I was originally drawn to cc-TDI after discovering my cousin was diagnosed with stage 4 alveolar rhabdomyosarcoma. In the summer of 2015, I was lucky enough to intern at cc-TDI and study current resources for drug discovery for NF1-associated Pilocytic Astrocytoma (a brain tumor). I graduated from the University of Massachusetts Amherst in Spring 2017 with a chemical engineering degree. My research in the lab centers on the Building Blocks Project.
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Thomas A. Rando, MD, PhD
Scientific Advisory Board emeritus