Clean scan compels patient to give back to MD Anderson
One day after receiving the most devastating news of his life, Scott Ferguson picked up the phone and called MD Anderson.
It was April 2024, and Scott’s Virginia-based doctor, who had diagnosed him with spindle cell sarcoma the previous July, told him the cancer had metastasized to his lungs.
“My local oncologist said I had only 12 months to live,” Scott recalls. “He told me no treatment would be successful. He told me to...
Art Space volunteer draws inspiration from young friend
If you ask David Simon what he likes best about volunteering at MD Anderson, you’ll get a grin and a one-word answer.
“Schmoozing.”...
How coaching is elevating MD Anderson’s workforce
When Frances Snipes began the LEADing Teams Core program with MD Anderson’s Leadership Institute last year, she was surprised to be assigned...
Researcher uses art to share science with a broad audience
Art is an essential part of science. And for Nick Navin, Ph.D., it’s a succinct way to share important scientific discoveries.
“Art is how we communicate information, how we visualize data,” says Navin, chair of Systems Biology.
Back when he was a graduate student in Molecular Genetics at Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory and Stony Brook University, Navin developed some of the first single-cell sequencing methods.
“Breast...
Childhood leukemia survivor is determined to be a counselor for future campers
Rappelling up a rock-climbing wall was Akilah Lopez’s greatest challenge at MD Anderson’s Camp Family Fun Day in August 2022.
“They...
Cancer diagnosis in family drives career shift for patient services coordinator
Seventeen years ago, a phone call changed the course of Fayleta Lawrence’s life. It was her mother, breaking the news that she had just been...
Putting people first: How MD Anderson supports its employees
One day before severe winter storms swept through Texas in February 2021, Ronald Abraham and his family left their Houston...