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Meet Our Innovators
Meet Our Innovators

Our Innovation Award funds high-risk/high-reward cancer research by early career scientists like Damon Runyon Innovator Sarkis Mazmanian (pictured), whose bold ideas have the potential to transform the way we fight cancer.

> Videos: Meet some of our Innovators.

> Learn more about Sarkis's research.

> See Sarkis featured in Discover magazine's 20 Best Brains Under 40.

Runyon 5K at Yankee Stadium Raises More Than $375K for Cancer Research
Runyon 5K at Yankee Stadium Raises $375K

The second annual Runyon 5K at Yankee Stadium was held on Sunday, August 15th and raised more than $375,000 for cancer research. This unique fundraising run/walk that used Yankee Stadium as its course attracted a sell-out crowd of 4,000 participants.

> Read the full post-race press release & see photos.
> Learn more about the Runyon 5K.

Support Damon Runyon Cancer Research Foundation
Support Damon Runyon Cancer Research Foundation

To accelerate breakthroughs, Damon Runyon provides today's best young scientists with funding to pursue innovative cancer research.

We strive to:
- Identify the best early career scientists in cancer research
- Enable risk taking on bold ideas

> Meet our cancer researchers.

> See a timeline of our scientists' achievements in cancer research.

> View a list of our 11 Nobel Laureates.