Alongside his clinical, teaching, administrative and research work, Dr. Heller was a person of many other interests.

Nurses were urged to connect to professional organizations and coalitions as well as advocate within their local communities by joining non-nursing affiliated professional organizations.

A new, 8,200-square-foot clinic will open on Monday, March 3, nearby at 56 White Bridge Road, next to Trader Joe’s.

The initiative seeks to eliminate barriers and foster a safe, judgment-free space for families, employees and community members.

The results are important because it could enable at-home testing and increased access to testing for patients undergoing telehealth care.

The pilot project, which is expected to digitize 500,000 slides over three years, aims to open avenues for research, assist with access to whole-slide images for education and clinical meetings (of tumor boards, for example), and facilitate planning for the implementation of digital pathology for diagnostic purposes. 

The research could point to future therapeutic strategies that treat PF patients based on their individual stage of cellular and molecular remodeling.