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The Decision to Donate: Saving a Patient’s Life for the First Time

Aug 2024 MEDIA COVERAGE

It takes less than five minutes to swab the inside of your cheek and join a bone marrow donor registry — a short process that can save a life. During my first year of medical school one of my classmates suggested hosting a Gift of Life drive as part of our Oncology Interest Group.

Gift of Life Marrow Registry Names Dr. Yen-Michael Hsu as Co-Chief Medical Officer

Aug 2024 MEDIA COVERAGE

Gift of Life Marrow Registry today announced the appointment of Yen-Michael Hsu, M.D., Ph.D., MBA, CABP as Co-Chief Medical Officer. Dr. Hsu's medical oversight includes the activities of the Gift of Life Center for Cell and Gene Therapy and Gift of Life-NMDP Collection Center.

Stem cell registry match helps Kansas woman save man’s life

Jul 2024 MEDIA COVERAGE

In 2010, Melissa Kingston joined the Gift of Life Marrow Registry while on a Birthright trip to Israel with the KU Hillel student group. That decision led her to save a man's life through a blood stem cell donation.

The Hillel Dance-a-thon That Saved a Life

Jul 2024 MEDIA COVERAGE

When college student Alex Davidson attended a dance marathon hosted by the University of Maryland to raise money for Children’s National Hospital in 2013, the last thing he expected was to kick off a series of events that would save the life of a little girl.

A Special Moment at Fenway today...

Jul 2024 MEDIA COVERAGE

A special moment at Fenway today, as a member of The Gift Of Life Marrow Registry donor met his recipient for the first time.

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Giving the Gift of Life

Jul 2024 MEDIA COVERAGE

Allison Micale signed up for a bone marrow and blood stem cell donor registry in 2021 when a registry organization visited her sorority chapter at the University of Miami. Then, in February of her senior year...Micale received life-changing news: she was a match for a woman battling leukemia.