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Event July 10, 2025

William G. Kaelin, Jr., MD addresses the grave threat to American science at the Damon Runyon Annual Breakfast

Event July 10, 2025

Damon Runyon honors Renier Brentjens, MD, PhD, at Annual Breakfast

The Damon Runyon Cancer Research Foundation held its Annual Breakfast at The Metropolitan Club in New York on Wednesday, June 11, 2025. The event raised over $1.1 million to support promising early-career scientists pursuing innovative strategies to prevent, diagnose, and treat all forms of cancer.

Event May 8, 2025

2025 Timmerman Traverse to Everest Base Camp raises nearly $800K for cancer research

On Saturday, April 12, 2025, an intrepid team of scientific luminaries led by biotech journalist and mountaineer Luke Timmerman embarked upon the trip of a lifetime—a hike to Mount Everest Base Camp in Nepal. Over the course of ten days, they covered more than forty miles of rugged, uneven terrain, bonded over card games and cups of tea, struggled through bouts of altitude sickness, and encouraged each other every day to keep going. On the afternoon of April 23, all seventeen members of the team successfully reached Everest Base Camp (elev.

Event April 7, 2025

Damon Runyon scientists gather for 2025 Accelerating Cancer Cures Symposium

Damon Runyon scientists and industry partners gathered on Thursday, March 27, for the 2025 Accelerating Cancer Cures Symposium, hosted by Novartis in Cambridge, Massachusetts.

Event December 17, 2024

2025 Timmerman Traverse

The Damon Runyon Cancer Research Foundation is thrilled to continue our partnership with the Timmerman Traverse, an adventurous initiative that brings leaders and investors in biotech together to scale extraordinary heights.

Event July 8, 2024

Damon Runyon honors Emeritus Board Member Ken Langone at Annual Breakfast

The Damon Runyon Cancer Research Foundation held its Annual Breakfast at The Metropolitan Club in New York on Wednesday, June 12, 2024. The event raised over $1.5 million to support promising early-career scientists pursuing innovative strategies to prevent, diagnose, and treat all forms of cancer.

Event May 6, 2024

Annual Breakfast

The Damon Runyon Cancer Research Foundation’s Annual Breakfast was held on Wednesday, June 12, 2024, at the Metropolitan Club in New York City, and raised more than $1.5 million. Ken Langone, Chairman of Invemed Associates and Co-Founder of The Home Depot, was honored for his longstanding support of Damon Runyon and his shared commitment to investing in bold ideas with the potential to have transformational impact.

Event January 1, 2024

Runyon 5K at Yankee Stadium

One of New York City’s most unique events, the Runyon 5K is a charitable run/walk that uses Yankee Stadium as its course. 100% of donations raised by participants directly support innovative young scientists funded by the Damon Runyon Cancer Research Foundation.

Unfortunately, the Runyon 5K will not take place in 2024. Thank you to all our loyal participants, volunteers, and donors for supporting brave and bold scientists who continue to make breakthroughs in every area of cancer prevention, diagnosis, and treatment.

Event October 30, 2023

Fall Theater Benefit

The Damon Runyon Cancer Research Foundation's Fall Theater Benefit was held on Wednesday, November 20, 2024, and featured a performance of Thornton Wilder‘s Pulitzer Prize-winning classic, Our Town, starring four-time Emmy Award winner Jim Parsons and Katie Holmes.

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