Fingerprints for cancer
Geneticists step out of research role to raise funds for cancer
The American Society of Human Genetics (ASHG) meeting kicked off this week in Philadelphia with a brushstroke. Several prominent geneticists -- including the ASHG's president Aravinda Chakravarti, president-elect Edward McCabe, and Allan Award winner Haig Kazazian -- rolled up their sleeves and grabbed a paint palette on Wednesday (Nov. 12) in a bid to help children coping with cancer.
Hosted by Expression Analysis, a biotech company specializing in microarray technologies, the "Leave Your Fingerprint on the Cure" fundraising campaign asked the linkurl:meeting's;http://www.ashg.org/2008meeting/ participants to help complete a 40 square foot mural by painting linkurl:flowers;http://www.the-scientist.com/blog/display/54634/ and pinwheels, with the artists' fingerprints at the center of their creations. In return, Expression Analysis pledged to donate $10 per fingerprint to Cure Kids Cancer, an organization that helps children battling cancer find appropriate hospitals close to home."It's fanciful, but...
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proudly next to his masterpiece |
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leaves his fingerprint on the cure |
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Haig Kazazian does his bit to raise money for cancer treatment |
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