When the Veghts family founded Team Nicholas in memory of their son, Nicholas, who passed away in February 2012, they wanted to support child life programs at the University of
Mark Pickelmann and Anita Marcott When Anita Marcott’s late husband, Mark Pickelmann, needed a heart transplant, he was initially turned away from local hospitals in their home state of Michigan.
Chicago White Sox Charities announced $3.5 million in grants supporting five national and local programs that address pancreatic cancer patients, research, and treatment at a White Sox game on June
When Tara Boland was diagnosed with triple-negative breast cancer (TNBC), she befriended women in her St. Louis community who shared their own experiences with breast cancer. Their stories inspired Tara
University of Chicago Medical Center Trustee Andy Alper, AB‘80, MBA’81, is the chairman and founder of Alper Investments. He and his wife, Sharon Sadow Alper, AB‘80, JD‘84, have supported several
A clinical trial can be a welcome opportunity after a diagnosis of breast cancer. Participants have access to an innovative treatment regimen based on the latest research, as well as
Updated May 2024 Over many years of partnership, University of Chicago Medicine Comer Children’s Hospital and the Lyon Family Foundation have worked to meet the needs of young patients navigating
RBC makes a lasting impact with Race for the Kids Every year, at the starting line of the RBC Race for the Kids at Comer Children’s Hospital, hundreds of runners
Chemistry, creativity, and neural connections inspired Rosabel Young, MD, in her clinical neurology practice and in her support of research into traumatic brain injury (TBI) at the University of Chicago
In September 2023, the University of Chicago Medicine broke ground on a new, freestanding cancer pavilion—a destination facility that will significantly enhance the medical center’s ability to provide transformative research,
