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Thomas P. Loughran Jr., MD, is director of the UVA Cancer Center. He researches large granular lymphocyte (LGL) leukemia, a rare blood cancer he discovered in the mid-1980’s.
What did you want to be when you were little?
A professional baseball or basketball player
What’s your favorite place to travel?
Italy
What’s one thing you always have in your fridge?
Milk
What’s the most unhealthy thing you eat?
French fries
What’s the most exciting thing or research happening in your field right now?
The linking of genomics research to the clinic
Why cancer?
I have studied blood diseases for many years, because there is so much we can do for patients with these disorders. There is the exciting possibility that continued research in these areas will lead to discoveries that lead to cure of these illnesses.
Who’s your inspiration/hero?
My dad
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