“Cancer doesn't stop."
Support from VeloSano Victors is the catalyst to turn an innovative research idea into an effective therapy or even a cure for patients with cancer now and in the future. Dale Shepard, MD, PhD, FACP Director, Taussig Cancer Institute Phase I and Sarcoma Programs Medical Director, VeloSano President, Cleveland Clinic Alumni Association
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
Béla Szigethy VeloSano Pilot Award in memory of Maria Szigethy
Hypoxia-Regulated IncRNA in Glioblastoma Progression | Jennifer Yu, MD, 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
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
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
Matthew and Stacey Litzler VeloSano Pilot Award
Myeloid neoplasms as a Global Spliceopathy: Implications for Molecular and Immune Pathogenesis | Richard Padgett, PhD
Sandy’s Domestiques VeloSano Pilot Award
SMC2 Regulation of Chromosomal Instability in Triple Negative Breast Cancer | Ruth Keri, PhD
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
2021
Barbara Kerscher VeloSano Pilot Award in memory of Robert D. Kerscher in honor of Dr. Lilyana Angelov
Elucidating the Metabolic Impact of Isocaloric, Controlled, Mediterranean-Type Diets in Treatment-Naïve Men with Prostate Cancer on Active Surveillance (DINE study) | Nima Sharifi, MD
Karen and Paul Dolan VeloSano Pilot Award
Cell Therapy for Triple Negative Breast Cancer Utilizing Reprogrammed T Lymphocytes | Marcela Diaz- Montero, PhD
Magden Family VeloSano Pilot Award
Enabling Quantum Evolutionary Control in Cancer to Promote Drug Sensitivity | Jacob Scott, MD, DPhil
The Gross Family VeloSano Pilot Award in memory of Morton J. Gross
Epigenetic Dysregulation of DNAJB6 Isoform Expression Contributes to Breast Cancer Invasion and Metastasis | Angela Ting, PhD
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Since 2014, VeloSano has raised nearly $30 million supporting 200+ 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 $52 million.
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