一个月前，收到工程科学系代主任的电邮，说Andrew Pullan教授罹患癌症。

后又转来Pullan教授的电邮，叙述一些详情。是metatastic melanoma。现已扩散到肝部，及肺部。（但Pullan教授的email却充满自信，乐观。他谈到最新的疗法，在Mayo clinic, Oxford的一些新突破。）

如同一个巨石投入水潭。院里，系里的人震惊。Andrew，47岁，正在他事业的巅峰。几年前晋升教授，在英系一流大学呆过的人知道有多难。多年研究肠胃蠕动下来，世界领先。科研团队从模拟到临床，人才济济。大项目一个接一个，经费充裕。

正如他在自己博客所讲：
On my research side, things are going incredibly well. I have a fantastic group of postdocs and graduate students, all different but all working so well together as a team. They are also like part of the family to me. My group is well funded, having secured a multitude of grants, and we are at the cutting edge of what we do. So many studies/experiments/simulations that are being done by them are true world-firsts. The publications/conferences etc are queuing up out the door. Far from peaking, this work is actually in its infancy. There is so much more we can and need to do and I can see so much opportunity for us. I need my group to double/treble/quadruple in size if I am to keep up with all the opportunities that I can see before us. This little gut research group of mine down in NZ has made a big impact on the world scene, and we are being noticed.

现在这个领军人物的状况, 一句话，一声叹息。
为他捐了款。All the best, Andrew.

附Pullan教授博客：
http://andrewsrecovery.blogspot.com/

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