CRF Angel’s Wish Virtual Gala and Sarcoma Research Update
Event Information
About this event
Honoring:
Christopher Vakoc, MD., Ph.D.
Professor, Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory
2020 CRF Research Award recipient for the Sarcoma Research Project
On January 23rd, the Christina Renna Foundation (CRF), together with Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory, will host a virtual celebration and sarcoma update to mark their 14th Annual Angel's Wish Gala.
The Christina Renna Foundation is a 501(c)(3) public charity supporting children’s cancer research and furthering awareness and education through the support of cancer groups and outreach programs for the direct support of those in need. Funds raised through this event will go to continued research into rhabdomyosarcoma (RMS), a rare and often fatal form of pediatric cancer. In total, CRF has donated over $350,000 to research at CSHL. For more information, please visit: www.crf4acure.org
Organizer Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory
Organizer of CRF Angel’s Wish Virtual Gala and Sarcoma Research Update
Founded in 1890, Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory has shaped contemporary biomedical research and education with programs in cancer, neuroscience, plant biology and quantitative biology. Home to eight Nobel Prize winners, the private, not-for-profit Laboratory employs 1,100 people including 600 scientists, students and technicians. The Meetings & Courses Program hosts more than 12,000 scientists from around the world each year on its campuses in Long Island and in Suzhou, China. The Laboratory's education arm also includes an academic publishing house, a graduate school and programs for middle and high school students and teachers. For more information, visit www.cshl.edu.
