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O.K., this is truly shameless... but I am SO happy and proud!
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As some of you may know, I am a scientist. My current research is in the area of cancer diagnostics. In particular, I attempt to discover new blood serum proteins that may serve as "biomarkers" for early prostate cancer detection.

I joined my present company in May, 2000. Despite numerous staff changes in that time, this project has been successful.

I recently presented this work at a conference in Barcelona, Spain. This was only my second time to Europe and the very first time I gave an oral presentation to an international community. My company, Matritech, issued a press release, which states my name, about this presentation on October 5th. I am very happy and proud of this accomplishment - not just for my own personal career-growth, but because of the actual discovery.
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I thought I would share this news with my "U2 family" as many of you have been very supportive during recent difficult times (especially since last July). I thought it would be nice to share some "happy" news today.
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Wait a minute--you're John Hlavaty? As in the John Hlavaty? I use your statistics every time someone asks me about U2's sales. Wow, a man of many talents. Pretty cool, dude.

On a scientific note, though I'm not someone who has much affinity for biology (I'm an engineering student), I think it was an interesting article. The idea of doing cancer checks with a blood test is definitely better than the current methods used. Congratulations man!

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As someone who has recently battled the big C, I say you deserve all the praise you can handle when it comes to helping find ways to fight it.
Keep up the good work.

[This message has been edited by Hewson (edited 10-05-2001).]
 

Thanks everyone for your kind words!
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Originally posted by Foxxern:
Wait a minute--you're John Hlavaty? As in the John Hlavaty? I use your statistics every time someone asks me about U2's sales. Wow, a man of many talents. Pretty cool, dude.
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Gracias! And yes, I am "the" John Hlavaty (alias "Ciao John"). I thought this would be obvious due to my numerous chart-related postings on Interference, but I guess my "DoctorWho" moniker provided a good disguise.
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Originally posted by bullet the blue sky:
stop showing off and get on with your work
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Whew! You're worse than my inept boss!
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Good show DoctorWho!

I just lost a dear friend to cancer on Wednesday night. I say cheers to you and everyone you work with who are spending time trying to get rid of this terrible illness.

Congratulations on this great recognition.

Peace to you.

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Visit my web page at www.u2page.com
 
hey... there's a time and a place for fun and enjoyment and it isn't in your workplace
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can you tell i hold some seniorish role? haha
 
Wow, this is great!!!

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Congratulations John!

I know several people currently battling cancer so I hope that the accumulation of knowledge such as this will eventually eliminate this scourge.

p.s. I also love your statistics & chart info!!!!
 
That's great Dr. who!! What an accomplishment!

Keep up the good work, we need brilliant people like you to get this one figured out for us.


BTW, since you've been so busy, you probably missed your name being mentioned in the following thread....

http://forum.u2wdd.org/u2feedback/Forum1/HTML/013669.html

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You should be proud Dr. Who! This world is a better place because of people like you.
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Hello John,

Good work. You've earned some Doritos now!
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Anyway, the big question has not been answered yet... How was Spain/Barcalona? I mean, you only had your conference for one day, how did you survive the rest?

C ya!

Marty


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Originally posted by Popmartijn:
Hello John,

Good work. You've earned some Doritos now!
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Anyway, the big question has not been answered yet... How was Spain/Barcalona? I mean, you only had your conference for one day, how did you survive the rest?

C ya!

Marty
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The conference lasted several days (from Sat. through Wed.). I only spoke on one day (well, I was only scheduled to speak on one day - I asked public questions or made comments about other talks on other days). The conference was productive and I would say a worthwhile trip for both me and my company. Clearly there is some great work being done in the area of tumor markers, which will lead to early detection. Early detection is key to cancer survival.

Barcelona is very pretty - I was particularly taken with the architecture of Gaudi. I loved the Sagrada Familia. The city is far more humid than I thought though, which made it a tad uncomfortable (as I'm not partial to humid weather). The people there speak Catalan, so my limited Spanish (and I do mean limited) was often of little value. Fortunately, most spoke English as well. People in Spain eat dinner VERY late. One night we had an evening tour of the city, which concluded with dinner. At midnight we were still eating our meal (and this was considered "normal"). If I were in my early 20's, I think Barcelona would be the place to be as the night life goes on forever! LOL! However, as I'm rapidly approaching 40, I found the bed in the hotel room a bit too appealing at 1 a.m.
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Thank you doctorwho.
So many people labour long and hard without much recognition. I'm glad you shared your story here. It's encouraging. Well done fellow U2music/doglover
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Do you like the icon I chose? It's the light of discovery.... may it continue to shine on you.
 
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