Improving Bone Marrow Transplant Outcomes for People of Color
Bone marrow transplants have provided life-saving cancer treatments for more than 30 years. As researchers strive to increase survival rates and reduce complications, there’s a critical need for improved access to bone marrow matches and better outcomes for people of color and individuals with highly diverse ethnic backgrounds. For people needing a bone marrow transplant, finding a match can be
The Tenacious Erin Ryan
Our work provides daily opportunities to learn and be inspired. It can also challenge assumptions, and we can all use a dose of that now and then. For me, one of those opportunities unfolded when I met Erin Ryan, a high school student who requested funding for research on osteosarcoma, a rare cancer that strikes youth and has a dismal
Endowed Chair Supports Entrepreneurial Research
A $2.5 million grant from the Kuni Foundation fully funded an endowed chair for Prostate Cancer Research at Oregon Health & Science University, enabling the lab to branch out into new directions and study high-risk, new ideas. The first recipient of the endowed chair, Dr. Joshi Alumkal, previously received two grants from the Kuni Foundation and was also a Kuni
Collaboration Key to Closing Gaps in Children’s Cancer Research
Thanks to the power of precision medicine, we’re experiencing a revolution in the treatment of cancer, yet progress for children lags behind. Children are not little adults, and the ways that cancers behave in children and respond to therapy are profoundly different. Yet children have been treated for decades with adult therapies that can have negative, lifelong impacts for patients
Cohousing Expands Affordable, Inclusive Options for Individuals Who Experience I/DD
Rooted in a late-1960s Danish movement, cohousing is an intentional community of private homes clustered around shared spaces like a dining area, gardens, walkways, a common house and open spaces. Neighbors share values and a common vision, collaboratively plan activities and manage the community. Also known as congregant communities, the concept is gaining momentum across the country, with Washington and
