Jim Omel is a myeloma patient and a cancer research advocate. He spoke at the 2017 Friends of Cancer Research Annual Meeting and was an author of the panel 2 whitepaper, Data Generation to Support Cross-Labeling of Indications for Combination Products. Below are his abridged remarks from the meeting. To view his remarks in full,…
Friends of Cancer Research Vice President – Public Affairs, Ryan Hohman, shares why he is passionate about the Friends mission of bringing life-saving treatments to patients in the fastest and safest way possible in the latest installment of “My Story.” From a young age, Ryan has been witness to how cancer impacts families and saw what he…
In November 2014, assistant professor, Jenna Kieckhaefer, was diagnosed with breast cancer. She was only 28 years old at the time. The concept of having breast cancer first came to Jenna’s attention when she was working on her PhD. She went for an annual visit and was informed she had lumpy breasts. While…
Regulatory science is new to the research lexicon. When Dr. Ira Shoulson began his career as a neurologist, he knew he wanted to focus on the clinical development of experiment therapeutics for neurodegenerative diseases. For nearly 30 years, Ira has been an integral leader in the design of large international, multicenter clinical trials for neurodegenerative…
David Baltimore is a world-renowned biologist who in 1975 won the Nobel Prize in physiology or medicine along with Howard Temin and Renato Dulbecco “for their discoveries concerning the interaction between tumor viruses and the genetic material of the cell.” We had the chance to sit down and discuss science, cancer research, and more with…
In the second installment of the “My Story” series, Friends President & CEO, Jeff Allen, PhD, recounts his personal experience with cancer from a young age when his grandfather was sick with the disease and why he is motivated for working in this field. With a background in cancer research focused upon molecular changes associated with cancer…
A father. A husband. A multiple myeloma patient. David Mitchell refuses to let his cancer diagnosis define him. Watch below as he discusses his journey as a patient, why he feels lucky every day, and how the work we do at Friends is critical for patients like himself.
Welcome to “My Story,” a new series showing the human side of cancer. Throughout the series we will speak with people that have had cancer infiltrate their lives and explore its everlasting impact. Everyone in the series has been impacted by cancer in some way. We’ll show how it has inspired, and in some cases…
