OCRA Team
Meet Our Team
OCRA is fortunate to have a Board composed of distinguished leaders, a team of talented, caring Staff members, and a renowned Scientific Advisory Committee, who between them have decades of experience fighting ovarian and related gynecologic cancers. Passionate, knowledgeable, and innovative, they are dedicated to improving the lives of those touched by the disease through advancing research, creating imaginative, empathic support programs, encouraging industry collaboration, and fighting legislative battles on Capitol Hill.
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Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful committed citizens can change the world: indeed, it’s the only thing that ever has.
– Margaret Mead
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Mission & Impact
OCRA is dedicated to improving treatments by advancing innovative research, supporting with expertise and empathy those affected by gynecologic cancers to ensure the best possible care and outcomes, raising awareness, and advocating for legislation that tangibly improves patients’ lives.
The Overview: October 2026
OCRA’s Rivkin Ovarian Cancer Research Symposium Convenes A Scientific Community Ready To Accelerate Progress More than 375 researchers, clinicians, and advocates gathered in Philadelphia for the 16th Biennial Rivkin Ovarian Cancer Research Symposium, presented for the first time by Ovarian Cancer Research Alliance (OCRA). Founded in 1996, the Symposium is the longest-standing meeting dedicated to … Continued
OCRA Sponsors NCCN Guidelines for Cervical, Ovarian, and Uterine Cancer Patients
This article was updated in October 2026 to reflect NCCN’s release of the 2026 Guidelines for Ovarian Cancer Patients. OCRA is a proud sponsor of the 2026 Patient Guidelines for Ovarian Cancer, Cervical Cancer, and Uterine Cancer. We believe ensuring access to clear, understandable information is critical. NCCN provides wonderful guides for anyone newly diagnosed … Continued