About Gabrielle
Gabrielle Rich Aouad grew up in Switzerland where she graduated from Aiglon School. She graduated with honors from Oxford University in England, earning her B.A. in philosophy and modern languages. Fluent in five languages, Gabrielle was a champion skier, an expert in horseback riding and a skilled rock mountain climber.
In the summer of 1991, she moved to New York and joined the NYU intensive film program where she met her future husband, Philip Aouad. At the tender age of 23, she was diagnosed with advanced stage Hodgkin’s disease. Her strength and feistiness never failed through months of painful treatment.
Over two decades of funding
Helping to improve the efficacy of cancer treatments, reduce their toxicity and improve the quality of life of patients.
The Foundation funds innovative clinical or basic science research that will lead to novel therapeutic approaches that could replace, or be used in combination with existing effective therapies for patients with leukemia and lymphoma. Such therapeutic approaches could include alternative or complementary medicine.
Who We Fund
Gabrielle's Angel Foundation has awarded more than $43 million in research grants to the best and brightest scientists in America.
Our most recent grantees include: Dr. Kevin Liou, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center; Dr. Tatiana Marquez-Lago, University of Alabama Birmingham; Dr. Riu Lu, University of Alabama Birmingham; Dr. Santosha Vardhana, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center; Dr. Sydney Lu, Stanford Medical School and Dr. Lai Chan , Cleveland Clinic/ Lerner Research Institute
Lai Chan, PhD
Cleveland Clinic/ Lerner Research Institute, 2024
Kevin Liou, MD
Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center ~ Integrative Project, 2024
Riu Lu, PhD
University of Alabama Birmingham, 2024
Sydney Lu, MD, PhD
Stanford Medical School, 2024
Tatiana Marquez-Lago, PhD
University of Alabama Birmingham ~ Integrative, 2024
Santosha Vardhana, MD, PhD
Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, 2024
Medical Advisory Board
Eduardo D. Bruera, MD
The University of Texas, MD Anderson Cancer Center
Michael A. Caligiuri, MD
City of Hope National Medical Center
Curt I. Civin, MD
University of Maryland School of Medicine
John F. DiPersio, MD, PhD
Washington University School of Medicine
Jerome E. Groopman, MD
Harvard Institute of Medicine
Carl H. June, MD
University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine
Stephen D. Nimer, MD – Chairman
Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center
Eirini Papapetrou, MD, PhD
Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
Rainer Storb, MD
Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center
Sarah Tasian, MD
Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP)
Jeffrey D. White, MD
Bethesda, Maryland
*Barrie R. Cassileth, Ph.D.
Events & News
EVENT
Gabrielle’s Angel Foundation’s Young Professionals Committee (YPC) raised $250,000 at their Midsummer Angel Glaa on June 4th at The Bowery Hotel!
EVENT
Gabrielle’s Angel Foundation for Cancer Research raised more than $3 million at Angel Ball on October 23rd at Cipriani Wall Street, hosted by co-founders, songwriter Denise Rich and her daughters Daniella Rich Kilstock and Ilona Rich Schachter. Click through for the full event recap!
NEWS
Gabrielle’s Angel Foundation welcomes new Medical Advisory Board member Dr. Sarah Tasian
We are delighted to welcome former Gabrielle's Angel Foundation grantee Dr. Sarah Tasian to the Medical Advisory Board of Gabrielle’s Angel Foundation for Cancer Research!
Fiscal responsibility
By the Numbers
We take the commitment of our donors seriously. By showing fiscal responsibility in program, administrative and fundraising costs, 88 cents of every dollar we raise directly funds the future leaders of cancer research.