Originated in Bruin, PA, north of Pittsburgh. Lew received a Ph.D. in Biochemistry from the University of Pittsburgh. He was appointed Assistant Professor of Biochemistry at the University of Massachusetts Medical Center in Worcester, MA then as Associate Director for Science with the National Bladder Cancer Project before moving to Kentucky to help establish the Markey Cancer Center in 1983.
He served as Associate Director for Administration until retiring in June, 2011. He has expertise in scientific research, writing/editing, grants, and comprehensive organization administration.
HARD TRUTH #18 (From the book “Hard Truths” – a pre-publication extraction) Myths Abound “The lessons in my life have come from failures, my own shortcomings, naiveté and buying into some of the biggest myths modern society has to sell.” Joe Gibbs, Football Coach Some of the best-intentioned people give out some of the poorest…
Last Fall, we cut down a struggling crabapple tree. [It allowed me to acquire a new tool … a really cool battery powered chain saw!] This Spring we noticed some vibrant, shiny, new red-leafed sprouts coming out of the ground in odd places around the extended perimeter of what had been the crabapple tree. They…
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Life is hard. Most of us don’t realize either how insulated we are from life’s hardness or how fragile that insulation is. Consider the plight of a young, single black mother of three children under the age of 10 Consider losing your job when jobs are scarce Consider receiving a diagnosis of cancer Consider…