“In the movies, scientists are portrayed as having a ‘eureka...

“In the movies, scientists are portrayed as having a ‘eureka moment’—that singular moment in time when their faces change and they find the answer. In practice, research is a lot of persistence and teamwork. So it’s hard to say what a ‘eureka moment’ would look like in my research. Maybe it’s when I’m finally able to look patients and parents in the eye and say with confidence that we have what’sneeded to cure them. All oncologists hunger for that knowledge. We want to take this impenetrable mass of data and finally reach the point where we never have to give another ‘percent chance of survival.’ Because that chance will always be one hundred percent.“

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There are four days left in our fundraiser to help the doctors, nurses, and researchers at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center in their fight against pediatric cancer. Over 30,000 people have donated so far and we’ve raised nearly $1.2 million. To put that in context—the money we’ve raised is enough to run Dr. Kentsis’s lab for an entire year. Your donations will have an impact, and could very well save lives. Even if it’s a small amount, please consider donating: http://bit.ly/1TpFcdy