“Cancer doesn't stop.

It’s more vital than ever that we collaborate to support our patients”

Brian Bolwell, MD, FACP
Chairman, Taussig Cancer Institute
Medical Director, VeloSano

Donors who are able to make significant individual contributions will be recognized for their critical role in helping VeloSano bring us closer to a cure.

VeloSano Victors are individuals who give $100,000, or a $1M+ irrevocable estate gift, in support of a VeloSano Pilot Award.

As a member of the VeloSano Victors Circle, individuals receive the opportunity to name one VeloSano Pilot Award, in memory of a loved one, in honor of a VeloSano "Bike to Cure" team, etc.

2020 VeloSano Victors

Sandy’s Domestiques VeloSano Pilot Award: SMC2 Regulation of Chromosomal Instability in Triple Negative Breast Cancer | Ruth Keri, PhD

Joanne and Margaret Cohen Families VeloSano Pilot Award in memory of Rosalie, Morton & Carl Cohen: Oligoadenylate Synthetases, a Novel Therapeutic Target in Myeloid Neoplasms | Babal Jha, PhD

Brian and Diana Taussig VeloSano Pilot Award in honor of Amanda Maggiotto: Tissue Perfusion and Complications in Soft Tissue Sarcoma Surgery | Nathan Mesko, MD

Stewart A. Kohl VeloSano Pilot Award in memory of Philip H. Kohl: Metabolic and Epigenetic Effects of Mitochondrial Transfer in Glioblastoma | Justin Lathia, PhD

William C. Mulligan VeloSano Pilot Award in memory of Stuart M. Schreiber: 3D HoloFusion for Percutaneous Multiprobe Ablation of Tumors | Charles Martin III, MD

Béla Szigethy VeloSano Pilot Award in memory of Maria Szigethy: Hypoxia-Regulated IncRNA in Glioblastoma Progression | Jennifer Yu, MD, PHD

Matthew and Stacey Litzler VeloSano Pilot Award: Myeloid neoplasms as a Global Spliceopathy: Implications for Molecular and Immune Pathogenesis | Richard Padgett, PhD

Harry H. Esbenshade VeloSano Pilot Award: Fertility Potential Preservation in Boys Facing Infertility-Causing Diseases or Treatment Regimens with Testicular Tissue Freezing | Sarah Vij, MD

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Impact of Your Support

Thus far, VeloSano has raised over $24 million supporting 170 cancer research projects. Those projects often go on to earn research grants from the National Institutes of Health and elsewhere. The total return from additional external funding now surpasses $22 million, making the total impact of VeloSano more than $46 million.