崔景荣|华裔女科学家崔景荣:寻找创新抗癌药( 四 )


2019年4月,Turning Point Therapeutics 在纳斯达克成功IPO 。在挂牌交易的第一天,公司的股票价格上扬61% 。
2020年6月,景荣从 Turning Point Therapeutics 辞去了所有职务 。她创立的丰富管线为公司的发展奠定了良好的基础 。公司可以在专业人才的管理下完成临床试验,为癌症病人带来新的希望 。而她希望可以有更多的时间专注研究目前癌症药物开发的盲点,开始下一个征程 。
回顾过去,景荣对家人有很多歉疚 。她说自己不是一个合格的母亲,没有花很多时间陪伴两个女儿 。即使在她们身旁时,她大部分时间人在心不在,脑子里还会在琢磨实验的事儿 。她觉得自己非常自私,为了c-MET抑制剂项目执意南下,把先生孤孤单单一个人撂在北加州 。或许正是由于她的 “不合格” 和 “自私”,或许其实是她的专注和执着,景荣才能创造出一个接一个的传奇,让世界上成千上万的患者受益 。一个创新药的诞生,不仅仅需要几个辉煌瞬间,更需要坚持和牺牲、汗水与泪水 。
-致谢-
几年前我第一次听到科大师姐崔景荣博士发明赛可瑞的故事,就想把它写下来 。结果拖了几年才如愿以偿 。感谢景荣在电话里花了很多时间耐心地回答我的问题 。感谢她对我的初稿提出的很多宝贵意见 。这段药物研发史远比我第一次听到的故事更曲折、更动人 。感谢师姐给我这个机会,把它记录下来 。
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