http://www.xconomy.com/boston/2008/01/16/folkman-leaves-behind-an-inspiring-legacy-of-science-learning-and-startups/ Business + Technology in the Exponential Economy Mon, 23 Nov 2009 06:20:40 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 http://www.xconomy.com/boston/2008/01/16/folkman-leaves-behind-an-inspiring-legacy-of-science-learning-and-startups/comment-page-1/#comment-6837 Willy Lensch Sat, 26 Jan 2008 02:31:21 +0000 http://www.xconomy.com/2008/01/16/folkman-leaves-behind-an-inspiring-legacy-of-science-learning-and-startups/#comment-6837 Judah Folkman was such a great guy. All of his scientific and medical accolades and honors aside, he was a person who would sit with you and tell you the best stories. What a wonderful teacher he was. Judah Folkman was such a great guy. All of his scientific and medical accolades and honors aside, he was a person who would sit with you and tell you the best stories. What a wonderful teacher he was.

]]> http://www.xconomy.com/boston/2008/01/16/folkman-leaves-behind-an-inspiring-legacy-of-science-learning-and-startups/comment-page-1/#comment-6710 Malorye Allison Mon, 21 Jan 2008 18:58:02 +0000 http://www.xconomy.com/2008/01/16/folkman-leaves-behind-an-inspiring-legacy-of-science-learning-and-startups/#comment-6710 What a wonderful way to get your start in the field! Many people have connected with me about this article to tell me their own great stories. If you want to show someone "classic Folkman" in action send them to the ASCO Website for the Webcast of his 2005 Presidential Address. It was fascinating, and fun of course. The title is: "Angiogenesis-based biomarkers: Can cancer be treated before it can anatomically be located?" The link is kind of long, but you can find the Webcast easily by Googling it. What a wonderful way to get your start in the field! Many people have connected with me about this article to tell me their own great stories. If you want to show someone “classic Folkman” in action send them to the ASCO Website for the Webcast of his 2005 Presidential Address. It was fascinating, and fun of course. The title is: “Angiogenesis-based biomarkers: Can cancer be treated before it can anatomically be located?” The link is kind of long, but you can find the Webcast easily by Googling it.

]]> http://www.xconomy.com/boston/2008/01/16/folkman-leaves-behind-an-inspiring-legacy-of-science-learning-and-startups/comment-page-1/#comment-6707 David Resnick Mon, 21 Jan 2008 16:53:27 +0000 http://www.xconomy.com/2008/01/16/folkman-leaves-behind-an-inspiring-legacy-of-science-learning-and-startups/#comment-6707 Thank you for your article. Dr. Folkman was an amazing man. Not only was he a brilliant scientist, he was a caring person. The moment you describe meeting him on the train and that special feeling he gave you, was one of his many gifts. I was fortunate that my career as a patent attorney started 1989 working with Dr. Folkman and his lab at Children’s. I was certainly spoiled getting to sit with Dr. Folkman and chatting about science. It was a science nerd’s dream job. I was also fortunate that I was able to continue to work with him and witness an almost 20 years slice of his remarkable career. He ignored convention. He was persistent. He cared about his family, friends and patients. His legacy is in the 100s of people he trained in the vascular biology program at Children’s. They each carry a little of Dr. Folkman and will continue his mission of making this world a little better for all of us. Thank you for your article. Dr. Folkman was an amazing man. Not only was he a brilliant scientist, he was a caring person. The moment you describe meeting him on the train and that special feeling he gave you, was one of his many gifts. I was fortunate that my career as a patent attorney started 1989 working with Dr. Folkman and his lab at Children’s. I was certainly spoiled getting to sit with Dr. Folkman and chatting about science. It was a science nerd’s dream job. I was also fortunate that I was able to continue to work with him and witness an almost 20 years slice of his remarkable career. He ignored convention. He was persistent. He cared about his family, friends and patients. His legacy is in the 100s of people he trained in the vascular biology program at Children’s. They each carry a little of Dr. Folkman and will continue his mission of making this world a little better for all of us.

]]>