Type of Sarcoma: Epithelioid SarcomaDate of Diagnosis: 2018Location: While it’s too simplistic to summarize a person in only a few words, an apt introduction to Bo (Robert) Arvin would be: Hilarious. Fun. Chocolate donuts and ice cream. Who wouldn’t love that? The more we learn about Bo, the more we would have liked to know…
When Tom Boardman learned that his twelve-year-old grandson, Levi, was diagnosed with Ewing sarcoma cancer, he wanted to step in and take the pain away. Family and friends of sarcoma patients know this feeling well. “I could not take the chemo for my grandson. Neither could I have the surgery he was going to need…
Rein in Sarcoma has awarded $45,000 in new sarcoma research grants to Children’s Minnesota and the Mayo Clinic. Children’s Minnesota “Expanding Opportunities For Early Detection of Sarcoma.” | $20,000 Co-Principal Investigators: Megan Hilgers, MD, pediatric oncologist and Kris Ann P. Schultz, MD, pediatric oncologist. Lay Summary: Liquid biopsies are a promising technique to facilitate tumor…
Rein in Sarcoma (RIS) is a Minnesota non-profit tax exempt 501(C)(3) organization serving families touched by sarcoma cancers, an uncommon and often lethal group of bone and soft tissue cancers. Working in partnership with the University of Minnesota, the Mayo Clinic, and Children’s Hospitals and Clinics of Minnesota, we seek to fund innovative, collaborative and…
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We’re pleased to introduce Rein in Sarcoma’s five 2019-2020 Maudlin Sarcoma Scholars from the Mayo and University of Minnesota Medical Schools! This is the eleventh year RIS has awarded scholarships to medical students. The second and third year medical students will spend the year completing various projects and presentations to bring sarcoma awareness to their…
By Miranda Mead Beau Webber, a 2018 RIS research grant recipient, is an Assistant Professor, Department of Pediatrics at the University of Minnesota, as well as Faculty Member of the Division of Pediatric Hematology and Oncology and Stem Cell Institute. While getting his PhD in stem-cell biology and genetic engineering at the University of Minnesota,…
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