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In conjunction with the James Joyce Ramble, there is an event called “Take a Walk” to benefit the Dana Farber Cancer Institute. The walk has the same starting line as the race (Endicott Estate) and participants collect pledges for the cancer institute. Top fundraising participants receive gift certificates to local merchants.
In 1947, Sidney Farber founded the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute in Boston.The following year he launched the Jimmy Fund to raise money to support the hospital. [9] [10] The fund was named after a patient who was named "Jimmy" to protect his identity – his real name was Einar Gustafson and his identity was revealed in 1998.
Dana–Farber Cancer Institute (DFCI) is a comprehensive cancer treatment and research center in Boston, Massachusetts.Dana-Farber is the founding member of the Dana-Farber/Harvard Cancer Center, Harvard's Comprehensive Cancer Center designated by the National Cancer Institute, and one of the 15 clinical affiliates and research institutes of Harvard Medical School.
Einar Gustafson (August 18, 1935 – January 21, 2001) [1] gained fame as a 12-year-old cancer patient when he became nationally known as "Jimmy". The name started a fund-raising program in 1948 known as The Jimmy Fund for the Dana–Farber Cancer Institute. The Jimmy Fund was adopted as the official charity of the Boston Red Sox in 1953. [2] [3]
The PMC generates 62% of the Jimmy Fund's annual revenue as of 2023 [43] and is the Dana–Farber Cancer Institute's single largest donor. [44] [45] From 1980 to 2023, the event has raised a total of $972 million. [46] This funding has been directed to cancer care and research, including helping fund the development of 41 cancer drugs. [47]
Griffin completed his residency at Johns Hopkins Hospital, a hematology fellowship at Massachusetts General Hospital, and a medical oncology fellowship at Dana–Farber Cancer Institute. [3] He is on the scientific advisory boards of Phio Pharmaceuticals, the Georgetown Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer Center, and the Johns Hopkins Cancer Center. [4]
Mary-Ellen Taplin (born 1960), is a research oncologist at Dana Farber Cancer Institute and Brigham and Women's Hospital in Harvard's Longwood Medical and Academic Area. Taplin is Institute Physician and Director of Clinical Research for the Lank Center for Genitourinary Oncology at Dana Farber Cancer Institute and at the Brigham and Women's ...
In September 2023, the Dana–Farber Cancer Institute announced a new partnership with BIDMC and plans to build a new standalone hospital focused on treating adult cancer patients. This includes a departure from their current home and longtime affiliation with Brigham and Women's Hospital , which had been recognized among U.S. News & World ...