Here at cysticfibrosis.com, we know that scientists matter. They are behind all the treatments taken.
I remember the first days of cysticfibrosis.com when people were having trouble with the directions for taking Pulmozyme…we went right to the Genetech Website: www.gene.com and right on the homepage page was Steve Shak’s phone number: the inventor of dornase the Pulmozyme drug.
He answered the phone! He was surprised to talk to us and he was as kind as he looks but he said he couldn’t speak directly to the patients…we had to send them back to their doctors….who may or may not have been able to answer the questions since the drug was so new at the time.
Steve is now the executive vice president at Genomic Health working on Cancer drugs.
I am remembering him today because so often, these scientists quietly work in the background for us; but today we remember 100 HIV scientists on Malaysian Plane 17. Many will be nameless…but I know one who wasn't on the plane is Chris Baldwin’s other PhD promoter.
from Chris today:
“My other promoter (Ben Berkhout) who is also very high in the HIV field making a vaccine was already at the conference….he caught another flight because he had to present on the morning of the first day of the conference. He heard about the news 2 min before his presentation! So glad he was not on that flight”
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One commentator on television last night said:
“The cure for HIV AIDS may have been on that plane”
So just remembering and thanking God for all the scientists today.
Keep them safe!
I remember the first days of cysticfibrosis.com when people were having trouble with the directions for taking Pulmozyme…we went right to the Genetech Website: www.gene.com and right on the homepage page was Steve Shak’s phone number: the inventor of dornase the Pulmozyme drug.
He answered the phone! He was surprised to talk to us and he was as kind as he looks but he said he couldn’t speak directly to the patients…we had to send them back to their doctors….who may or may not have been able to answer the questions since the drug was so new at the time.
Steve is now the executive vice president at Genomic Health working on Cancer drugs.
I am remembering him today because so often, these scientists quietly work in the background for us; but today we remember 100 HIV scientists on Malaysian Plane 17. Many will be nameless…but I know one who wasn't on the plane is Chris Baldwin’s other PhD promoter.
from Chris today:
“My other promoter (Ben Berkhout) who is also very high in the HIV field making a vaccine was already at the conference….he caught another flight because he had to present on the morning of the first day of the conference. He heard about the news 2 min before his presentation! So glad he was not on that flight”
http://www.retrovirology.com/about/edboard/userprofile/122585623091337
One commentator on television last night said:
“The cure for HIV AIDS may have been on that plane”
So just remembering and thanking God for all the scientists today.
Keep them safe!
