ANDREA SLOAN, an ovarian cancer patient whose efforts to get access to a BioMarin drug attracted national media attention, died from complications of pneumonia Jan. 1 (The Cancer Letter, Nov. 8, 2013). Sloan, an Austin attorney, was 45.
When Robert A. Winn was named director of the University of Illinois Cancer Center in 2015, he knew that the skills required to be a successful cancer center director were very different from the skills he drew upon to be a successful scientist. So, he formed an informal, personal mentorship team.
