Originally published in the Kansas City Business Journal, June 23, 2017
Danny Welch | Farzad Alemi | Jaszianne Tolbert | Janakiraman Subramanian

Though this was a relatively simple exercise; writing profiles of local cancer researchers, this was one of my favorite projects for the Kansas City Business Journal.

Each researcher I spoke with had a different perspective on their work. One of them, a pediatric-hematologist with Children’s Mercy, had recently completed her residency and was looking to help find the optimal dose of a cancer-preventing drug for her young patients. Another, a well known researcher, discovered six metastatic cancer suppressors. He embarked on this work after his mother died of metastatic breast cancer.

Not only did this project show me the sheer breadth of work within cancer research, but it also was a chance to learn about the deeply personal motivations each individual brings.