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Eryn
I was diagnosed at years old with acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) and went into remission when I was . I spent two years at Wilford Hall, where I …
Gift of Life Bone Marrow Foundation
To facilitate transplantation of volunteer unrelated donor stem cells as curative therapy for patients around the world of all socioeconomic backgroun…
Rick
Rick Ostroff and his family have a legacy of philanthropy with a heartfelt connection to a disease he never had. During the first three years of his l…
William
The Leukemia and Lymphoma Society (LLS) holds a special place in my heart. I lost my mother to therapy associated with acute myeloid leukemia (AML) in…
Katie
I was diagnosed with leukemia when I was months old. I endured treatment for a little over years until I was declared cancer free. Since I was diagn…
Daniel
I was diagnosed with chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL) in March at the age of . The cancer advanced rapidly and I was treated with a fludarabine/cy…
Angela
I was diagnosed with chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL) in April . I was so devastated. The first thing that got me through was a friend who had just …
Allison
My story is not all that different from many others. It began with me not feeling well and my mom taking me to the pediatrician on a Monday. They dia…
Hillary
My leukemia story started in February . I was short of breath, so I had some basic bloodwork. It came back really abnormal, and I was told to proceed …
Targeting Siglec15 to promote immune response to malignant B cells
The goal of this project is to explore a novel immunologic therapeutic target for hematologic malignancies, SIGLEC15 (Sig15). The central hypothesis i…
Addie
Charles Esten, an actor/musician who plays Deacon Claybourne on the TV show “Nashville,” is this year’s Light The Night Walk National Honorary Chair. …
Acosta
In my son was diagnosed with leukemia at the age of and after yrs of chemotherapy he’s finally cured. In I was diagnosed with lymphoma stage .…
Greg
In , our world turned upside down when my father, Greg, was diagnosed with acute myeloid leukemia (AML). The only chance to save his life was a bone m…
Krista
Where do I begin? I am a 2x acute myeloid leukemia (AML) survivor diagnosed for the first time in at the age of . My family and I received amazing su…
Ashley
Three little words changed my life forever!My name is Ashley, and I am a leukemia survivor. When I was years old, I was diagnosed with chronic myeloi…
Lauren
At the age of , I was diagnosed with acute myeloid leukemia (AML). I immediately started undergoing treatment which initially consisted of intense ind…
Chris
When I started this journey six years ago, I never would have imagined I would take part in TEN Team In Training events, but losing a great friend can…
Donna
I would first and foremost like to introduce you to a most special lady. My Nana.She was my grandmother—my dad’s mom. Her name was Donna. She was dia…
Anne
I had breast cancer years ago at age . I had a double mastectomy and four rounds of chemotherapy. I didn't know that the treatments for breast cancer…
Stories
Targeting metabolic reprogramming in MDS and AML stem/progenitor cells
Myelodysplastic neoplasms are malignant disorders driven by expansion of diseased hematopoietic stem cells and progression to leukemia. Our investigat…
Gift of Life Marrow Registry
To facilitate transplantation of volunteer, unrelated donor stem cells as curative therapy for patients around the world of all socioeconomic backgrou…
Optimizing ibrutinib combination strategies to achieve minimal residual disease negativity in CLL
We seek to optimize combination therapy for chronic lymphocytic leukemia with ibrutinib. We will address this question through clinical trials combin…
The role of Plek2 in the pathogenesis of myeloproliferative neoplasms
Our research focuses on the study of a novel therapeutic target, named Plek2, in the development of myeloproliferative neoplasms (MPNs). MPNs can prog…
HLA Mutations, GvH Resistance and Relapse Following Allogeneic Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplant
This project investigates immunogenetic determinants of relapse following allogeneic stem cell transplant for myeloid neoplasia. Herein we will determ…
Targeting the pathogenic 'fire triangle' of inflammation, metabolism and mutations in myeloid leukemogenesis
My lab is focused on understanding the pathogenic interplay between oncogenic mutations, chronic inflammation and aberrant metabolism as a driver of t…