Your support of Gabrielle’s Angel Foundation allows us to push the boundaries of what is scientifically possible for those living with blood cancer. Meet the dedicated research scientists whose cutting-edge ideas are giving patients reason to hope and hear all about their latest breakthroughs below!
Gabrielle’s Angel Foundation welcomes new Medical Advisory Board member Dr. Sarah Tasian
We are delighted to welcome Dr. Sarah Tasian to the Medical Advisory Board of Gabrielle’s Angel Foundation for Cancer Research! Sarah K Tasian, MD is a pediatric oncologist and physician-scientist...
A membrane-associated MHC-I inhibitory axis for cancer immune evasion
From the lab of Gabrielle’s Angels grantee Iannis Aifantis – their latest work on peptide:MHC class I expression & degradation and the discovery of a novel protein complex potentially...
Mark Foundation – Gabrielle’s Angel Foundation Collaborative Grants
We are thrilled to announce that we have selected the recipients of our first ever Mark Foundation – Gabrielle’s Angel Foundation Collaborative Grants. Co-funded with...
Dana-Farber physician Zuzana Tothova receives Doris Duke Foundation Paragon Award for Research Excellence
Congratulations to Zuzana Tothova, MD, PhD (Gabrielle’s Angels Grantee 2022) who is the recipient of the Doris Duke Foundation‘s Paragon Award for Research Excellence! This one-time...
Revolutionary Assay Could Transform Acute Myeloid Leukemia Care
A novel assay that detects a unique molecular marker in patients with acute myeloid leukemia (AML) may revolutionize the way this disease is detected and treated according to a new report in The...
Gabrielle’s Angels Grantee Dr. Daniel Herranz receives $800,000 grant for leukemia research
Daniel Herranz Benito, an associate professor in the Department of Pharmacology, recently received an $800,000 grant from the V Foundation for Cancer Research to further research T cell Acute...
2022 Research Grants
Gabrielle’s Angel Foundation’s Medical Advisory Board recently selected 6 talented early career scientists to receive Medical Research Awards for a total of $1.35M in grants! Awards are...
Researchers Identify Key Source of T Cell “Exhaustion”
New research from Gabrielle’s Angels grantees Cigall Kadoch and Iannis Aifantis shows the commanding role of BAF complexes in mediating T cell exhaustion. Targeting these complexes could reduce...
Gabrielle’s Angel Foundation welcomes new Medical Advisory Board member Dr. Eirini Papapetrou
We are delighted to welcome Dr. Eirini Papapetrou to the Medical Advisory Board of Gabrielle’s Angel Foundation for Cancer Research! Dr. Papapetrou is a Professor of Oncological Sciences,...
Study reveals epigenetic vulnerability of acute myeloid leukemia
Acute myeloid leukemia (AML) is an aggressive blood cancer that causes uncontrolled accumulation of white blood cells. Because of the poor outcomes of this disease, researchers across the globe have...
Study reveals how chronic blood cancer transitions to aggressive disease
A study from Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis suggests a strategy for preventing a chronic, slow-growing type of blood cancer from progressing to an aggressive form of...