Control Point

Jack Olivetti, and his protégé, Meredith Jones, have discovered a new treatment process incorporating a combination of laboratory measurements and computer modeling. The treatment is individualized for each patient. The Dean of the Medical School and his associates in a local BioTech Company, AVARTEC, want to discredit the discovery and take it over themselves. Meredith’s grandmother develops ovarian cancer, which forces the investigators to cut corners in moving their discovery into clinical trials. The CEO of AVARTEC sabotages the clinical trial allowing several patients to die in the process. To keep this from getting out, the CEO hires professional killers to eliminate Jack and Meredith culminating in a chase through the otherwise deserted AVARTEC laboratories.

George Laramore holds both a Ph.D. in physics and an M.D. He is a professor and department chairman at the University of Washington with a career in cancer medicine spanning 36 years. Named to numerous "Top Doctor" lists, he is the author of over 240 technical papers and book chapters and often is an invited speaker at international conferences. Much of his research lies at the interface between physics and medicine. He and his wife, Shelley, enjoy foreign travel. Other interests include running, swimming, skiing, and scuba diving. He lives in Seattle, Washington and has four grown children.