Meet Researcher Dr. Hui Shen
Meet Researcher Dr. Hui Shen
Meet a Researcher: We had the chance to interview Dr. Hui Shen, a 2016 Liz Tilberis Early Career Award grantee to get to know her! Read our interview here. OCRFA: … Continued
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Stand Up to Cancer Update Webinar
Stand Up to Cancer Update Webinar
OCRFA and Dr. Elizabeth Swisher spoke about the exciting progress being made by the Stand Up to Cancer Ovarian Cancer Dream Team! The SU2C Ovarian Cancer Dream Team, funded by … Continued
#30DaysofTeal: Day 22
#30DaysofTeal: Day 22
Miss USA, Deshauna Barber, joined Chad Ramsey and Lisa Mauti on Capitol Hill to meet with Members of Congress to educate them about ovarian cancer. Deshauna spoke with Members about … Continued
#30DaysofTeal: Day 21
#30DaysofTeal: Day 21
Reps. Sean Duffy (R-WI) and Rosa DeLauro (D-CT) to speak at briefing on the state of ovarian cancer in the United States Watch the Briefing WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, Reps. … Continued
OCRFA Research Shows Drugs Help Anti-Tumor Immunity
OCRFA Research Shows Drugs Help Anti-Tumor Immunity
(October 5, 2016) A team of researchers, including senior author and former OCRFA grantee Rugang Zhang, PhD, have been studying the relationship between PD-1 and PD-L1, a protein and an … Continued
#30DaysofTeal: Day 20
#30DaysofTeal: Day 20
We are so excited to announce that Kiehl’s will be donating $25,000 to OCRFA during September. We are thankful for their continued support of the ovarian cancer community and commitment … Continued
Report from the Biennial Ovarian Cancer Research Symposium
Report from the Biennial Ovarian Cancer Research Symposium
Research Advocate, Annie Ellis, recently attended the Biennial Ovarian Cancer Research Symposium presented by the Rivkin Center for Ovarian Cancer and the American Association for Cancer Research. Read her report, … Continued
#30DaysofTeal: Day 19
#30DaysofTeal: Day 19
Let’s take a minute today to thank our doctors, our nurses, and all of our medical professionals who help us and our loved ones with ovarian cancer. The ovarian community … Continued
Presidential Proclamation from President Obama
Presidential Proclamation from President Obama
Today, President Obama Declares September National Ovarian Cancer Awareness Month. “Today, cancer research is on the cusp of major breakthroughs, and it is of critical national importance that we accelerate … Continued
Super Saturday Events Raise Close to $3.5 Million for OCRFA
Super Saturday Events Raise Close to $3.5 Million for OCRFA
Donna Karan, Kelly Ripa and Gabby Karan de Felice hosted Ovarian Cancer Research Alliance’s (OCRFA) 19th annual Super Saturday NY. Guests in attendance included: June Ambrose, Joy Behar, Kelly Bensimon, … Continued
Super Saturday Events Raise Close to $3.5 Million for OCRFA
Donna Karan, Kelly Ripa and Gabby Karan de Felice hosted Ovarian Cancer Research Alliance’s (OCRFA) 19th annual Super Saturday NY. Guests in attendance included: June Ambrose, Joy Behar, Kelly … Continued
OCRFA Research Sheds Light on Role of STAT3 in Ovarian Cancer
OCRFA Research Sheds Light on Role of STAT3 in Ovarian Cancer
(June 17, 2016) An OCRFA funded study recently published in Oncogene investigated the role that protein STAT3 plays in the activation and metastasis of ovarian cancer cells. Many women with … Continued