Collaboration on the Court
When I met Brenda Frese , head coach of the University of Maryland women’s basketball team, in October 2014, I knew of her accomplishments as a head basketball coach, but I had no idea about the depth of what makes her such a special person. I felt the same way when I met Dr. Curt Civin , a researcher at the University of Maryland, School of Medicine, when I met him in April of 2014. Little did I know that Play4TheCure would be the program that would bring these two leaders together with me, and lead to a collaboration to make a difference in the fight against cancer. On February 28, 2016, Brenda’s team will Play4TheCure at the Xfinity Center in College Park, MD, to help raise money and awareness to support the National Foundation for Cancer Research (NFCR), which supports research in Dr. Civin’s laboratory . And Dr. Civin will be on hand to cheer on the Brenda’s team. It’s a natural connection because Dr. Civin spent 26 years at Johns Hopkins before moving to the Unive