Damon Runyon identifies today’s most brilliant early career scientists and funds their innovative cancer research.
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.
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.
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.