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Volunteer Spotlight – Sarah Giga
Read Article: Volunteer Spotlight – Sarah GigaThis 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…
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2017 RIS Research Grants for Mayo and Children’s
Read Article: 2017 RIS Research Grants for Mayo and Children’sRein 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…
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RIS Volunteer Spotlight – Jim Hebert
Read Article: RIS Volunteer Spotlight – Jim HebertThis month, we would like to recognize Jim Herbert for his time and commitment to our annual Party in the Park over the past 12-plus years! As a veteran, former air traffic controller, Mediterranean Sea sailor raising cancer awareness on the journey, AND high school teacher, Jim is a very interesting man! We have been…
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Volunteer Spotlight: Valeria Lopez Torres
Read Article: Volunteer Spotlight: Valeria Lopez TorresValeria Lopez Torres is a graphic designer and educator currently based in Minneapolis. After chairing the PR/Marketing Committee, she now serves in the RIS Board of Directors. Prior to joining the Public Relations and Marketing team in 2015 and befriending sarcoma survivors, Valeria had no connection to sarcoma cancer. She has become an invaluable leader…
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2017-2018 RIS Sarcoma Scholars
Read Article: 2017-2018 RIS Sarcoma ScholarsAnnouncing Rein in Sarcoma’s six 2017-2018 Sarcoma Scholars from the Mayo and University of Minnesota Medical Schools! This is the ninth year RIS has awarded scholarships to medical students who spend the year completing various projects and presentations to bring sarcoma awareness to their fellow students as well as the larger community of medical professionals.…
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2017 RIS Research Grants for UMN
Read Article: 2017 RIS Research Grants for UMNThe awarded research grants for 2017 are as follows: Engaging the immune system as a strategy for sarcoma therapy Principal Investigator: Antonella Borgatti, DVM, MS Associate Professor, Department of Veterinary Clinical Sciences College of Veterinary Medicine and Masonic Cancer Center Co-Investigator: Daniel Vallera, PhD, Professor, Radiation Oncology, School of Medicine and Masonic Cancer Center Grant:…
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2016 – 2017 RIS Sarcoma Scholars
Read Article: 2016 – 2017 RIS Sarcoma ScholarsRein in Sarcoma’s five new Sarcoma Scholars from the Mayo and University of Minnesota Medical Schools were recently announced at the 2016 Party in the Park. Introduced by Dr. Kathryn Dusenbery of the University of Minnesota and Dr. Scott Okuno of the Mayo Clinic, the five scholars are: Robert Gao University of Minnesota Medical School…
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A Tribute to Karen – Janelle Calhoun
Read Article: A Tribute to Karen – Janelle CalhounAt the 15th Party in the Park, we honored the life of Karen Wyckoff who created Rein in Sarcoma and its signature event in July of 2001, a month before she died losing her battle to synovial sarcoma. One of her best friends and current RIS board member Janelle Calhoun remembered Karen during the opening…
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2015 – 2016 RIS Sarcoma Scholars
Read Article: 2015 – 2016 RIS Sarcoma ScholarsRein in Sarcoma’s five new Sarcoma Scholars from the Mayo and University of Minnesota Medical Schools were announced at the 2015 Party in the Park. Introduced by Dr. Kathryn Dusenbery of the University of Minnesota and Jean Stahl of the Mayo Clinic the five scholars are: Brenden Coutu University of Minnesota Medical School Brendan graduated…
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RIS Sarcoma Scholars : 2013-2014
Read Article: RIS Sarcoma Scholars : 2013-2014Introducing the RIS Sarcoma Scholars for 2013-2014 For the past four years the Foundation has awarded scholarships to current medical students at the University of Minnesota to educate them about sarcoma cancers and to also encourage their interest in the field of oncology and research. During their term of service, Sarcoma Scholars attend the Thursday…