Posts tagged Research
An Interview with Dr. Angel Qin:   "From Leukemia to ALK+ NSCLC: Finding a New Way to Overcome Drug Resistance"

Editors Note: This interview is by Juhi Kunde, Director of Patient Gateways and Science Marketing at LUNGevity and was orginally posted on their web site on March 5, 2024. Dr. Angel Qin, MD, medical oncologist at the University of Michigan and one of the recipients of our ALK Positive Lung Cancer Research Awards.  ALK Positive, Inc. collaborated with LUNGevity to support this very important work with the ALK Positive, Inc / LUNGevity ALK-Positive Lung Cancer Research Awards

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University of Michigan Biopsy and Organoid Drug Screening Experience

I’m writing this on the return flight from the University of Michigan, where I underwent a thoracic biopsy for three lymph nodes that have been lighting up in my recent PET scans.  As I am the ALK Positive patient advocate on the Judith Tam ALK NSCLC Research Initiative Scientific Advisory Board, l thought I’d do a trial run and see if going there for my biopsy and tissue testing would be worthwhile. 

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LUNGevity Partners with ALK Positive to Award $1.5 Million in Lung Cancer Research Grants

WASHINGTON, DC (January 27, 2022) — LUNGevity Foundation is partnering for the third time with the patient-led registered nonprofit organization ALK Positive to support the ALK-Positive Lung Cancer Research Award Program. This year, the patient oncogene group will potentially fund research projects totaling up to $1.5 million over two years—their largest funding to date. The ultimate goal of the research is to transform ALK-positive lung cancer into a chronic or curable condition.

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