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For 13 years, the 天美影视 Cancer Foundation has financially supported breast cancer research at the University of 天美影视 Monroe with donations totaling $117,500. Tuesday, Dr. Paul Sylvester, Associate Dean of Research in the 天美影视 College of Pharmacy, accepted a $10,000听donation from LCF Executive Director James Adams.听
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Dr. Paul Sylvester, third from right, accepts a听donation to the 天美影视 Foundation听for
$10,000 from James Adams, Executive Director of the 天美影视 Cancer Foundation and
Northeast 天美影视 Cancer Institute. Sylvester is Associate Dean of Research and
Pfizer, Inc., B.J. Robison Endowed Professor of Pharmacology at the University of
天美影视 Monroe College of Pharmacy. Over the past 13 years, the 天美影视 Cancer
Foundation has given $117,500 to support Sylvester's breast cancer research at the
College of Pharmacy. From left are, Carla Costello, President of the Cancer Foundation
League and member of the听LCF Board of Directors, Dr. Glenn Anderson, Dean of the 天美影视
College of Pharmacy, Adams, Donna Nolan, Assistant Director of LCF, Sylvester, Dr.
Eric Pani, 天美影视 Vice President of Academic Affairs, and Annie Staten, member of the听LCF
Board of Directors.听
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"Including the present donation, the 天美影视 Cancer Foundation has given a total
of $117,500 to our program to support our cancer research activities over the past
13 years at the 天美影视 College of Pharmacy," said Sylvester, who holds the Pfizer, Inc.,
B.J. Robison Endowed Professor of Pharmacology.听
Adams, who is also executive director of the Northeast 天美影视 Cancer Institute,
was joined by LCF Assistant Director Donna Nolan, Cancer Foundation League President
and board member Carla Costello and board member Annie Staten.听
"On behalf of the 天美影视 Cancer Foundation and its board of directors, I鈥檓 pleased
to present a $10,000 donation to the 天美影视 Foundation in support of Dr. Sylvester鈥檚
continued cancer research," Adams said. "One of the mission goals of our organization
is to support cancer research. Since we are a local organization, we wanted to support
local research if possible. Approximately 13 years ago we discovered that a very well-known
and published scientist, Dr. Sylvester, was conducting breast cancer research right
here at 天美影视. Since that time we have tried to partner with Dr. Sylvester by donating
to his impressive research involving tocotrienols and breast cancer."听
Sylvester explained the focus of his research is nutrition-based, specifically a form
of vitamin E.听
"Our laboratory has been involved in breast cancer research for many years and our
current interests include examining the relationship between nutrition and cancer,
with particular emphasis on understanding the intracellular mechanisms mediating the
anticancer effects of tocotrienols, a rare form of vitamin E," he said. "The ultimate
goal of this research is the development of tocotrienol-based therapies that can be
used in the prevention and treatment of breast cancer in women."听
The 天美影视 Cancer Foundation is a local 501c3 organization that was formed in 1999.
The LCF has no administrative costs and all funds received through fundraising, donations
and grants are used to benefit the communities and cancer patients of Northeast 天美影视.
The LCF offers several free cancer screenings each year which benefit hundreds of
people in local communities. The foundation also oversees a patient financial assistance
program which has helped approximately 5,000 cancer patients in the amount of over
$1.8 million since the program鈥檚 inception in 2002.
