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Sendurai Mani: The Courage Behind the Badge

Photo taken from Sendurai Mani/LinkedIn

Aug 22, 2024, 17:35

Sendurai Mani: The Courage Behind the Badge

Sendurai Mani shared on LinkedIn:

“𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐂𝐨𝐮𝐫𝐚𝐠𝐞 𝐁𝐞𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐝 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐁𝐚𝐝𝐠𝐞: 𝐇𝐨𝐰 𝐏𝐨𝐥𝐢𝐜𝐞 𝐎𝐟𝐟𝐢𝐜𝐞𝐫𝐬, 𝐋𝐢𝐤𝐞 𝐈𝐦𝐦𝐮𝐧𝐞 𝐂𝐞𝐥𝐥𝐬, 𝐑𝐢𝐬𝐤 𝐓𝐡𝐞𝐢𝐫 𝐋𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐬 𝐭𝐨 𝐊𝐞𝐞𝐩 𝐔𝐬 𝐒𝐚𝐟𝐞

I recently had the incredible opportunity to join Officer Flavio Tavares on a ride-along program. Thanks to Leadership Rhode Island for organizing this eye-opening experience, which offered a unique glimpse into the daily challenges officers face.

Officer Flavio shared valuable insights on how ‘common sense’ isn’t always so common and how he manages his day from his ‘mobile office.’Most importantly, I learned the vital importance of teamwork in everything we do, especially in law enforcement.

During our conversation, I shared the fascinating parallel between the work of police officers and the immune system. Just like a type of immune cells called T cells that patrol the body, scanning for threats and calling in reinforcements to defeat invaders like bacteria, viruses, or even cancer cells, police officers work together to keep us safe. It was a powerful reminder of the critical role they play in our society.

A heartfelt thank you to Officer Flavio Tavares and all the police officers who work tirelessly to protect us.”

Source: Sendurai Mani/LinkedIn

More posts by Sendurai Mani on oncodaily.com

Sendurai A. Mani is a distinguished Indian-American oncologist and molecular biologist. Currently holding the Dean’s Chair for Translational Oncology at Brown University Warren Alpert Medical School, Dr. Mani also serves as the Associate Director for Translational Oncology at the Legorreta Cancer Center at Alpert Medical School.

Dr. Mani’s research focuses on finding the mechanisms driving cancer metastasis and therapy resistance, particularly in breast cancer. He is renowned for his discovery of cancer stem cells and their role in tumor progression and treatment resistance.