Page 8 December 20, 2012 TORRANCE TRIBUNE Biomed from front page in that area,” Christie said. “Something else career that many young women would aspire that they are involved with, which I hope none to. I can go on and on and on with things of you are experiencing because it is such that have affected every one of your lives in horrible thing to go through, is pulmonary one way or another, but tonight we are here disease. They have done so much in that area to talk about tomorrow. What we will see as to relieve the impact and extend the lives of we go through the evening is that we have those affected. In many respects LA BioMed been giving people the gift of tomorrow for 60 is known more in other countries than we are years and look forward to doing it for many, known wherever we might live in the South many more years to come.” Bay area. It has been a great experience for Providing the gift of tomorrow has allowed me so far and I look forward to continuing to people like Mark Dant, whose 24-year-old son support their efforts.” Ryan was diagnosed with a rare genetic disease The research conducted by LA BioMed at with no treatment at the time, to continue the Harbor-UCLA Medical Center in Torrance fighting to provide for the research that led to has been funded and supported by many a treatment that has allowed Ryan to overcome individuals and organizations. Since 1952, the disease. “Tonight is a special night for our Palos Verdes, Calif.-resident H. Frederick Christie (second from left) was one of three honorees who received the LA BioMed Spirit of hundreds of projects have been carried out from family. In 1991 there was that moment the Excellence Award at the Institute’s Gift of Tomorrow Gala, which was held at the Beverly Wilshire Hotel on Dec. 6, 2012. The evening the bungalow-type hangars at Harbor-UCLA doctor told us that Ryan’s future would not celebrated 60 years of LA BioMed’s achievements in turning innovative science into breakthrough medicine for patients in need. Medical Center and have resulted in a wide be what we hoped it would be,” Dant said. Steven A. Nissen, Esq., Chair of the LA BioMed’s Board of Directors.Pictured (L-R) are: LA BioMed Legend Dr. Albert Dorman; H. Frederick Christie; LA BioMed President and CEO Dr. David Meyer; and range of developments in the medical field. “What I actually heard, in the father’s mind, “In those 60 years, we saw a few of the was that it is no longer possible to think about debilitating diseases that afflict their loved bio-tech avenues that we are going through, contributions made by the researchers at LA tomorrow. Tomorrow was painful and Ryan’s one. Currently LA BioMed is working to it is going to have such a great impact both BioMed--we have heard of many of those better days were possibly behind him. So for transform and upgrade its research facilities outside and inside of this area.” contributions and probably didn’t know that the next few years we spent many nights, at at UCLA-Harbor Medical Center, which is Franks continued, “I always say that our they had started at LA BioMed,” CEO/President least I did, lying awake in the middle of the one of the few medical facilities that serve local discoveries have a global impact. I don’t LA BioMed David Meyers said. “My favorite night wondering what might have been. There the South Bay area. think there that many parts of the world that one is that we invented paramedics--not just would be no house with grandchildren laughing, “It is critical for us to be the research arm you can go to where they can say that there the term, but the training program. As was ballgames, graduations and marriages, but of these great institutions, whether we are is no impact of what LA BioMed has had on pointed out, if you call 9-1-1 and request tomorrow would never come until one day I with UCLA-Harbor or any other organization,” their area. EMT alone has had several programs paramedics, LA BioMed was responsible for met one of my heroes.” Franks said. “The local impact will continue to out internationally, teaching other countries as it. We invented nurse practitioners with the Through the research conducted at LA be strong. We will continue to discover medical to how they can develop and improve their largest training program for nurse practitioners BioMed, the Dants, like many other families, breakthroughs via prevention, intervention and emergency response system. It is having an in the United States, long before it was a has been able to move past the rare and treatment. When you look at some of the other impact across the world.” • The Susan Scott Foundation was one of three honorees who received the LA BioMed Spirit of Excellence Award at the Institute’s Gift The Ryan Foundation was one of three honorees who received the LA BioMed Spirit of Excellence Award at the Institute’s Gift of of Tomorrow Gala, which was held at the Beverly Wilshire Hotel on Dec. 6, 2012. The evening celebrated 60 years of LA BioMed’s Tomorrow Gala, which was held at the Beverly Wilshire Hotel on Dec. 6, 2012. The evening celebrated 60 years of LA BioMed’s achievements in turning innovative science into breakthrough medicine for patients in need. Pictured (L-R) are: Steven A. Nissen, achievements in turning innovative science into breakthrough medicine for patients in need. Pictured (L-R) are: Dr. Patricia Dickson, Esq., Chair of LA BioMed’s Board of Directors; LA BioMed President and CEO Dr. David Meyer; George, Tina, and Tim McFarlin, Board LA BioMed investigator; Ryan and Mark Dant; LA BioMed President and CEO Dr. David Meyer; and Steven A. Nissen, Esq., Chair of LA members of the Susan Scott Foundation; and LA BioMed Legend Dr. Richard Glassock. BioMed’s Board of Directors. LA BioMed’s Gift of Tomorrow Gala, celebrating the Institute’s six decades of achievements in turning innovative science into breakthrough medicine for patients in need, was held at the Beverly Wilshire Hotel on Dec. 6, 2012. Pictured (L-R) are the Friends of LA BioMed: Lily Liang, Sue Christie, Sharon Guthrie, Yvonne Liu, Rick Learned, Donna Lee, Joanne Austin and Diana Honeycutt. Photos courtesy of LA BioMed.
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