab of Dr. J. Kellogg Parsons of the UCSD Moores Comprehensive Cancer Center
(L to R) Dr. J. Kellogg Parsons, Professor Cheryl Rock and
Mr. Dennis Heath with the Fluorescence Detector
363 Fluorescence Detector by Hitachi This donation project was to Dr. J. Kellogg Parsons of the UCSD Moores Comprehensive Cancer Center. The equipment purchased for Dr. Parsons was a 363 Flourescence Detector by Hitachi.
Dr. Parsons' research focuses on the epidemiology, prevention, and treatment of prostate and bladder cancer and prostate hyperplasia. He is particularly interested in clinical trials and improving patient care through the application of evidence-based medicine.
His previous research has included identification of free testosterone as a risk factor for prostate cancer, optimization of prostate cancer diagnosis utilizing prostate-specific antigen (PSA) isoforms, and descriptions of novel risk factors for prostate hyperplasia.
The equipment purchased for Dr. Parsons is currently being used to aid in research for a grant given to USCD / Dr. Parsons by the NIH, in regards to the prevention and treatment of bladder and prostate cancer thru diet.
Dr. Parsons is the principal investigator at UCSD for the Selenium and Vitamin E Prostate Cancer Prevention Trial (SELECT).
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Kodak Gel Logic 200 PC to the lab of Dr. Stefan Riedl of The Burnham Institute
(L to R): Tae-Hyun Chris Kim, Stefan Riedl, Ph.D.,
Malgorzata Dobaczewska, Jean Freiser 
Front row (L to R): Maryjo Highland, Malgorzata
Dobaczewska, Jean Freiser
Back row (L to R): Olga Fisher, Pam Xitco, Eva Borgstrom,
Jean Remmer, Dr. Stefan Riedl
Missing from group: Dee Jerge This donation project was to Dr. Stefan Riedl, whose lab is part of the Cancer Center at The Burnham Institute for Medical Research. The equipment purchased for Dr. Riedl was a Kodak Gel Logic 200 Imaging System.
Dr. Riedl’s lab focuses on the understanding of central protein complexes, which act as molecular switches in important cancer pathways. Understanding these switches is crucial to enabling researchers to develop drug compounds influencing these key regulators as a means of combating various cancers.
The Kodak Gel Logic 200 is a state-of-the-art gel imaging system, which allows precise analysis of the protein complexes. The equipment replaced a manual type process which was much more labor intensive as well as time consuming in identifying protein components and how they interact to form large complexes; a process that requires visualization by various methods.
Dr. Riedl has trained at several prominent institutions such as Max Planck Institute and Princeton University, and most recently started his own lab at Burnham in the area of Apoptosis and Cell Death Research.
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Bio-Rad Multicolor Fluorescent Imaging System to the laboratory of
Dr. Jean Wang, UCSD / Moores Cancer Center
Dr. Jean Wang and Shun J. Lee
(L to R): Dr. Jean Wang, Shun J. Lee,
Olga Fisher, Maryjo Highland,
Eva Borgstrom, Pam Xitco and Dee Jerge
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Olympus CKX41 Microscope to the laboratory of Dr. Ruth Gjerset, Sidney Kimmel Cancer Center
Hope For A Cure Foundation Board
Member Pam Xitco (left) with
Dr. Ruth Gjerset and the
Olympus CKX41 microscope. This fundraising project culminated in the donation of an Olympus CKX41 microscope, equipped with a fluorescent illuminator, to the Sidney Kimmel Cancer Center laboratory of Dr. Ruth Gjerset. The microscope is suitable for multiple applications, ranging from routine cell culture observation and live cell imaging to high resolution multi-stained fluorescence analysis of subcellular structures in fixed specimens. Gjerset’s laboratory research focuses on specific proteins involved in cancer development.
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PSSC PowerWulf
Computer Upgrade to the laboratory of Dr. Maurizio Pellecchia, The Burnham Institute
Dr. Maurizio Pellecchia and Jean
Freiser, Director of Sponsored
Research, with the newly-upgraded
computer equipment in the
computer center at The Burnham
Institute. Because of all of your continued generosity and kindness,
the Hope for a Cure Foundation was able to purchase another piece
of equipment for cancer research! In
the spring, we delivered a PSSC PowerWulf
computer upgrade to Dr. Maurizio Pellecchia of The Burnham Institute. Dr. Pellecchia is currently working on an agent that will focus
on prostate, breast, lung and lymphoma cancers at The Burnham Institute.
This research is focused on targeting proteins that will render cancer
cells more sensitive to chemotherapy. We feel privileged to have
assisted him in his journey.
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Stryker's Digital Capture High Definition Equipment to the laboratory of Anne Wallace, M.D.,
Associate Professor of Surgery, UCSD
(L to R): Dr. Anne Wallace,
with Olga Fisher and
Maryjo Highland of the
Hope for a Cure Foundation
Stryker Sales
Representative
Steve Rons 
Stryker's Digital Capture
High Definition equipment. The Hope for a Cure Foundation donated a powerful
new tool to the operating room of Anne Wallace, M.D.,
Associate Professor of Surgery at UCSD. Valued at nearly $28,000,
Stryker's Digital Capture High Definition equipment is designed to
capture and route high-definition images from their companion camera,
allowing Dr. Wallace to record detailed mapping of the duct wall
of breast cancer patients in the O.R. The equipment allows Dr. Wallace
to document her cases faster and on more types of media. She is
also able to record the procedure on CD for evaluation, and to apply
this information directly to her research and teaching efforts. Furthermore,
by studying the data resulting from these powerful image and data
capture tools, Dr. Wallace is hopeful of offering earlier cancer diagnoses.
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CHEF-DR II System to the laboratory of Floyd Romesberg,
Ph.D. and Jodie Chin, Ph.D., The Scripps Research Institute
Jodie Chin, Ph.D., with the new
CHEF-DR II system The Hope for a Cure Foundation delivered a CHEF-DR II system to Floyd Romesberg,
Ph.D. and Jodie Chin, Ph.D., at The Scripps Research Institute. They
are currently working on DNA sequencing and identifying the proteins
involved in the mutation of the cells. Their work is of a preventive
nature when dealing with cancer.
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Miotic Inverted Microscope with Epifluorescence to the laboratory of Dr. Per
Borgstrom, Sidney Kimmel Cancer Center
Per Borgstrom, Ph.D., with the new
Miotic Inverted Microscope Mikron Instruments delivered
a Miotic Inverted Microscope with Epifluorescence to Dr. Per
Borgstrom at the Sidney Kimmel Cancer Center. This microscope will aid
Dr. Borgstrom in his continued efforts to combat cancer.
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