On February 10, 2021 rhabdomyosarcoma survivor, Conner O’Brien, and University of Minnesota orthopedic surgeon, Dr. Christian Ogilvie, shared their time with the class of 2022 physician assistant students from Bethel University via Zoom to bring forth awareness and education on sarcoma and the impact it may have on the medical provider. At the start of…
The following new members were elected to the Rein in Sarcoma Board of Directors at the January 25 2021 Annual Meeting: Dr. John Charlson Dr. Charlson is Associate Professor of Medicine at the Medical College of Wisconsin, Division of Hematology and Oncology, specializing in sarcoma. He graduated from the University of Iowa, College of Medicine in…
We are highlighting a very timely article written by two talented Rein in Sarcoma volunteers. Congratulations to Elsa Keeler, MD, MPH, and Yatharth Sharma for being published in the Jan-Feb 2021 issue of Minnesota Medicine Magazine. We are lucky to have such amazing community members working with Rein in Sarcoma! Yatharth Sharma is a student…
My sarcoma story begins in 2005. What I thought was a charley horse in my left calf for about nine months turned out to be a Synovial Sarcoma inside my Soleus muscle. Quite by luck, my first doctor sent me to the University of Minnesota Masonic Cancer Center rather than “cut it out first and…
Thank you to all who participated in the “Minnesota Sarcoma Research Virtual Conference 2020: Progress and Promise“, sponsored by Rein in Sarcoma and the University of Minnesota Masonic Cancer Center. The symposium featured presentations from leaders in Sarcoma research in Minnesota. It was a day filled with science, innovation, and information sharing. Presentations were recorded…
Rein in Sarcoma announced significant new research grants totaling $65,000 at our recent Fall Fundraiser. For the second year, RIS awarded grants to researchers at Mayo Clinic and Children’s Hospitals and Clinics of Minnesota. We also announced multi-year support for a SARC SPORE grant proposal. The evening included a new commitment to increase sarcoma research…
The awarded research grants for 2017 are as follows: Engaging the immune system as a strategy for sarcoma therapy Principal Investigator: Antonella Borgatti, DVM, MS Associate Professor, Department of Veterinary Clinical Sciences College of Veterinary Medicine and Masonic Cancer Center Co-Investigator: Daniel Vallera, PhD, Professor, Radiation Oncology, School of Medicine and Masonic Cancer Center Grant:…
