Medical College Trivandrum, 1992 MBBS batch

finally tracked down ben george ! Ben and his wife, Reshmi are in their 2nd yr of residency in Internal medicine in LaCrosse, Wisconsin; Ben moved here after completing his PhD from the University of Southern California. Looks like Ben is the only MD,PhD in our batch !! He has promised to be in touch with the rest of us mortals from now on..kandariyaaam :)

Strategies and Methodologies for Identifying Molecular Targets in Sarcomas and Other Tumors Vinod Ravi, MD and Michael K. K. Wong, MD, PhD, FRCPC Current Treatment Options in Oncology 2005, 6:487-497 Current Science, Inc. ISSN 1527-2729 Copyright © 2005 by Current Science, Inc. Opinion Statement Sarcomas are a heterogeneous group of tumors that respond poorly to conventional cytotoxic chemotherapy. Sarcomas possess specific molecular characteristics that exist because of unique somatic mutations, vital growth factor or growth factor receptor overexpression, or are critically dependent on host pathways. Currently these tumors are classified on the basis of their tissue of origin and histologic appearance. Gene expression and proteomic analysis of sarcomas may enable reclassification of these tumors and help predict their biologic behavior and devise common therapeutic strategies within a class. It may not be long before cDNA/protein expression profiling and karyotyping complement t...