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Ovarian Cancer Research Fund Legends Gala

Ovarian Cancer Research Fund Legends Gala

OCRF’s 20th Anniversary Legends Gala, hosted by Harry Connick, Jr., was held on Wednesday,  November 5th at The Pierre Hotel in New York City. Honorees included the Janet Burros Memorial Foundation, Chris Salgardo, President of Kiehl’s Since 1851, and Pierce Brosnan. The event also included tributes to the late Liz Tilberis, former OCRF President and … Continued

OCRF Research Finds Metastasis Promoted by Mesothelial Cells

OCRF Research Finds Metastasis Promoted by Mesothelial Cells

A new study in the Journal of Clinical Investigation indicates that mesothelial cells actively promote the spread of ovarian cancer. Using a three dimensional culture model of ovarian cancer metastasis, OCRF grantee and Scientific Advisory Committee Member Ernst Lengyel, MD, PhD, and colleagues at the Unviersity of Chicago found that in the presence of cancer … Continued

Call for Ideas Now Open for the Ovarian Cancer Translationa...

Call for Ideas Now Open for the Ovarian Cancer Translational Research Dream Team Grant

A Collaboration of Stand Up To Cancer, Ovarian Cancer Research Fund, Ovarian Cancer National Alliance and National Ovarian Cancer Coalition PHILADELPHIA — The American Association for Cancer Research (AACR) is now accepting submissions of ideas for the Stand Up To Cancer (SU2C)-Ovarian Cancer Research Fund (OCRF)-Ovarian Cancer National Alliance (OCNA)-National Ovarian Cancer Coalition (NOCC) Translational … Continued

New Stand Up To Cancer Ovarian Cancer Dream Team Announced

New Stand Up To Cancer Ovarian Cancer Dream Team Announced

Ovarian Cancer Community Joins Forces to Fight Deadliest Gynecologic Cancer A groundbreaking collaboration among three national ovarian cancer organizations was announced during the Stand Up to Cancer telecast on Friday evening, September 5th. Ovarian Cancer Research Fund (OCRF), Ovarian Cancer National Alliance (OCNA), and National Ovarian Cancer Coalition (NOCC) have teamed up with Stand Up … Continued

Ovarian Cancer Research Fund and National Sponsor QVC Expan...

Ovarian Cancer Research Fund and National Sponsor QVC Expand Woman to Woman Program

Gynecologic Cancer Patients to Receive New Support in Los Angeles, CA; Pittsburgh, PA; Stony Brook, NY and Chicago, IL WEST CHESTER, Pa (September 3, 2014) —Ovarian Cancer Research Fund (OCRF) and QVC today announced four new Woman to Woman grant recipients: City of Hope in Los Angeles, CA; Magee-Womens Hospital of University of Pittsburgh Medical … Continued

Newk's Eatery Launches Ovarian Cancer Awareness Month ...

Newk's Eatery Launches Ovarian Cancer Awareness Month Campaign to Boost Early Detection, Raise Funds for Research and Inspire Hope

Campaign at Newk’s 70 fast-casual restaurants runs through Ovarian Cancer Awareness Month JACKSON, Miss. (August 20, 2014) — The fast-casual Newk’s Eatery restaurant brand is joining forces with one of its own to launch a Newk’s Cares campaign with Ovarian Cancer Research Fund (OCRF). The campaign will raise awareness about early detection, raise funds for … Continued

OCRF Research Sheds New Light on Ovarian Cancer Metastasis

OCRF Research Sheds New Light on Ovarian Cancer Metastasis

(July 21, 2014) According to research funded in part by OCRF, circulating tumor cells spread ovarian cancer through the bloodstream, homing in on a sheath of abdominal fatty tissue where it can grow and metastasize to other organs. This new finding, supported in part by an OCRF Program Project Development Grant to Anil Sood, MD, … Continued

Stand Up to Cancer Returns to Primetime on Friday, Septembe...

Stand Up to Cancer Returns to Primetime on Friday, September 5 for its Fourth Star-Studded Broadcast

LIVE, ONE-HOUR FUNDRAISING EVENT TO AIR SIMULTANEOUSLY ON ABC, CBS, FOX, NBC AND 26 BROADCAST AND CABLE NETWORKS 8 PM ET & PT / 7PM CT Broadcast Coincides with Live Stand Up To Cancer Canada Event, with Canadian-Inclusive Telecast for Canadian Audience July 9, 2014 (Los Angeles / New York) – Building on three historic … Continued

OCRF Research Shows ARID1A is Tumor Suppressor Gene

OCRF Research Shows ARID1A is Tumor Suppressor Gene

(July 8, 2014) Frequent mutations in the ARID1A gene have been previously discovered in ovarian endometrioid and clear-cell cancers.  Now research supported by OCRF has provided direct evidence that it is an authentic tumor suppressor gene using a mouse model.  OCRF Ann Schreiber Mentored Investigator grantee Bin Guan, PhD is first author, and OCRF Scientific … Continued

Kelly Ripa and Donna Karan to Host Ovarian Cancer Research ...

Kelly Ripa and Donna Karan to Host Ovarian Cancer Research Fund’s Super Saturday 17

WORLD FAMOUS DESIGNER GARAGE SALE SPONSORED BY QVC SATURDAY, JULY 26TH IN WATERMILL, NY NEW YORK, N.Y. – July 8, 2014 – Kelly Ripa and Donna Karan will host Ovarian Cancer Research Fund’s (OCRF) 17th annual Super Saturday, sponsored by QVC. Super Saturday 17 will take place on Saturday, July 26, 2014, at Nova’s Ark … Continued

Q&A with OCRF Grantee John Weroha, MD, PhD

Q&A with OCRF Grantee John Weroha, MD, PhD

Q&A with John Weroha, MD, PhD 2014 Liz Tilberis Early Career Award Mayo Clinic               Were you always in interested in science?  By the time I was in high school I knew I wanted to have a career in biology, but I think my interest actually started earlier.  When … Continued

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