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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.

Fighting Chance

Fundamentals, Leadership & Motivation, VisioningBy Lew Kelly May 19, 2014

In the book Top Dog, Po Bronson & Ashley Merryman summarize a plethora of studies demonstrating the importance of having a reasonable, “fighting chance” of winning in order to function at peak performance levels. Being in the “right league” – with well-matched cohorts and legitimately achievable goals – and having a support team cheering you…

If I Only Had a Brain

Fundamentals, Leadership & Motivation, Team BuildingBy Lew Kelly May 12, 2014

Remember the scarecrow in the “Wizard of Oz”? Here’s his theme song: “If I Only Had A Brain” “I could wile away the hours Conferrin’ with the flowers Consultin’ with the rain And my head I’d be scratchin’ While my thoughts were busy hatchin’ If I only had a brain I’d unravel every riddle For…

Power UP

Fundamentals, Leadership & Motivation, VisioningBy Lew Kelly May 5, 2014

“ … do not pray for easy lives but rather pray to become strong men and women. Do not pray for a task equal to your power, but rather pray for power equal to your task. … you will constantly be amazed at what you can do and become …” Phillips Brooks According to Webster:…

Peak Conditioning

Fundamentals, Leadership & Motivation, Team BuildingBy Lew Kelly April 29, 2014

“If I miss one day’s practice, I notice it. If I miss two days, the critics notice it. If I miss three days, the audience notices it.” Ignacy Paderewski, Pianist [NOTE: An absence of practice for two days is merely a weekend!] Top athletes understand that an absence of “conditioning” for anything longer than two…

Bindings

Fundamentals, Leadership & Motivation, Team Building, VisioningBy Lew Kelly April 21, 2014

[Ref: David Brooks, New York Times, April 14, 2014:: http://www.nytimes.com/2014/04/15/opinion/a-long-obedience.html?ref=davidbrooks&_r=0] In this piece, David Brooks takes a new look at Moses and the story of Exodus, a story of heroic liberation and “unbinding” from oppression. In fact, the struggle for unbinding liberation from oppression permeates the history of the entire world. Some uprisings are successful…