Improving care for young hearts
Imagine holding your newborn infant and hearing from your pediatrician that your child has a malformation of his or her heart, known as congenital heart disease (CHD). About 40,000 parents
Category: Donor Stories
Hope for patients with central nervous system disorders
Margaret Hackett’s determination and resiliency in the face of several complex medical conditions is an inspiration to many. Together with her parents, Raynelle and Bill, she hopes to help others
Duckworth family’s partnership drives cancer discoveries to market
Put simply, scientific research begins with a question, followed by a series of experiments, which—in some cases—eventually lead to a major discovery. Yet, how do these discoveries make their way
A legacy of transforming care
Since it became formally affiliated with the University of Chicago in 1958, the Chicago Home for Incurables has contributed more than $35 million to support medical research, with an emphasis
Chicago Yacht Club’s Chicago Regatta supports kids’ health
Each year in September, hundreds of sailors compete in the Chicago Regatta, an event that includes a variety of boat races off Chicago’s magnificent lakefront. Hosted by the Chicago Yacht
$5 million gift supports cardiology innovation
Richard Parrillo knows the University of Chicago Medicine better than most. He has been seeing his doctor, Mark Siegler, MD, for three decades, has undergone treatment for three types of cancer,
The power of words
In 1982, in a suburban Chicago delivery room, Beverly and Jason Kravitt received devastating news. In rushed, unfeeling words, hospital staff told them that their infant son, Cameron, did not have a heartbeat. After giving birth to her stillborn son, Beverly was only allowed to hold him for a few minutes before he was whisked away.
Easing the financial burden for first-year graduate students
The Robert B. Uretz, PhD, Memorial Awards provide financial support to students from backgrounds historically underrepresented in the sciences
Donor’s long-term commitment supports cancer research
The bequest will establish the Laurence B. Lewis Fund for Hematological Malignancies as a permanent fund within the University’s endowment.
Siblings come together to honor dad
The siblings made a $35,000 gift to support a bladder cancer clinical trial led by Dr. Peter O’Donnell.