Great Neck North/South High School - 1960
Jack Singer
| Residing In: | seattle, WA USA |
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| Spouse/Partner: | Tia Higano M.D. |
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| Homepage: |
www.celltherapeutics.com |
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| Occupation: | Physician-Executive |
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| Military Service: | USPHS -Centers for Disease Control  |
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I have been retired from CTIC for almost 3 years after finally getting FDA approval formpacritinib for cytopenic myelofibrosis. Since retiring I have been working seriously at the piano and have given 3 recitals and am planning a 4th. My passion is Chopin and Liszt. I am playiong tennis 3 to 4 times per week and have become a reasonable doubles player. Both daughters are in mediocine, Emily is completing a vascular suergy fellowsip in Birmingham and we are expecting our Lily this Spring. Anna is completing a nursing in BA and works with seriously disturbed children on a locked inpatient ward at Children's Hospital. Costa is living in LA and his daughter is college bound next year. He is a novelist and runs a charter high school for underpriveleged students in Central LA. My wife, Tia Higano is still actively emp;loyed and runs a men's health progam fro prostate cancer patients in Vancouver BC. We are working on aging gracefdully. We would be delighted to meet any classmates who come through Seattle.
Got through this last year unscathed, Retired bucket list: Play respectable tennis at C level; Perform the 4 Chopin ballades, Work on getting younger.
Posted on: Nov 09, 2020 at 4:33 AM
Congratulations on your retirement. I trust it will be very productive and enjoyable. Maybe one day we can spend time together, again.
Posted on: Nov 09, 2018 at 4:33 AM
Jack Singer (60' GNS)
Bob became friends during sophomore year at Columbia and roomed together at the very top of Hartley, not accessible by elevated. At that Bob, we werre heavily involved in left wing political activities on campus, worked to form a political action group with Eric Foner and others (Action), brought concerts to Campus including Pete Seeger, Bob Elliott and others. Bob was the glue for the group. Bob was addicted to YooHOO and we had huge numbers of empties scattered around the room. He had a VW beetle that we used to go to Vermont on weekends, stay at the Putny school and tried to ski. No money, terrible equipment, tough conditions - not a great mix for beginners. Lucky we survived.
Bob had an outsized influence on me, where I was introspective and shy, he was outgoing, socially involved, and helped me come out of my shell. He also opened up my eyes to areas such as social injustice and political action.
Bob was very smart - he actually understood philosophy and took courses in it. I
We started going different routes with steady girl firends by 4th year but unbelievable both wound up at downstate medical even though neither of us intended to be docs.
I lost track of him after medschools and I went West and he stayed East and we have been out of touch for many years.
I remember him fondly