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Chris Curry“This opportunity will enhance my commitment to community-based education initiatives and participatory research," says Ashanda R. Esdaille, MD.
Lindsey Morris“This is a newer treatment approach, but the initial results have been promising,” says Shilpa Sharma, PhD.
In addition to the bike ride and 5K run/walk, there will also be stationary bikes with an instructor offering several spin class sessions during the day.
“Although skin cancer is the most common cancer in the U.S., it is also one of the most preventable and is highly treatable when detected early,” says Brenda Santellano, MD.
Hannah LitteerPaceDay is Sunday, Oct. 5, and as a participant or volunteer, you can embrace all the perks that come with signing up while helping to cure cancer faster.
“For many years, it has been known that certain bacteria, including salmonella, are inherently immunogenic," says Gang Zhou, PhD.
Denise Parrish“We really rely on people like Hyundai who understand the need and give hope to these kids,” says David Munn, MD.
“I want to work toward more effective ways of treating and screening cancer, specifically, in my case, melanoma," says Elayne Benson.
“It's bringing together all of your hobbies and talents and then putting it toward a bigger cause," says Anvi Peddi.
During their research, Bangxing Hong, PhD, and his research team learned how cancer cells can manipulate our body’s own systems.
“The treatment requires patients to carry mutations in their DNA repair genes, but more than 70% of patients do not carry these genes,” says Chunhong Yan, PhD.
"I want to help find answers to the big questions about DNA as a paleoanthropologist," says Eliana Benevides, a participant in the program.
"Funding is crucial for this type of research to be continued and for new and better treatments to be created," says Ali Arbab, MD, PhD.
“Paceline funding has given us the ability to continue this work. I am very grateful for their support and hopeful for the future of this treatment,” says Kebin Liu, PhD.
Milledge Austin"I was fortunate to receive mentorship from two highly experienced faculty members who had been successfully funded across different grant agencies,” says Ashwini Pandey, PhD.
“We’re utilizing the power of our youth to educate and then disseminate that information to the community at large,” says Marlo Vernon, PhD.
“There is this kind of excitement and curiosity that comes with constantly finding something that you never expected," says Balakrishna Lokeshwar, PhD.
"My ultimate goal is to have micro-farms and community gardens throughout the South and Southeast," says Malcolm Bevel, PhD.
“This is more than a fundraiser; this is a community event for all of us to come together and provide comfort and support for each other,” says Jorge Cortes, MD.
Cayla LongSince 2019, 26 community-funded innovative cancer research projects at the Georgia Cancer Center have been made possible through Paceline grants.