24 January 2013 Yesterday I had the pleasure of attending a talk by Robert Weinberg, perhaps one of the most influential scientists to...

9 January 2012 As I mentioned in my last post, I’m maybe just a little bit excited about the UCSD Moores Cancer Center’s shift in focus...

7 January 2012 Curing cancer is hard. Perhaps that’s a gross understatement? I was once sat next to a lovely businesswoman on a plane...

2 January 2013 Nappy New Year! I hope you had a great time with friends and family, dear reader. If your New Year’s celebration was...

27 November 2012 Why is it that those that faithfully take their sugar pill placebo consistently have better outcomes than those that...

15 November 2012 Original Research Commentary I came across an interesting article the other day: Cancer resistance in the blind mole...

24 October 2012 Overweight people get certain types of cancer more frequently; It’s been known from epidemiological association studies...

20 October 2012 It’s been a busy month for me (do I sound like a broken record yet?). Alas, I have some good news: I will soon have a...

15 September 2012 I recently came across photographic evidence of ancient tumors! Image: Dr. Aufderheide and one of his “patients.” A...

15 August 2012 I am frequently asked what I work on, and while I often give a brief description similar to what I put in my research...