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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">It was a fascinating video: such a composure and a sense of humor! Thank you, Ora!<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";mso-fareast-language:EN-US">From:</span></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";mso-fareast-language:EN-US"> Womeninmedicine [mailto:womeninmedicine-bounces@list.pitt.edu]
<b>On Behalf Of </b>Towers, Adele<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Wednesday, January 28, 2015 5:02 PM<br>
<b>To:</b> 'womeninmedicine@list.pitt.edu'<br>
<b>Subject:</b> Re: [Womeninmedicine] if you have 12 minutes....<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">I was impressed by Dr. King before, but now she has my undying admiration.  Ora, thank you so much for sharing this. 
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><i><span style="color:#1F497D;mso-fareast-language:EN-US">Adele L. Towers, MD MPH FACP<o:p></o:p></span></i></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"">From:</span></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif""> Womeninmedicine [<a href="mailto:womeninmedicine-bounces@list.pitt.edu">mailto:womeninmedicine-bounces@list.pitt.edu</a>]
<b>On Behalf Of </b>Weisz, Ora Anna<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Wednesday, January 28, 2015 1:01 PM<br>
<b>To:</b> <a href="mailto:womeninmedicine@list.pitt.edu">womeninmedicine@list.pitt.edu</a><br>
<b>Subject:</b> [Womeninmedicine] if you have 12 minutes....<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif"">You probably know that <b>Mary-Claire King</b>, won the Lasker Award (2014) and is a superb scientist who identified BRCA as a breast cancer gene and who has also has used her science for
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif"">She describes an episode in her life that has very low and very high points, good guys and a bad guy, and tells it with amazing perspective and humor.  It was featured on “The Moth”,  a
 podcast from a non-profit group based in New York City dedicated to the art and craft of storytelling. </span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif"">The Moth Presents Dr. Mary-Claire King at the World Science Festival</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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 Moth Presents Dr. Mary-Claire King at the World Science Festival - YouTube</span></a></span></u></span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:7.5pt">Ora A. Weisz, PhD | Professor of Medicine, Professor of Cell Biology
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:7.5pt">Vice Chair of Faculty Development,  Department of Medicine</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:7.5pt">Assistant Dean for Faculty Development,  University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:7.5pt">Renal-Electrolyte Division | 978.1 Scaife Hall | 3550 Terrace St. | Pittsburgh PA 15261</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:7.5pt">Tel: 412-383-8891 | Fax: 412-383-8956 | Email:
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