This morning, I started teleworking very early. Just before 0830, I took and drove over the the Dartmouth Hospital. The awesome Prouty management team coordinated a great breakfast and Cancer Research Lab Tour for me this morning! We were shown areas of research where doctors and other scientists (all associated with Dartmouth College, Dartmouth Medical School and the Norris-Cotton Cancer Center) work to identify treatments, preventative screenings and other cutting-edge options for patients. One particularly interesting part of the tour involved studies/testing on zebra fish that were were intended to lead to a better understanding of bladder and pancreatic cancer in humans. We also learned about the effects of the naturally occurring arsenic in the New Hampshire soil on the human body. Afterwards (1015), I returned home and continued my teleworking day. I was thoroughly impressed by the energy, skill and dedication of the doctors, grad students and administrators in their search for cures - glad I could observe some of their important work!
