Private Money Pays Off For Medicine
By Eric S. Lander And Louis V. Gerstner Jr. (The Wall Street Journal) – Twenty-six years ago, Ted Stanley found his son, Jonathan, in a straitjacket in a locked psychiatric ward in Manhattan’s Bellevue Hospital.
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Cancer Philanthropy, Wall Street-Style
Kristina Strain (Inside Philanthropy) – This ain’t your father’s cancer philanthropy. This ain’t some namby-pamby Race for the Cure-style charity outfit or a lumbering legacy foundation. This is cancer philanthropy, Wall Street-style.
PRESS RELEASE: Damon Runyon, Sohn Conference Foundations name 3 new pediatric cancer research fellows
New York, Memphis, Boston scientists receive prestigious awards to tackle cancers in children and young adults New York, NY (June 20, 2014) – The Damon Runyon Cancer Research Foundation has named three outstanding young scientists as recipients of the prestigious Damon Runyon-Sohn Pediatric Cancer Research Fellowship Award, committing nearly $625,000 to help address a critical … Continued
Is This How We’ll Cure Cancer?
By Matthew Herper (Forbes) – For 85% of kids with a terrible cancer called acute lymphoblastic leukemia, chemotherapy is a cure–but not for Emily Whitehead. Diagnosed at 5, she suffered an infection from her first round of chemo and nearly lost her legs.
A Molecule to Paint Cancer
By Hannah Bloch (The Wall Street Journal) – I love it when people tell me I can’t do something,” says Jim Olson. A pediatric oncologist at Seattle’s Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center and the founder of two biotech companies, Dr. Olson specializes in brain cancer.
2014 Pershing Square Sohn Prize Winners Announcement Media Coverage
The Pershing Square Sohn Cancer Research Alliance announced the 2014 Prize winners. Below is a list of all of our media coverage for the announcement.
Patient’s Cells Deployed to Attack Aggressive Cancer
By Denise Grade ( The New York Times) – Doctors have taken an important step toward a long-sought goal: harnessing a person’s own immune system to fight cancer.
Lloyd Trotman receives Pershing Square Sohn Prize for Cancer Research
Award encourages young investigators to take risks in search of a cure Cold Spring Harbor, NY – The Pershing Square Sohn Cancer Research Alliance is honoring Lloyd Trotman, Associate Professor at Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory (CSHL). Trotman will receive one of six prizes for Young Investigators in Cancer Research, which seeks to fuel innovative scientific … Continued
Sihong Wang Wins Prize for Cancer Research
(The City College of New York) – Associate Professor of Biomedical Engineering Sihong Wang is one of six young scientists from the New York City area to receive the inaugural Pershing Square Sohn Prize for Young Investigators in Cancer Research.
2014 Pershing Square Sohn Prize Winners Announced at Sohn Investment Conference
Through a generous commitment of $25 million from the Pershing Square Foundation, the Pershing Square Sohn Cancer Research Alliance has created a prestigious program that will award $1.2 million in its first year to exceptional young scientists in New York City with innovative ideas in the field of cancer research.