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The Path To Pre-Med

Dec 2017 MEDIA COVERAGE

For Laurel native, Bradley Welch, the path to pre-med at Mississippi State began much earlier than most. Welch is also Mississippi State’s Gift of Life Marrow Registry Campus Ambassador since fall 2016.

East Brunswick stem cell donor meets woman whose life he saved

Nov 2017 MEDIA COVERAGE

East Brunswick resident Harvey Pava meets Florence Ivy, the woman whose life he saved through a stem cell donation. Pava said he would donate again "in a heartbeat."

East Brunswick Gift of Life giver meets recipient

Nov 2017 MEDIA COVERAGE

There are many things in life to be thankful for. For Harvey Pava, one of these is that a friend was manning a Gift of Life Marrow Registry booth when he was a freshman in college. It gave him the opportunity to save a life.

UF student meets man who received his bone marrow

Nov 2017 MEDIA COVERAGE

When Michael Cizek had his cheek swabbed outside Library West in November 2015, he didn’t think anything of it. "I didn’t really know what I was signing up for," the 22-year-old said. "I didn’t think I’d ever get a phone call." But about six months after joining the bone marrow registry that day on campus, he did receive a phone call. He was a match.

Man meets bone marrow donor who saved his life

Nov 2017 MEDIA COVERAGE

WCJB 20 ABC-TV coverage of the first meeting between bone marrow donor Michael Cizek and transplant recipient Jeffrey Turner at University of Florida's Flavet Field at the X Ambassador's concert on November 9, 2017.

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Interview with Jay Feinberg, founder of Gift of Life Marrow Registry

Nov 2017 MEDIA COVERAGE

NY1 Spectrum News live coverage of Gift of Life Marrow Registry Steps for Life 5k, featuring interview with CEO Jay Feinberg.

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