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Community rallies to find bone marrow donor for FAMU professor with rare cancer

May 2025 MEDIA COVERAGE

A community effort is underway in Northeast Tallahassee to find a bone marrow donor for local FAMU professor Ancil Carruthers, who has a rare blood cancer. Carruthers faces challenges in finding a match due to a shortage of diverse donors, with only 29% of Black patients are able to find suitable matches

Tallahassee husband and father in urgent need of marrow transplant after rare blood cancer diagnosis

May 2025 MEDIA COVERAGE

"If you meet Ancil, you love Ancil. He has the best laugh. The biggest smile. He’s an incredible husband and father. Anybody is lucky to have him be a part of their community." That’s how Andrea Stephens describes her friend, 38-year-old Ancil Carruthers. Stephens and her husband, Brad, have known Carruthers, his wife, Natalie, and their three children, ages 17, 12, and 11, for more than a decade.

NE Tallahassee neighbor, FAMU team up to save professor with rare cancer

May 2025 MEDIA COVERAGE

A Northeast Tallahassee neighbor is trying to find a bone marrow donor match for FAMU professor Ancil Carruthers. Carruthers has a rare type of blood cancer. Watch the video to learn more about how they're tackling a bone marrow donor shortage.

Aakash Parekh is president of the IU branch and he wants to sign you up

Apr 2025 MEDIA COVERAGE

Every three minutes in the United States, someone is diagnosed with blood cancer. With over 50,000 blood cancer related deaths annually, such a diagnosis can feel like a death sentence. Gift of Life is a national registry for donors of stem cells and bone marrow.

Campus organization increases donor matches with blood donor registration drives

Apr 2025 MEDIA COVERAGE

It can happen to anyone, regardless of age. According to the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society, more than 187,000 people are diagnosed with blood cancer every year. A nonprofit works to connect those cancer patients with transplant matches.

AEPi hosts 55-hour “Rockathon” fundraiser, revolutionizes Greek Life philanthropy at UM

Apr 2025 MEDIA COVERAGE

In AEPi’s inaugural "Rockathon," benefitting the Gift of Life Marrow Registry, Genovese sat in a rocking chair on the Foote Green outside of Richter Library for a whopping 55 hours without a break. He sat from 11:17pm on Thursday, April 3 to 6:17pm on Saturday, April 5.