“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 VeloSano Victors

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

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

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  • 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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  • 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

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

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

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

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

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Impact of Your Support

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.