- Steven Rosenberg
Steven A. Rosenberg, M.D., Ph.D., (b. 2 August 1940) is a leading cancer researcher and surgeon. He is credited with developing the use of IL-2 and immune cells for the treatment of patients with melanoma. He has also shown that expanding immune cells in the lab can be used to treat patients with melanoma and has published two important studies describing their use.
- Eva Cassidy
Eva Marie Cassidy was an American vocalist described by the British newspaper "The Guardian" as "one of the greatest voices of her generation." She had a diverse repertoire of jazz, blues, folk, gospel and pop. Cassidy remained virtually unknown outside of her native Washington, DC, when she died of melanoma in 1996. However, her posthumously released recordings have since sold in excess of four million copies, …
- Peter Cook
Peter Francis Salmon Cook (8 November 1943 - 3 December 2005), Australian politician, was an Australian Labor Party member of the Senate from 1983 to 2005, representing the state of Western Australia. Cook was born in Melbourne, Victoria, and was an active trade unionist before entering politics. He was Secretary of the Western Australian Trades and Labour Council 1975-83 and Vice-President of the Australian Council of Trade Unions 1981-83.
- Maureen Reagan
Maureen Elizabeth Reagan Revell was the daughter of former President Ronald Reagan and his first wife, Jane Wyman. She was also the only child born to them who survived infancy; their son Michael Edward Reagan was adopted. As a young actress, she acted in films. She married and divorced John Filippone and David Sills, before finally marrying her husband for life, Dennis Revell, in 1981.
- Sam Donaldson
Samuel Andrew Donaldson (born March 11, 1934 in El Paso, Texas) was a reporter and news anchor for ABC News, anchoring the Sunday edition of "World News Tonight" from its inception in January 1979 through the 1990s. He was known for his loud, distinctive cadence and his persistence in questioning senior government officials, up to, and including, the President of the United States.
- Fred Singer
Siegfried Frederick Singer (born September 27, 1924 in Vienna) is an electrical engineer and physicist. He is best known as President and founder (in 1990) of the Science & Environmental Policy Project, which disputes the prevailing scientific opinion on climate change. Singer is also skeptical about the connection between CFCs and ozone depletion, between UV-B radiation and melanoma and between second hand smoke and lung cancer.
- Mike Clark
Michael Vincent Clark (November 7, 1940, Marshall, Texas - July 24, 2002, Dallas, Texas) is a former NFL kicker from (1963-1973). He was a part of the Dallas Cowboys' Super Bowl VI winning team. Clark died of a heart attack at Baylor University Medical Center. He was diagnosed with advanced Melanoma in 1998.
- David Khayat
David Khayat is the the President of French Cancer National Institute (from 2004). He studied at the university of Nice from 1974 to 1980; a few years later, he got a Master of Science in the field of tumor immunology. He became the head of the department of medical oncology at Pitié - Salpêtrière hospital in 1990. In this period, he did many interesting studies about tumor immunology.
- René Laennec
René-Théophile-Hyacinthe Laennec, French physician; inventor of the stethoscope. Dr. Laennec was born in Quimper, Brittany and studied medicine at the Hôpital de la Charité, Paris qualifying in 1804. He invented the stethoscope in 1816, while working at the Hôpital Necker.
- Joe Roth
Joe Roth (died February 19, 1977) was an All-American quarterback at the University of California at Berkeley who played the 1976 season with melanoma and died 3 months after his last game, in 1977. In 1974, he led Grossmont College (El Cajon, California) to an undefeated season and state title. In 1975, after he won the starting role, he led the California Golden Bears to the Pac-8 title as co-champions. His team had such stars as Chuck Muncie and Wesley Walker.
- Richard Jaeckel
Richard Hanley Jaeckel (October 10, 1926 - June 14, 1997) was an American actor. Jaeckel was born in Long Beach, New York. A short, but tough guy, he played a variety of characters in his 50 years in movies and television and became one of Hollywood's best known character actors. Jaeckel got his start in the business at the age of 17 while working as a mailboy at 20th Century Fox studios in Hollywood.
- Phoebe Snetsinger
Phoebe Snetsinger, nee Burnett (9 June 1931, Lake Zurich, Illinois, USA - November 23, 1999, Madagascar), a resident of Webster Groves, Missouri, was a birder famous for having seen over 8,500 species by the time of her death. The daughter of advertising magnate Leo Burnett, she inherited a small fortune, which she eventually used to fund numerous trips in pursuit of her hobby.
- Isadore Sharp
Isadore "Issy" Sharp, O.C. (born October 8, 1931) is a Jewish-Canadian businessman and founder, chairman and CEO of Four Seasons Hotels and Resorts. In 1952, he graduated from the Ryerson Polytechnical Institute with a degree in architecture. He founded the Four Seasons Hotel in 1960 and opened the first hotel on Jarvis Street in downtown Toronto in 1961. He helped start and is Director of the Terry Fox Run. He married Rosalie Wise and they have three sons, Jordan, …
- Don Clarke
Donald Barry Clarke (November 10, 1933-December 29, 2002) was a New Zealand rugby union player who played 89 times (31 of these were test matches) as an All Black from 1956 until 1964. He was best known for his phenomenal goal kicking ability that earned him the nickname "The Boot". Clarke was first selected to play rugby for the Waikato rugby team at the age of 17 in 1951. In 1956 he helped the Waikato side to a 14-10 victory over the touring South African Springbok side.
- Hiram Polk
Dr. Hiram Polk, Jr. is native of Jackson, Mississippi and alumnus of Millsaps College and the Harvard Medical School. He served as the Ben A. Reid Professor and Chairman of Surgery at the University of Louisville from 1971-2005.
- Wayne Masterson
Wayne Masterson PhD (born 1959 died 1991) was a British scientist who made a breakthrough in research into sleeping sickness. Masterson won a scholarship to Magdalen College School and later was an undergraduate at Magdalen College, Oxford studying biology. His main area of interest became insects and his doctorate thesis at Cambridge University was on the lifecyle of the tsetse fly.
- Donald Ginsberg
Donald Maurice Ginsberg was an American physicist and expert on superconductors. Born in Chicago, Ginsberg attended University of Chicago, earning a bachelor of arts in 1952, a bachelor of science in 1955, and a master of science in 1956. He then earned his doctorate in physics from the University of California, Berkeley in 1960. He taught at University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign from 1959 to 1996.
- Victor Paul Wierwille
Victor Paul Wierwille (December 31 1916 - May 20 1985) was the founder of The Way International (TWI). He was raised in and later ordained by the Evangelical and Reformed Church (a predecessor of the United Church of Christ) in 1941, and he officially left that church in 1957. Wierwille graduated from Mission House (Lakeland) College, received his Th.M in Advanced Preaching from Princeton Theological Seminary.
- Buck Melanoma
What about me? That you don't already know, I mean. Ok, let's see. I am fanatical about my hair. I smoke but I still smell good. I am fiercely loyal, to my friends, family and lover. I am a spelling and grammar nazi. I am EXTREMELY competitive. I rock @ poker (yeah, that's right ladies...you know who you are) I am head over heels in love, with my niece and my honey. I am an awesome girlfriend (or so I've been told) I don't cheat.
- Miles - Miles For Melanoma
Everyday I'm learning. I love life and everything it has to offer. Twists and turns along the way are what make it so much fun. Without the lows...the good times wouldn't be quite as good.
- Buck Melanoma
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- Chuck Melanoma
I'm a former CIA operative who worked out of several Central Asian countries in the 1980s. I was Mr. Universe in 1986, and won the Nobel Prize in physics in 1990-something for my discovery of some really arcane physics formula thingy (it predicts when the next second will occur). I invented fruit roll-ups in some spare time I had in the summer of 1996 while living in my mom's basement.
- Miles For Melanoma
The 1st Annual Miles For Melanona : A Walk In Memory Of Amber Murphy is the beginning of a campaign to educate our community about the dangers of Melanoma cancer. Every hour of every day, someone dies of melanoma in the United States. The incidence of melanoma is increasing faster than any other cancer, and an Americanâs lifetime risk of developing melanoma is one in 60.
- Lucas Melanoma
Helo wurld.
- Buck Melanoma
- Brian Abbott
- Madeleine Duvic
Madeleine Duvic, M.D. Professor Associate Clinical Medical Director, Melanoma/Skin Center
- Jeffrey Weber
Jeffrey S. Weber , M.D., Ph.D. Chief of Medicine, Norris Cancer Hospital and Professor, and Co-Head of the Developmental Therapeutics Program at the University of Southern California (USC)/Norris Comprehensive Cancer Center, Dr. Weber also serves as Chair of the Clinical Investigations Committee. Dr. Weber is regarded as one of the leading authorities on the clinical development of new treatment modalities for melanoma and has substantial experience with other cancers, as well.
- Nanette Liégeois
Dr. Nanette Liégeois organized and chaired the annual International Transplant Skin Cancer Collaborative (ITSCC) meeting which occurred on February 1st, 2007, in concert with the American Academy of Dermatology Annual Meeting in Washington, DC.
- Gerald Milton
Gerry Milton was influential in the development of two important areas of cancer management in Australia . He initiated and fostered multidisciplinary care, particularly with the innovation of nursing support by trained oncology nurses for patients in their own homes. The Oncology Home Nursing Service concept has been taken up by other cancer units.
- Rhoda Alani
Dr. Rhoda Alani , Director of the Laboratory of Cutaneous Oncology, has been selected to participate in a Special Symposium on "Novel Concepts in Basic Research Reaching the Clinic" at the Third International Melanoma Research Congress September 14-16 in The Netherlands. Dr. Alani was selected to participate in this symposium with other international leaders in melanoma
- Michelle Rooney
Michelle had the pleasure and joy of working with Sherri at Diablo Valley Oncology for almost two years. It was exciting to work with Sherri, watching her exude compassion and empathy while learning oncology nursing. Michelle appreciates the opportunity she had to get to know Sherri, both professionally and personally and often thinks about Sherri's smile, gentle and patient voice, and overall appreciation for life.
- Sophie Heathcote
Sophie Heathcote was an Australian actress. Heathcote was born in Melbourne. She began her acting career with a role in medical drama series "A Country Practice" as Stephanie "Steve" Brennan from 1990 to 1991. She followed this with a role in film "Reckless Kelly" (1993). She graduated from Australia's National Institute of Dramatic Art (NIDA) alongside Bridie Carter, Tom Long and Martin Kovacic in late 1994.
- Jack Pardee
John Perry Pardee (born April 19, 1936 in Exira, Iowa) is a former American football linebacker and head coach in the National Football League. As a teenager moved to Christoval, Texas where he excelled as a member of the 6 man football team, was an All-American linebacker at Texas A&M University, a two-time All-Pro with the Los Angeles Rams (1963) and Washington Redskins (1971), a 2-time NFL Coach of Year (1976,79), and winner of 87 games in 11 seasons.
- Daniel Roses
Daniel F. Roses, M.D. is the Jules Leonard Whitehill Professor of Surgery and Oncology of the New York University School of Medicine and a Senior Attending Surgeon at Tisch Hospital of the New York University Medical Center. Following his training in surgery at the New York University-Bellevue Medical Center, he served on active duty as Lieutenant Commander with the Medical Corps of the United States Navy, …
- Carl Ryanen-Grant
Carl Winslow Ryanen-Grant (November 7, 1975 - February 28, 2000) was the 1997 University Medalist at the University of California, Berkeley. He received national media attention that year for academic successes realized while battling malignant melanoma. Born in San Francisco, California, Ryanen-Grant was raised in the suburb of Concord. While pursuing a degree in History at UC Berkeley, Ryanen-Grant was diagnosed with the deadly skin cancer in early 1996, at the age of 20.
- Tage Danielsson
Tage Danielsson was a Swedish author, actor and film director. He was born in Linköping and died in Stockholm. He is best known for his collaboration with Hans Alfredson in the comedy-duo "Hasseåtage". After graduation from Katedralskolan in Linköping, Danielsson matriculated at the University of Uppsala in 1949. There he got involved in student theatre of Östgöta nation and became a member of the Juvenalorden, …
- Nick Enright
Nick Enright (22 December 1950-30 March 2003) was an Australian playwright. He was Dux of St Ignatius' College, Riverview in 1967, where, like Gerard Windsor and Justin Fleming, he was taught by Melvyn Morrow. At that school, he won the GPS Schools 1sts Debating Premiership in both 1966 and 1967, also winning the prestigious Lawrence Campbell Oratory Competition in 1966, whilst in Year 11. Enright received a Bachelor of Arts at the University of Sydney in 1972, …
- Glen Tetley
Glen Tetley (2 February 1926, Cleveland, Ohio - 26 January 2007, Florida) was an American modern dancer and choreographer. After graduating from Franklin and Marshall College in 1946, Tetley studied in New York City with Hanya Holm and danced with Martha Graham's company. He danced with the Netherlands Dance Theater, from 1962 to 1965 and became its artistic director in 1969. From 1974 to 1976, Tetley danced with the Stuttgart Ballet.
- Richard Jaeckel
Stocky tough-guy character actor Richard Jaeckel remains one of Hollywood's most prolific supporting stars. Born in Long Island, New York, on October 10, 1926, Jaeckel's family moved to Los Angeles when he was still in his teens. After graduation from Hollywood High School, Jaeckel was discovered by a casting director while working as a mailboy for 20th Century-Fox. Although he had some reluctance to act, Jaeckel accepted a key part in the war epic Guadalcanal Diary (1943) and remained...