Gene Theme Scene is a synopsis of the Emperor of Maladies, (a biography of Cancer by Siddhartha Mukherjee, MD published by Simon and Schuster). I, Clarisse Clemons-Ferrara, MD, started the condensinfg process in 2010. The forward facts include the mechanism of action of the gene based kinase inhibitor Gleeveec (Imatinib), the targeted treatment Ph+ Chronic Myelogenous Leukemia, as an inspiration to increase the numbers of gene based researchers.