Stories

Gift of Life a gift that keeps on giving

Apr 2023 MEDIA COVERAGE

In 1991, Jay Feinberg, a resident of Fort Lauderdale, Fla., was diagnosed with leukemia only a year after he graduated college while on vacation with his family. When Feinberg sought medical care when experiencing flu-like symptoms, the on-call doctor at a New York cancer center told him he should start making end-of-life preparations and work on creating a bucket list of things he would like to do before it’s too late.

Campus ambassador’s plans align with 'directly helping people and providing resources and opportunities for people to get better'

Apr 2023 MEDIA COVERAGE

When Taylor Brown, a junior at Arizona State University, was growing up, she watched her grandfather fight cancer. She listened to her mother share stories of working at a cancer hospital. But it wasn’t until she began her degree in biomedical sciences in The College of Liberal Arts and Sciences that she felt called to help.

UConn Alumna Grace Rowbotham donates Mononuclear cells for medical research

Apr 2023 MEDIA COVERAGE

The University of Connecticut alumna Grace Rowbotham donated her mononuclear cells for medical research twice in the last year through the Gift of Life registry. The Gift of Life registry is a public bone marrow and blood stem cell registry. The Gift of Life’s mission is to cure blood cancer through cellular therapy.

UConn Alumna Grace Rowbotham donates Mononuclear cells for medical research

Apr 2023 MEDIA COVERAGE

The University of Connecticut alumna Grace Rowbotham donated her mononuclear cells for medical research twice in the last year through the Gift of Life registry. The Gift of Life registry is a public bone marrow and blood stem cell registry. The Gift of Life’s mission is to cure blood cancer through cellular therapy.

Gift of Life Marrow Registry Campus Ambassador Program Internship

Apr 2023 MEDIA COVERAGE

The Gift of Life Campus Ambassador Program (CAP) Internship enlists students like you for an opportunity to educate your community and peers about how you can make a positive impact on society with a very small act. By reaching out to your friends, professors, classmates and clubs you’re involved in, you have the potential to speak with many more students than anyone sitting in our offices would.

The Gift of Life Club at IU to host second Swab Week April 10-14

Apr 2023 MEDIA COVERAGE

The Gift of Life Club at IU will be hosting their second Swab Week, their first Swab Week as an official IU club, from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. from April 10-14. There will be tables throughout campus to recruit people to join the registry to become donors for blood stem cells or bone marrow transplants.