Sarah Cannon has announced the promotion of Dr. Melissa Johnson to program director of lung cancer research.
Since joining Nashville-based Sarah Cannon in 2014, Johnson (pictured) has served as the associate director of lung cancer research at Sarah Cannon Research Institute (the research arm of Sarah Cannon), supporting the growth of early-phase compounds in thoracic malignancies. In her new role, she will lead the lung cancer clinical trial portfolio across the Sarah Cannon network.
Johnson will continue to work in early-phase drug development as well as lead the solid tumor immune effector cellular therapy program at Sarah Cannon. She also serves as the chair of the cancer committee at TriStar Centennial Medical Center and served as the scientific committee program chair for the American Society of Clinical Oncology annual meeting earlier this year.
Nashville bombing froze wireless communications, exposed Achilles heel in regional network Yihyun Jeong and Natalie Allison, Nashville Tennessean
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NASHVILLE, Tenn. – The vulnerability of the telecommunications system in Nashville and beyond became clear Christmas Day when AT&T s central office in downtown became the site of a bombing.
Mayor John Cooper called the blast on Second Avenue an attack on infrastructure. The effects of that attack are sure to ripple through the region for weeks, as the telecom giant scrambles to restore services while maintaining the integrity of an active investigation site teeming with federal agents.
Investigators are looking at any and all possible motives after identifying Nashville bomber By: CNN
By Hollie Silverman, Eric Levenson and Amir Vera, CNN (CNN) Three days after a Christmas Day explosion rocked downtown Nashville, investigators are still searching for a motive.
Anthony Quinn Warner, 63, was identified as the bomber. Warner, a 63-year-old described by one neighbor as a loner, died when his recreational vehicle exploded on 2nd Avenue North in the city s downtown.
The blast injured at least eight people and damaged more than 40 buildings, including an AT&T transmission facility that provides wireless service to much of the region.
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Nashville bombing exposed Achilles heel in area communications network
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The vulnerability of the telecommunications system in Nashville and beyond became clear Christmas Day when AT&T s central office in downtown became a crime scene.
Mayor John Cooper called the bombing on Second Avenue an attack on infrastructure. The effects of that attack are sure to ripple through the region for weeks, as the telecom giant scrambles to restore services while also maintaining the integrity of an active investigation site teeming with federal agents.
State and local officials and experts say the fact that a multi-state region could be brought to its knees by a single bombing is a wake-up call, exposing vulnerabilitiesmany didn t know existed and predicting it would lead to intense conversations about the future.