These days, many fantastic movies have truely enriched my life, but also brought about many ultimate questions about life, which I couldn't figure out a reasonable answer.

 

<The Other Boleyn Girl>--Ambition is satan rather than a virtue, especially for a girl. Want to have peace in your heart? You need to be as obedient as a lamb. Is it true?

 

<The Bridges of Madison County>--In our most beloved family, we tend to take everything for granted. No appreciation, no gratefulness, no romance anymore. That's why men or women reach out of their boring marriage for some exotic fun. It is human nature, but is it justified?

 

<The Bucket List>--Who you are living for, yourself, or people you love? I guess most have subconsciously choosen the latter, that's why we work hard, stay away from the shit, pretend we are strong even when haunted with fear and despair. Anyway, I love that beautiful Egyptian mystery of death--When you are at the cross between heaven and hell, you would be asked two questions, 1.Have you found joy in your life? 2.Have you brought joy to others' life? I hope at the end of my life, I would be admitted to heaven with my satifatory answers.

 

 

 

在medical career版上看到了老刀家版聚的消息，作为这个大家庭中最年轻的成员，真想去拜见一下那几位热心的大师兄和大师姐。可惜没在美国，明年一定报名参加。presentation list上惊喜地看到了哈佛大学附属医院陈杰教授的名字。遥想去年他来北医时跟大家推心置腹的座谈，还是亲切如初。他从大陆转战东京，从东京到加州，竟然单枪匹马闯荡美国外科界，后又容升哈佛大学医学院教授，真是佩服！他目光精锐却儒雅涵婉，老练稳健又不失热情真诚。我喜欢的男人味道……

 

真得很喜欢medical career版，因为大家都是那么坚强，在为着一个梦想而拼搏，不分老幼。版上的成员也相互提携和安慰，那“USMLE煎熬的求救”下总有无数回帖在支援，在鼓励继续前行……美国医学界的华人圈本来就已经势单力薄了，但相信每一个拼在其中的人都是足够的优秀。我们要团结起来，也必须团结起来！medical career版的氛围，让我看到了华人的希望。

Most of the work in Dr. Korc's laboratory explores aberrant signaling pathways in cancer cells. Studies include signaling by the epidermal growth factor (EGF) receptor, fibroblast growth factor (FGF) receptors, transforming growth factor beta (TGF-b) receptors and vascular endothelial cell growth factor (VEGF) receptors. The potential role of co-receptors such as glypican-1 and neuropilins are also being actively investigated. The model system that is most often studied is pancreatic cancer. The overall hypothesis guiding the studies of pancreatic cancer is that superimposed on alterations in oncogene and tumor suppressor gene functions, there is evidence for excessive mitogenic signaling, loss of negative growth constraints, and abnormal gain of function through negative signaling pathways, through suppression of differentiation, through excessive resistance to apoptosis, and through aberrant angiogenesis. Knowledge gained from these studies is being used to devise novel therapeutic strategies for this deadly disease.