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CLASS OF 2016 OUTCOMES: LINDSAY KATZ RUNS BONE MARROW DRIVES

Aug 2016 MEDIA COVERAGE

Katz accepted a position as a Community Engagement Coordinator with Gift of Life, a registry for bone marrow donors, in Washington, D.C. The organization exists to increase the number of participants on the bone marrow registry and facilitate bone marrow transplants for cancer patients.

Donating bone marrow: why it's so important

Aug 2016 MEDIA COVERAGE

Every four minutes, someone in the United States is diagnosed with a type of blood cancer. But all hope isn't lost -- those lives could be saved with a bone marrow transplant.

Bone marrow recipient meets donor who saved his life

Aug 2016 MEDIA COVERAGE

Imagine meeting for the very first person the person who saved your life. That is exactly what happened this evening at the Boca Raton Marriott at Boca Center, when a bone marrow transplant donor and the young recipient met for the first time.

UF student donates bone marrow to save a life

Jul 2016 MEDIA COVERAGE

Somewhere in the U.S., a 52-year-old man sat waiting, hoping a random person somewhere in the world might be able to save his life. Leukemia was killing him, and he was in need of a bone marrow transplant — without it, he’d likely die. Meanwhile, in suburban Seattle, Michael Cizek’s phone lit up with an unknown number.

Jay Feinberg presents at the One-to-One Global Forum

Jun 2016 MEDIA COVERAGE

Jay Feinberg make a presentation at the June 20, 2016 One to One Global Forum held at the New York Public Library, and sponsored by the Bronfman Center, the United Nations Foundation, Harper Publishing, and the Global Education and Leadership Foundation.

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A blood cancer survivor meets her stem cell donor... in my words, "she is alive because of him and his donation of stem cells!"

Jan 2016 MEDIA COVERAGE

Jill Ginsberg was diagnosed with blood cancer in 2012 by her medical oncologist at Texas Oncology. He referred her for an allogeneic transplant, which she had at our sister program in San Antonio, Texas.