Curebound Cancer Challenge raises $4M to fund vital research in San Diego

The Curebound Cancer Challenge generated million to push life-saving research forward Photo courtesy of Curebound They rode ran walked and spun with one goal in mind to fight cancer More than people gathered at UC San Diego in August for the Curebound Cancer Challenge generating million to push life-saving research forward The Challenge wasn t just about the miles logged it was about the district behind them Cancer patients survivors families and researchers stood side by side united by a single goal to help find cures in our lifetimes Funds raised from the event combined with donor help and other Curebound efforts like last May s Elton John concert at Petco Park have helped the organization provide more than million in funding since its founding That money has supported inquiry grants across different types of cancer This year Curebound plans to invest another to million in early-stage research Still the need far outweighs available guidance There are effective cancer therapies available currently that didn t exist a year ago real breakthroughs that are saving lives right now announced Curebound Chief Science Advisor Ezra Cohen MD Just imagine where we could be a year from now or five years from now if we continue to invest in promising early-stage studies with the promising to change the future of cancer remedy But with federal funding cuts and dozens of vital studies at jeopardy of stalling we can t afford to rest We must act boldly supporting high-risk high-reward research led by the brightest scientific minds to bring the next generation of life-saving discoveries to patients Curebound s funding strategy has helped spark groundbreaking studies patents clinical trials and partnerships establishing San Diego as one of the nation s the bulk dynamic cancer research hubs The six institutions benefiting from Challenge funds are UC San Diego Moores Cancer Center the Salk Institute Sanford Burnham Prebys the La Jolla Institute for Immunology Rady Children s Soundness and Scripps Research according to a news release The August event drew strong patronage from local corporations and institutions including Edward Jones San Diego UC San Diego Janux Therapeutics Vividion Therapeutics JP Morgan Lusardi Construction Pfizer Resmed Thermo Fisher Scientific BD CBRE Dexcom Illumina Genentech Ranch Coast San Diego Self Storage Koman Family Foundation Maravai Life Sciences WE O Neil Construction and Bernstein Private Wealth Management Anne Marbarger CEO of Curebound revealed the turnout shows the power of San Diego s neighborhood The remarkable show of encouragement from the San Diego neighborhood at Curebound s Cancer Challenge will continue to fuel the groundbreaking work being done right here in our region she disclosed Every dollar raised drives innovative research and moves us closer to a world without cancer For more information about Curebound or the Cancer Challenge visit here