A few of the recipients include; St. Louis-based Washington University who is studying chemo-resistant ovarian cancer, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill who is researching basal cell breast cancer and Phoenix-based University of Arizona who is advancing research in endometrial cancer.
“At the heart of the relentless pursuit to help prevent, detect and treat cancer is innovative and pioneering research,” Jerry W. Shay, PhD, chair of The Mary Kay Foundation Research Review Committee and professor at Dallas-based University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, said. “Without continued support through grants like these from The Mary Kay Foundation, medical scientists would not be able to pursue and discover potentially life-saving new therapies or early detection tools.”
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