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March
2010
ARTICLE: Breakthrough: Six Strategies for Catalyzing Medical Discoveries; Philanthropy Winter 2010.
View the excerpt (PDF).
Read the complete article from Philanthropy Roundtable.
February
2010
PRESS RELEASE: BRAIN CANCER TALK ADDRESSES THE FUTURE
OF TREATING CANCER - Alliance for Cancer Gene Therapy Hosted Symposium with Leading Researchers Using Cell and Gene Therapy to Combat Brain Cancer, February 12, 2010 Read the Press Release (PDF, 83K)
January 2010 PRESS RELEASE: Alliance For Cancer Gene Therapy Presents Brain Cancer: Searching For A Breakthough With Gene And Cell Therapy, January 28, 2010 Read the Press Release (PDF, 260K)
August
2009
ARTICLE: Promising Treatment, The Advocate August 26, 2009. Read the story (PDF, 743K)
July
2009

ARTICLE: Swimming for a Cure - Participants raise $270,000 to go toward cancer research from the The Advocate July 28, 2009. Read the story (PDF, 78K)

PRESS RELEASE: Swim Across America Greenwich to Stamford Swim Made a Splash in the Fight Against Cancer - Annual Swim Raised $280,000 for the Alliance for Cancer Gene Therapy. Read the Press Release (PDF, 162K)

April
2009
ARTICLE: Doctor Discusses Innovations in Cancer Gene Therapy from the
Greenwich Post, April 4, 2009. Read the story (PDF, 315K)

PRESS RELEASE: The Impact of Gene Therapy on Lymphoma, Leukemia
and Prostate Cancer - A Recent Alliance for Cancer Gene Therapy Presentation
Read the Press Release
(PDF, 98K)
March
2009
ARTICLE: Dynamic Duo: Couple for a Cure, by Christy Colasurdo from Greenwich Magazine, March, 2009, Featuring Barbara and Edward Netter, a couple leading the charge against cancer . Read the story (PDF, 113K)
September
2008
ARTICLE: Edward Netter,The Philanthropist's Journey from the Fairfield County Business Journal, by Ryan Doran, September 2008
Read the story
(PDF. 109K)
August 2008 PRESS RELEASE: Connecticut-Based Alliance For Cancer Gene Therapy Supports Stand Up To Cancer Read the Press Release (MicroSoft Word DOC, 40KB)
July
2008
"Swimming for Swim Across America is what life is all about" writes
Roberta Bass,
in a letter to the Greenwich Time dated July 9, 2008. Bass was one of the event's top fundraisers and swam for the second year, along with her two sons.
June
2008
ARTICLE: Swimmers Brave the Sound for Good Cause
By Monica Potts from Stamford Advocate, June 29, 2008 Read the story
(PDF) Note: This article also appeared in Greenwich Time, June 29, 2008

TELEVISION COVERAGE: WTNH, News Channel 8/My TV 9: Saturday, June 28th. 'Swim Across America' will be making a splash with its swim for cancer research. This will be the second annual swim from Greenwich to Stamford with all proceeds going to the Alliance for Gene Therapy. Swim Co-founder Matt Vossler joined Good Morning Connecticut Weekend with the details. Read the WTNH News story/view the video

ARTICLE: Sybil Shirley Celebrates 90th Birthday with Social Bridge Fund-raiser -- An article that appeared in Greenwich Time, June 13, 2008 Read the Article (PDF)
April
2008
ACGT hosted an educational forum on the state of gene therapy for the
treatment of lung cancer on April 16, 2008 at the Bruce Museum.
View the VIDEO here

ARTICLE: Doctor, Patient, Organization Advocate Gene Therapy. Lung Cancer Survivors Shares Story" (PDF) By Anne W. Semmes from The Greenwich Citizen
January 2008 TELEVISION COVERAGE: ACGT Research Fellow Dr. Robert Vonderheide appeared on ABC World News Tonight with Charles Gibson on January 16, 2008 discussing promising results of a gene therapy vaccine used to treat lymphoma in dogs. Read more...
January 2008 ACGT Presented an Informational Program on Scientific Advances in Cancer Gene Therapy for Ovarian and Breast Cancer on January 10,2008. Moderated by ACGT Scientific Council Member Stephen L. Eck, MD, PhD, Vice President, Translational Medicine and Pharmacogenomics, Eli Lilly and Co. the program featured presentations by ACGT Research Fellow, George Coukos, MD, PhD of the University of Pennsylvania Abramson Family Cancer Research Institute and by Leisha A. Emens, MD, PhD, The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine whose research was also funded by ACGT.
Read the highlights of the lecture here...
Read the Washington Post article...
January 2008 ACGT Research Fellow Dr. Robert Vonderheide, of the University of
Pennsylvania Abramson Family Cancer Research Institute, was recently
featured on ABC News with Charles Gibson, describing his progress in
cancer vaccine research and the promising results when used in dogs with
lymphoma. Funded in part by ACGT, Dr. Vonderheide hopes to be testing
the vaccine on humans within 2 years.
Click here to go tothe ABC News Web site for more information or to view the video.
November 2007 ARTICLE: Research's Best Friend from The Philadelphia Inquirer, by Marie McCullough (PDF, 722KB)
June
2007
Tara Framer Design receives 2007 American Graphic Design Award for ACGT 2006 Annual Report
December
2006
ARTICLE: Alliance for Cancer Gene Therapy is creating breakthroughs in cancer treatment from Philanthropy Magazine, written by Marshall Allen (PDF, 1.6MB)
October
2006
PRESS RELEASE: Alliance for Cancer Gene Therapy Celebrates Five Years of Dedication to Treating Cancer through Gene Therapy (MicroSoft Word, .DOC, 308KB)
June
2005
PRESS RELEASE: ACGT Awards Four Grants for Innovative Research (PDF, 24KB)
August
2004
PRESS RELEASE: Alliance for Cancer Gene Therapy Announces Additional $2.0 Million in National Grants for Gene Therapy Research (PDF, 68KB)
February
2003
PRESS RELEASE: New National Cancer Gene Therapy Foundation Announces $1.5 Million In National Grants For Cancer Gene Therapy Research (PDF, 48KB)
June
2002
PRESS RELEASE: Alliance For Cancer Gene Therapy Formed To Support Gene Therapy Research For Cancer Cure (PDF, 108KB)
 
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