Chief Communications Officer, Break Through Cancer. Previously Executive Director Dunkin' Joy in Childhood FDNT & Sr. Director Consumer/Community Relations
Milton, MA
Joined August 2013
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When my son was diagnosed with cancer at 12, the odds were too low to say out loud. He died at 13.
I came to Break Through Cancer because I believe radical collaboration can change that future. We just announced the largest-ever investment in osteosarcoma research.
Outcomes for osteosarcoma havenโt improved in 40+ years. Families and foundations joined Breakย Throughย Cancer to change that. A $15M initiative now brings together 20+ researchers across 8 cancer centers โ the largest effort of its kind.
breakthroughcancer.org/projeโฆ
#RadicalCollaboration #CancerResearch #Osteosarcoma #RareDiseaseResearch #PediatricCancerAwarenessMonth
@OSInstitute, Battle Osteosarcoma, @TerryFoxCanada @BardoFoundation @StBaldricks @childrenscancer @RallyFoundation @AgentsMIB @TurnItGoldHQ @DanaFarberNews @hopkinskimmel @MDAndersonNews @MSKCancerCenter @BCCancer @tuftsvet @StanfordMed @UCSFCancer
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See the full @NatureComms paper here: nature.com/articles/s41467-0โฆ
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What if a biopsy could do more than just diagnose GBM?
A @NatureComms study from our Accelerating GBM Therapies Through Serial Biopsies TeamLab shows how 'investigative biopsies' can yield deep molecular and immune insightsโhelping us rethink how GBM research and trials could be done.
Congratulations to lead authors @DrKennyYu_Neuro and Dr Sreyashi Basu (@MDAndersonNews) on this study
Full release: breakthroughcancer.org/2025/โฆ
@MSKCancerCenter @DanaFarberNews @kochinstitute @hopkinskimmel
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Federal investment in science has helped make America great and now is NOT the time to retreat.
Progress against cancer and other diseases depends on collaborationโacross institutions, disciplines, and funding sources.ย Publicย research funding, private philanthropy, and life sciences industry investments fuel transformative discoveries that save lives.
For decades, the U.S. has led the world in biomedical innovation, thanks in large part to federal research funding through agencies like the NIH and NCI. This funding has paved the way for groundbreaking advances in cancer treatmentโfrom immunotherapies to precision medicineโwhile enabling the next generation of researchers to push the boundaries of whatโs possible.
Cuts to federal research funding would put future progress at risk. Private foundations, like Breakย Through Cancer, play an important role in accelerating discovery, but we cannot do it alone. Without sustained public investment, clinical trials would slow, promising ideas would go unfunded, and lifesaving breakthroughs would be delayed.
We must work together to protect this vital investment. Share why research funding matters to you, and urge policymakers to keep driving progress forward.ย #FundResearch #ScienceMatters #StandUpForScience2025 #StandUpForScience
๐๏ธ September is Childhood Cancer Awareness Month. We honor the memory of my son Michael, who lost his battle with rhabdomyosarcoma at age 13. His story drives our mission. #ChildhoodCancerAwareness
Your donations make a real difference. They help us provide urgent support to families in their darkest hours, allowing them to focus on healing, not expenses.
Read about Michael's courageous fight in the Boston Globe and see why your support matters. Together, we can offer compassion and dignity to grieving families. mcmstrong.org/why-ill-never-โฆ #BeyondSympathy
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On #GlioblastomaAwarenessDay, we spotlight our TeamLabโs work on accelerating GBM drug development through serial biopsies. This collaboration across top cancer centers @DanaFarber @kochinstitute @MDAndersonNews @MSKCancerCenter @KimmelCancerCtr is at the forefront of transforming GBM clinical trials by accessing tumors at different times during treatment to document how tumors react to a new therapy. #GBMResearch #RadicalCollaboration
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#BTCSummit23 is a wrap! Thanks to all who attended in person and virtually last week, including TeamLab members, speakers, and special guests. #RadicalCollaboration
RT @Aiims1742: Team @MDAndersonNews has landed at Kiawah for the @break_cancer summit. Ready for three days of #RadicalCollaboration!
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So proud to count @RebeccaLStone15 and @KaraLongRoche among my friends and be a part of a team that is helping women intercept and find cures to Ovarian Cancer. Crushing it.
Shout out to Rebecca Stone, @KaraLongRoche, and the entire Intercepting Ovarian Cancer TeamLab at Break Through Cancer for their dedication to finding prevention strategies for this deadly disease.ย Terrific article out today in JAMA! #radicalcollaboration
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It is our honor to announce the first four BTC Scientists: Neelkanth Bardhan, Sreyashi Basu, Paola A. Guerrero, and Thomas R. Pisanic II. These highly skilled professionals will spur novel approaches to understanding cancer and developing new treatment strategies.
Greka Labs crushing it once again. Proud to know you.
Today we report @Cell_Metabolism on a new Resource called FALCON, super proud of co-first authors @JCoraorFried and @NwWieder and grateful for all collaborators!
cell.com/cell-metabolism/fulโฆ
@broadinstitute @MGBInnovation @BrighamResearch @harvardmed @HarvardMITmdphd @mit_hst
Thank you @neel_bardhan for your valiant attempt to explain the science behind your poster. Almost thereโฆ and for my non science friendsโฆ. yes those are mice :)
Newly minted AACR Scholar in Teaching Award Winner, and Break Through Cancer Scientist @Neel_Bardhan shared his work today at #AACR23. Congratulations Neel! #radicalcollaboration @kochinstitute
Excited to be a part of the @AACR conference in the morning with my friends and colleagues in the world of cancer research. Remarkable humans with an incredible opportunity to change lives.
I am not sure which side of this equation I represent but am glad to be a part of a team with so much of both!
At Break Through Cancer, we believe in #RadicalCollaboration. It requires sharing discoveries and data in real-time, across institutions.
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Accelerating discovery was top of mind for these Data Science Hub rockstars. #radicalcollaboration #cancerresearch
I am going to the MSKCC to meet up with some of the best minds in data science. The team will be working on ways to use data to support discoveries in our disease-focused TeamLabs and to uncover opportunities using AI and pan-cancer data. I will need a Dunkin' run...
