Every day, we are reminded of the impact our donors make on cancer research. We especially remember a uniquely special individual, Mr. Sanford “Sandy” Hillsberg, who passed away on February 19th and is being memorialized in a formal ceremony today. There is a saying, “Being deeply...
[vc_row][vc_column width="1/4"][vc_single_image image="25419" img_size="medium" style="vc_box_shadow_border" css=""][/vc_column][vc_column width="3/4"][vc_column_text css=""]Being given a devastating diagnosis doesn't have to mean your life is over, and Tara Dunsmore is proof of that. Diagnosed with breast cancer at the age of 39, she was aware of what the prognosis was: not...
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: April 2, 2019 CONTACT: National Foundation for Cancer Research Bradley Gillenwater, Senior Director for Global Programs & Communications E-mail: bgillenwater@nfcr.org / Phone: 301-961-9161 Canada’s Most Prominent Scientific Prize Honors World’s Biomedical Research Elite ROCKVILLE, MD – Susan Band Horwitz, Ph.D., has today been named one of seven winners...
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: March 28, 2019 CONTACT: National Foundation for Cancer Research Bradley Gillenwater, Senior Director for Global Programs & Communications E-mail: bgillenwater@nfcr.org / Phone: 301-961-9161 Profile Includes Distinguished Public Service Award for Daniel Von Hoff ROCKVILLE, MD - The National Foundation for Cancer Research (NFCR) will be well represented at...
[vc_row][vc_column width="1/4"][vc_single_image image="25393" img_size="large" alignment="center" style="vc_box_shadow_border" css=""][/vc_column][vc_column width="3/4"][vc_column_text css=""] “It was a great pleasure because it is so important,” recalls Carlo Croce, M.D., of his 2008 win of the National Foundation for Cancer Research’s Szent-Györgyi Prize for Progress in Cancer Research. “The committee is very selective,...
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_single_image image="25383" img_size="full" alignment="center"][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css=""] “It’s what I consider the most interesting science in the world,” says NFCR Fellow Danny Welch, Ph.D. He is alluding to his work discovering the presence of metastasis-suppressing genes in human DNA. Welch, the Hall Family Professor of Molecular Medicine, a professor...
In 2018, The Gunnery School partnered with Play4TheCure during the month of October for the ninth consecutive year. The month-long programming was an opportunity to shed light on the battle against cancer and bring The Gunnery School together under one cause....
W.K. Alfred Yung, M.D., a brain cancer researcher and former National Foundation for Cancer Research fellow, was last week presented with the 3rd Annual SNOChina Award for Outstanding Contributions of International Cooperation by the Chinese Medical Doctor Association’s (CMDA) Society for Neuro-Oncology (SNO). The presentation...
[vc_row][vc_column width="1/4"][vc_single_image image="25262" img_size="large" css=""][/vc_column][vc_column width="3/4"][vc_column_text css=""]Shaina Danziger was thriving as a successful high-end fashion model in Europe. She appeared in magazines such as Vogue and Glamour. Her world changed forever when her father, Andy, called her from his home in New York in October...
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