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November 2025

Grantee Dr. Anthony Letai Has Been Appointed the 18th Director of the National Cancer Institute

Grantee Dr. Anthony Letai Has Been Appointed the 18th Director of the National Cancer Institute

Published: Nov 6, 2025   |   Author: Michele Keene   |   Category: Medical Updates   |   No Comments

We are thrilled to share that Dr. Anthony Letai, a 2007 Gabrielle’s Angel Foundation grantee, has been appointed Director of the National Cancer Institute. We supported Dr. Letai early in his career, funding his project focused on detecting blocks in apoptosis in leukemia stem cells. He has since gone on to achieve extraordinary success, serving […]

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Grantee Dr. Omar Abdel-Wahab from MSKCC Elected to the Prestigious National Academy of Medicine

Grantee Dr. Omar Abdel-Wahab from MSKCC Elected to the Prestigious National Academy of Medicine

Published: Nov 6, 2025   |   Author: Michele Keene   |   Category: Medical Updates   |   No Comments

Omar Abdel-Wahab, MD, Chair of the Molecular Pharmacology Program at Sloan Kettering Institute (SKI); Evnin Family Chair in Molecular Pharmacology and Attending Physician on the Leukemia Service at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center (MSK), has been elected to the National Academy of Medicine (NAM), one of the most prestigious honors in the fields of health and medicine. […]

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Champions for Charity: Dec 4-7, 2025 at Americana Manhasset

Champions for Charity: Dec 4-7, 2025 at Americana Manhasset

Published: Nov 5, 2025   |   Author: Michele Keene   |   Category: What's New   |   No Comments

Mark Your Calendars — It’s Giving Season! 30 Years of Champions, 30 Years of Change Champions for Charity® is back and more meaningful than ever. Join us for three days of feel-good holiday shopping at Americana Manhasset: Thursday, December 4 Friday, December 5 Saturday, December 6 For every full-price, pre-tax purchase you make at participating […]

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