Hope Funds for Cancer Research 2024 Award of Excellence Gala at The Elms

 Hope Funds for Cancer Research held its 2024 Award of Excellence Gala at The Elms in Newport, Rhode Island, on Saturday, June 8th, raising $300,000 for postdoctoral fellowships. The Chairs for the event, which included 125 guests, were Ross & Leah Cann, William & Fleur Rueckert, and Richard Young & Ceal Capistrano. William J. Kaelin, Jr. was Honorary Chair. The Dance Committee chairs were Gregg & Elizabeth Griffin and Madeline Berwind McDonough. Honored this year were James Bradner, M.D., for Medicine; the Doris Duke Foundation for Philanthropy (represented by Maurine Knighton); Carl H. June, M.D., for Medicine; Nicholas Lydon, Ph.D., for Clinical Development; and Kevan Shokat, Ph.D. for Basic Science. 

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Hope Funds for Cancer Research annual Women & Science Luncheon

 Hope Funds for Cancer Research held its annual Women & Science Luncheon and Discussion on June 8th at the International Tennis Hall of Fame in Newport, RI.  The event, “Changing the Game, One Breakthrough at a Time," attracted 85 guests and raised nearly $50,000 for the organization, which is dedicated to supporting research for difficult-to-treat cancers. The discussion highlighted the work of three women researchers, Drs. Jennifer Doudna, Janet Rowley, and Joan A. Steitz, and Dr. Dennis Slamon's work leading to dramatic improvements for breast cancer patients. Event chairs were the late Mrs. David S. Gordon, Gary Jobson, and Drs. Robert Johnson and Margaret Liu. Panelists include Hope Funds Alumni, Drs. Alessandra Dall'Agnese and Johanna Withers, and Hope Funds Scientific Advisors, Drs. Robert Johnson and Sohail Tavazoie.

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Hope Funds for Cancer Research Fellows Dinner

 Hope Funds for Cancer Research held its annual Fellows Dinner on June 7th at a private location in in Newport, RI. The event, hosted by Hope Funds Trustee Andrew Mullen, Ph.D, featured remarks by graduating Research Fellows and introduced 2024 recipients of the Chiles Family Research Fellowship the Parks Fellowship. The postdoctoral fellows described their highly innovative projects that challenge the traditional paradigms associated with understanding the causes, mechanisms, progression, and risk factors of the most difficult-to-treat cancers. The Dinner was followed by a Scientific Convening of Fellows, Alumni, and Mentors, on Saturday, June 8 at the International Tennis Hall of Fame in Newport.

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