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.
Many metabolic, physiologic and endocrine abnormalities are “silent”; i.e., they show no warning signs before (“pre-“) one’s life or wellbeing are tangibly threatened (“clinical”). Great numbers of such “pre-clinical” conditions can be identified in formative stages via simple tests, including heart rate, blood pressure, and a standard “blood panel”. For this reason, physicians uniformly recommend…
It used to drive me nuts when our three sons would insist on doing their homework with MTV or other cacophony blaring in the background. But they kept bringing home top grades in advanced courses, so there wasn’t much I could really say, except “Great Work” when the report cards came in. For many years,…
“[The] random walk is a mathematical [representation] of a path that consists of a succession of random steps. For example, the path traced by a molecule as it travels in a liquid or a gas, the search path of a foraginganimal, the price of a fluctuating stock and the financial status of a gamblercan all…
The person in charge of things I’m not in charge of [which represents an entire alternative universe] dragged me to the local fitness center during the holidays to sign me up for an almost limitless list of physical fitness options – never mind the fact that I have both an exercycle and a NordicTrack e9,…
What differentiates the “human being” from non-human beings? Reason enough to ask comes from both historical record and the daily account of man’s blatant inhuman behavior, reflecting an unchecked rush toward satisfaction of “animal appetites”. Consider the “seven deadly vices” as ingrained animal kingdom characteristics which are, of course, markedly advanced in the human: …