The Next 25 Years Begin Now
We welcome you to join us as we build our bold vision for a world without sarcoma cancer.
We welcome you to join us as we build our bold vision for a world without sarcoma cancer.
“Predicting relapse and response to chemotherapy in sarcoma.” | $49,000 Principal Investigator: Amy Skubitz, PhD – Professor of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology, Professor of Obstetrics, Gynecology and Women’s Health, University of Minnesota Summary: Predicting the behavior of a sarcoma tumor in a patient is of critical importance in their care. When a primary tumor is…
Steve Burrill came into the life of Rein in Sarcoma in a time of major problems, and there could not have been a better man to join us. In the fall of 2016, we experienced the tragic death of the chair of our Finance Committee, and the volunteer treasurer at Rein in Sarcoma resigned. We…
Type of Sarcoma: Ewings SarcomaDate of Diagnosis: 2008Location: leg Jonathan Reich and I were high school sweethearts. We were engaged and bought our home at 19, and married at 21 in 2006. Many people told us we were too young to be in love and married, but we are so thankful we started our lives…
This month, we would like to recognize an extraordinary sarcoma survivor and RIS volunteer, Kraig Kuusinen. Kraig is an inspiring, kind and motivated sarcoma survivor and volunteer. Diagnosed in 1986, Kraig is now 30 YEARS cancer free from sarcoma!!! A year after his original diagnosis, Kraig began twitching in his arms and legs. Kraig was…
With this issue of the RIS Update, we officially welcome Julieann Selden as the editor of the RIS electronic newsletter and express our deep appreciation to Raúl Zavaleta who has edited this publication for the last three and one-half years. Raúl, who lives in San Francisco, works for Intuitive Surgical as a project manager. While…
As Vice President of Custom Business Forms (CBF), Frank has helped us advance and promote our mission by providing exceptional printing services that we couldn’t do without—most of our brochures, flyers, posters and annual reports come from Custom Business Forms.In addition to his contributions through CBF, Frank also volunteers in the Marketing and PR Committee…
This month, we would like to recognize Sarah Giga, a long time RIS Board member and passionate leader. Sarah has been engaged with RIS from the beginning as a friend of Karen Wyckoff’s big brother, Peter. Sarah was a charter member of the Board of Directors. Over a dozen years she served in many positions…
Rein in Sarcoma Board member and Research Committee Chair, Dr. Larry Seymour made a major announcement at our Fall Fundraiser in Minneapolis of the 2017 awarding of $65,000 in new sarcoma research grants to Children’s Hospitals and Clinics of Minnesota, the Mayo Clinic and SARC in Michigan. The evening also included a new commitment to…
