At UCSF Benioff Children's Hospital at Mission Bay, an extraordinary meeting of super heroes took place where the sky was the limit.
At UCSF Benioff Children's Hospital at Mission Bay, an extraordinary meeting of super heroes took place where the sky was the limit.On Friday, specialists with the UC Space Health Program convened a symposium with NASA Ames Research Center based in Mountain View and the Johnson Space Center to explore ways to collaborate on accelerating cancer care and research.But in the auditorium, astronauts Kenneth Cockrell and Yvonne Cagle met with families touched by the disease.
Cagle and Cockrell tried their best to sing a rousing 'Happy Birthday', with lots of laughter ensuing.The astronauts answered questions from Jackson, and his family and explained how research in space may shed a new perspective on cancer cells, and could lead to innovations in treatment.They also handed Jackson a bag full of NASA swag and signed photos for him.'I enjoyed it. It took my mind off my chemo and I really learned some cool things,' said Jackson after the visit.
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