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Honors and AwardsApril 30, 2018

"Every time we visit a doctor today, we are benefiting from tools developed by countless scientists," by Lorraine Egan, President and CEO of Damon Runyon Cancer Research Foundation

Honors and AwardsMarch 21, 2018

Physician-Scientists are Driven to Find Cures

Who better to understand the urgent needs of cancer patients for new treatments and push that research in the lab? Physician-scientists, who are experts in both front-line care and cutting-edge science. Yet, fewer MDs are going into research because the career path is challenging and the remuneration lower than clinical practice. The Damon Runyon Physician-Scientist Training Award seeks to reverse that trend by recruiting newly-minted MDs into research careers and providing them with the mentorship and funding they need to succeed, including help repaying medical school loans.

Honors and AwardsFebruary 4, 2018

World Cancer Day – We All Have a Stake in Finding Cures

Our lives and the lives of future generations depend on it. Today is World Cancer Day. A day to reflect on the good news about progress against cancer and the challenges that lie ahead.

The good news is that, thanks to cancer research being conducted across the globe, real progress is being made in cancer prevention, early diagnosis and treatment. Cancer deaths in the U.S. have dropped 26% from 1991 to 2015, saving nearly 3 million lives. The pace of development of new therapies is accelerating rapidly thanks to new understanding of what causes and drives cancers. The challenge is that the world cancer burden is expanding rapidly due to the growth and aging of the population.

Honors and AwardsJanuary 19, 2018

On the Shoulders of Giants

When young scientists earn a Damon Runyon award, they join one of science’s most prestigious and collaborative communities, a community dedicated to fostering the next generation of breakthrough cancer researchers. Former Damon Runyon fellow in the 1980s, Jim Wells, PhD, Professor in the Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry at UCSF and a member of our Board of Directors has mentored seven Damon Runyon Fellows, all of whom have gone on to highly successful careers in biomedical research.

We recently sat down with Jim to discuss how mentorship shaped his own career and why he continues to bring Damon Runyon fellows into his lab.

Honors and AwardsJanuary 10, 2018

TIME Magazine's The Boss: Lorraine Egan Ditched a Law Career to Help Find a Cure for Cancer

In Time Magazine's The Boss, successful women like Damon Runyon's Lorraine Egan share how they reached the top and the lessons they learned along the way.

Honors and AwardsJanuary 5, 2018

Where Innovation Comes From

At the end of last year, Norman E. Sharpless, M.D., was appointed Director of the National Cancer Institute (NCI). In this critically important role, he oversees the federal government’s $6 billion annual investment in cancer research. We know him well, as Dr. Sharpless has served on the selection committee for the Damon Runyon Clinical Investigator Award.

Honors and AwardsDecember 11, 2017

Amanda Balboni Iniguez Receives the Damon Runyon-Jake Wetchler Award for Pediatric Innovation

The Damon Runyon-Jake Wetchler Award for Pediatric Innovation is given annually to a third-year Damon Runyon Fellow whose research has the greatest potential to impact the prevention, diagnosis or treatment of pediatric cancer. In its second year, Amanda Balboni Iniguez, PhD, received the award at the annual Fellows' Retreat.

Honors and AwardsDecember 7, 2017

Damon Runyon’s Broadway Tickets and Gift Certificates for the Holidays!

Damon Runyon Broadway Tickets offers Broadway’s best seats and the opportunity to support cutting edge cancer research at the same time.

Some of our most loyal customers, like Rocco Staino, have been purchasing their Broadway tickets through us for years or even decades. Mr. Staino is the retired director of the Keefe Library of the North Salem School District in New York, and a contributing editor for School Library Journal and also writes for the Huffington Post.

Honors and AwardsNovember 30, 2017

Huffington Post features Damon Runyon

Damon Runyon Cancer Research Foundation President and Chief Executive Officer recently spoke with the Huffington Post about current challenges and opportunities in cancer research.

Is America losing the opportunity to finally cure cancer? Maybe.

Honors and AwardsNovember 9, 2017

Damon Runyon 2017 Fellow's Retreat—Sharing Ideas, Building a Community

First- and third-year Damon Runyon Fellows look forward to our fall retreat as a time to come together from their separate labs around the country, meet their colleagues and share ideas. This September, Fellows gathered in Beverly, Massachusetts.