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1. Awards and Honors
www.brighamandwomens.org/publi - [Cached]Published on: 7/1/2008 Last Visited: 7/1/2008
Rachael Clark, MD, PhD, a researcher in the Dermatology Department at BWH, was recently selected to receive the Brian O'Dell Memorial Research Award, given by the O'Dell family asa lasting tribute to honor Brian, who lost his long battle to Acute Myelogenous Leukemia as a young man.The award is presented by the family to a Leukemia & Lymphoma Society supported researcher.Dr. Clark was selected based on her work addressing the fact that many patients with leukemia and lymphoma die from infections or secondary cancers because the treatments for these diseases cure the cancer but also severely damage the immune system.Dr. Clark and her colleagues have been studying skin with a view towards using what they learn about the immune system to help restore immunity in these patients. -
2. Brigham and Women's Hospital Find a Physician
www.brighamandwomens.com/mdSea - [Cached]Published on: 6/29/2008 Last Visited: 6/29/2008
Rachael Clark, M.D.,Ph.D.Brigham and Women's Hospital, Department of Dermatology221 Longwood Avenue Boston, MA 02115(617) 732-4918 -
3. New T Cells from Adult Skin Tissue and Bone Marrow Stem Cells
www.brighamandwomens.com/publi - [Cached]Published on: 2/21/2006 Last Visited: 10/26/2006
"The ability to create human T cells means that we are able to potentially augment a weakened immune response," said lead author, Rachel Clark, MD, PhD, associate physician in the Department of Dermatology at BWH."The new T cells created from a patient's own skin tissue and bone marrow can help restore a person's ‘immune memory,' the ability to recognize infections and recall that response when needed."According to the researchers, these new cells may also understand what is normal tissue - which differs from patient to patient - and can prevent it from being harmed, a common downfall when T cells are transplanted from unrelated bone marrow donations."Further research is needed to refine a system that will allow the production of ‘designer cells' that will have the ability to fight certain disease dependent on patient's needs," said Clark.
