Partners in Science Donors

One of the most prestigious and influential ways to support OCRA is by funding our scientific research initiatives. OCRA Partners in Science provide direct support for our most promising and innovative research grants. Many thanks to the following donors for their generous contributions:

Gail Baird Foundation Research Grant

Jasmine Plummer, PhD
Cedars-Sinai Medical Center

Angela and Joseph Campolo

Veethika Pandey, PhD
University of Pennsylvania
In memory of Phebe Aubry

Ben Clark

Sammy Ferri-Borgogno, PhD
MD Anderson Cancer Center
In loving memory of Johanna M. Clark

Allison Danré

Camilla Salvagno, PhD
Weill Medical College of Cornell University
In honor of Cecile Hryhorczuk.

The Dorow Family
Kicking Cancer One Dance at a Time

Erin Wesley, PhD
University of Minnesota Twin Cities
In honor of Mary Lynn Dorow

Edmée Firth Fund for Research in Ovarian Cancer (EFFROC)

Daniel Heller, PhD
Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center

Kristopher Sarosiek, PhD
Harvard T. H. Chan School of Public Health

Sohrab Shah, PhD
Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center

Family and friends in loving memory of Sandra Gralnick

Sarah Gitto, PhD
University of Pennsylvania
In memory of Sandra Gralnick

The Mike & Patti Hennessy Foundation

Benjamin Johnson, PhD
Van Andel Research Institute

Lemonade Fund

Elizabeth Lee, MD
Dana Farber Cancer Institute

The Lilly Family

Haineng Xu, PhD
University of Pennsylvania
In memory of Jennifer Lilly

Judy and Phil Messing

Maria Victoria Botuyan, PhD
Mayo Clinic
In memory of Carol S. Messing

Elizabeth Raupach, PhD
The Translational Genomics Research Institute
In memory of Carol S. Messing

Newk’s Cares

Mark Eckert, PhD
University of Chicago

Katherine Fuh, MD, PhD
University of Washington in St. Louis

Brooke Howitt, MD
Stanford University

Kris Wood, PhD
Duke University

Gary Ockey

Duygu Ozmadenci, PhD
University of California, San Diego
In memory of Ann Virginia Zeidman

OCRA Community Partners

David Chapel, MD
Brigham and Women’s Hospital
Funding provided by the Janice Lopez Ovarian Cancer Foundation, Teal There’s A Cure, Tell Every Amazing Lady About Ovarian Cancer Louisa McGregor Ovarian Cancer Foundation and Toasting to Teal

Anne M. van Harten, PhD
Thomas Jefferson University
Funding provided by CancerDancer, the Janice Lopez Ovarian Cancer Foundation and Tell Every Amazing Lady About Ovarian Cancer Louisa McGregor Ovarian Cancer Foundation

Ovarian Cancer Alliance of Greater Cincinnati

Hilary Kenny, PhD
The University of Chicago
In memory of Debbie Walter

David Sabatini, MD, PhD
Whitehead Institute for Biomedical Research
In memory of Debbie Walter

Boris Winterhoff, MD
University of Minnesota, Twin Cities
In honor of Sue Heitbrink

Ovarian Cycle Atlanta

Camilla Salvagno, PhD
Weill Medical College of Cornell University

Ovarian Cycle Jackson

Mark Eckert, PhD
University of Chicago

Katherine Fuh, MD, PhD
University of Washington in St. Louis

Brooke Howitt, MD
Stanford University

Kris Wood, PhD
Duke University

Ovarian Cycle New York City

Rachel Grisham, MD
Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center

Sohrab Shah, PhD
Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center

Ovarian Cycle Tampa

Duygu Ozmadenci, PhD
University of California, San Diego

Melitta S. and Joan M. Pick Charitable Trust

Xiaowen Hu, PhD
University of Pennsylvania

Rock N’ Run

Xueyang Yu, PhD
Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Jane Rubin and The Mathilda Fund

Jianhuang Lin, PhD
The Wistar Institute
In memory of Jane’s great grandmother Mathilda

Donald R. and Esther Simon Foundation

Sridevi Challa, PhD
UT Southwestern Medical Center

Jonathan Sockolosky

Sammy Ferri-Borgogno, PhD
MD Anderson Cancer Center

Torrid

Dmitriy Zamarin, MD, PhD
Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center

The Wasily Family Foundation

Melica Brodeur, MD
Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center

Jennifer Willett

Melanie Weigert, PhD
University of Chicago
In memory of Lynne Willett