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Foundation Hires New
Senior Director To Qualify Research
June 26, 2001 DEERFIELD, IL -- The Goldman Philanthropic Partnerships announced
today that Wendy Trocchio, MS, RN, AOCN, joined the foundation
as Senior Director of Research. The Partnerships is a new
501(c)(3) not-for-profit foundation dedicated to seeking out
innovative research and treatments for cancer and other catastrophic
diseases and funding these pioneering projects.
As the foundation's lead scientific officer, Ms. Trocchio
will identify, qualify and monitor innovative projects in
oncology, integrative medicine, immunology and other research
disciplines. She also will establish specific measures of
success for research submissions, work with Partnerships medical
advisors from leading research institutions worldwide, and
provide general project leadership.
"Wendy will be instrumental in our foundation's efforts
to validate groundbreaking research that often fails to make
it out of the laboratory due to limited research funding,"
said Chairman George N. Goldman, who co-founded the Partnerships
with his wife, Judith, the organization's current president.
The Goldmans, who are Chicago entrepreneurs, established the
Partnerships after Judith's battle against multiple myeloma,
which has been in remission for almost a decade.
Ms. Trocchio has gained nearly 20 years of experience in
the health care field with an emphasis on oncology research
and patient care. She most recently worked with Pharmacia/G.D.
Searle Pharmaceutical Company as Project Manager in charge
of the design, direction and management of clinical trials
for immunotherapy, cancer vaccines, and cancer therapies.
In addition to managing operational aspects of studies, she
prepared and executed clinical development plans and operational
budgets for Phase I, II and III projects.
While Director of Clinical Operations at Northwest Medical
Specialist, PC, Ms. Trocchio held overall responsibility for
nursing and laboratory staff as well as management and coordination
of more than 22 clinical trials. Ms. Trocchio co-authored
several studies involving the treatment of diseases associated
with hematology, oncology, and autoimmunity.
Ms. Trocchio also worked as a nurse in the Bone Marrow Transplant
Unit at Loyola University Medical Center in Maywood, Illinois
where she coordinated care of patients undergoing allogeneic,
autologous, and matched unrelated donor transplants. Ms. Trocchio
lectures extensively on alternative, complementary and integrative
medicine and is founder of Cancer Consciousness, an organization
that provides counseling and guidance to people with cancer
and their families.
Ms. Trocchio holds both a Bachelors and Masters degree in
Nursing with a concentration in Ambulatory Health Services
Administration from Loyola University Chicago. She also earned
an Associate degree in Applied Science in Nursing from Mayfair
College in Chicago. She also earned certification as an Advanced
Practice Oncology Nurse from the Oncology Nursing Certification
Corporation.
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