Making a Difference in the Name of Mom
Mother’s Day signifies so much to so many—celebration, gratitude, and yes, remembrance or loss. This year, we want to acknowledge just some of our many supporters who have taken their … Continued
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Benoît Bragantini, PhD | Meet a Scientist
Dr. Benoît Brangantini, of Mayo Clinic, is a 2021 recipient of OCRA’s Mentored Investigator Grant. With his project, “Probing Homologous Recombination DNA Repair Factors in Chromatin by cryo-EM,” Dr. Bragantini … Continued
Springing into Action: Heroes Highlights
With spring finally upon us, we want to give a shout-out to a group of OCRA Heroes who welcomed the season by setting themselves into motion, both literally and figuratively, … Continued
Melanie Weigert, PhD | Meet a Scientist
Dr. Melanie Weigert, of University of Chicago, is a 2021 recipient of OCRA’s Mentored Investigator Grant. With her project, “Genome-Wide Profiling of 5-hydroxymethylcytosine on Cell-Free DNA,” Dr. Weigert aims to … Continued
The Overview: February 2022
This may be a short month, but it’s not short on all the many ways to get involved. In the meantime, we hope you feel the Valentine love from all … Continued
Our Community Needs YOU | Heroes Highlights
The ovarian cancer community is counting on a hero… and that OCRA Hero could be you! If you’re looking to do good in 2022, it can be as simple (and … Continued
The Overview | January 2022
Happy new year! While the temperatures may be chilly for many of us, we hope everyone is keeping warm with renewed hope for a year of progress toward our mission, … Continued
Even More Ways to Stay Connected and Get Support
OCRA is pleased to announce the offering of an additional four groups to our Staying Connected online support group series. Staying Connected is facilitated by our Patient Support team and … Continued
Anne van Harten, PhD | Meet a Scientist
Dr. Anne van Harten, of the Sidney Kimmel Cancer Center at Thomas Jefferson University in Philadelphia, is a 2021 recipient of OCRA’s Ann and Sol Schreiber Mentored Investigator Award. With … Continued
Sammy Ferri-Borgogno, PhD | Meet a Scientist
Dr. Sammy Ferri-Borgogno, of UT MD Anderson Cancer Center, is a 2021 recipient of OCRA’s Ann and Sol Schreiber Mentored Investigator Award. With her project, “Spatially-Resolved Cellular and Transcriptome Analyses … Continued
Arun Kanakkanthara, PhD | Meet a Scientist
Dr. Arun Kanakkanthara, of Mayo Clinic, is a 2021 recipient of OCRA’s Liz Tilberis Early Career Award. With his project, “Exploiting a Metabolic Dependency of PARPinhibitor-Resistant Ovarian Cancer,” Dr. Kanakkanthara … Continued
Wei Zhou, PhD | Meet a Scientist
Dr. Wei Zhou, of The Wistar Institute in Philadelphia, is a 2021 recipient of OCRA’s Ann & Sol Schreiber Mentored Investigator Award, mentored by Dr. Rugang Zhang. With his project, … Continued