Markey Women Strong News & Updates | Issue 4 | December 2021
We take a look back at the Markey Cancer Center’s successes in research in 2021. […]
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The UK Markey Cancer Foundation Provides Annual Thanksgiving Meal and Banners Full of Kind Messages to Those Receiving In-Patient Treatment During the Holiday
On Thursday, November 25, the University of Kentucky Markey Cancer Foundation will provide Thanksgiving meals to patients and their families staying at the Markey Cancer Center for treatment during the Thanksgiving holiday. Through generous donations from members of the community, this will mark the 6th consecutive year that the Markey Cancer Foundation has provided Thanksgiving […]
Markey Women Strong News & Updates | Issue 3
Get to know the 2021 Markey Women Strong Distinguished Researchers: Dr. Emilia Galperin and Dr. Luksana Chaiswing […]
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UK Markey Cancer Foundation Aims to Brighten Patients’ Day with Kind Messages from the Community
The UK Markey Cancer Foundation reached out to the community with one goal in mind: to brighten the day of those going through treatment at the Markey Cancer Center. The campaign, which brought in over 600 messages, called for peers within the community to submit a kind message or words of encouragement to those currently […]
COVID-19 Devastation in India Hits Home for Many South Asian Americans at UK
LEXINGTON, Ky. (May 18, 2021) – Though she grew up in California, University of Kentucky Markey Cancer Center research assistant Sumati Hasani spent many summers of her childhood visiting her extended family in India. The first-generation South Asian American has many fond memories of visiting her family overseas, whose residences spanned every corner of the country. “My mom […]
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Markey Women Strong Award 2021 Distinguished Researcher Grants, Reaches $500,000 in Total Giving
On May 18, The University of Kentucky Markey Cancer Foundation’s Markey Women Strong program awarded its annual Distinguished Researcher Grants to UK Markey Cancer Center researchers Dr. Emilia Galperin and Dr. Luksana Chaiswing. This marks the 5th consecutive year and a total of $500,000 that has been awarded to Markey Cancer Center female-led cancer research […]
Local Hotel Group Offers Lodging to Markey Cancer Center Patients During Pandemic
By Allison Perry March 30, 2021 LEXINGTON, Ky. (March 30, 2021) – When Lexington’s Hope Lodge was forced to close due to the COVID-19 pandemic, a local hotel group partnered with UK HealthCare’s Markey Cancer Center to provide its patients with a place to stay during their treatment. Since April 2020, Rainmaker Hospitality has donated more than 1,000 nights’ stays to cancer […]
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Markey Women Strong News & Updates | Issue 2
UK Markey Cancer Foundation Provides Appreciation Lunch to Markey Cancer Center Clinical Staff
LEXINGTON, KY – On January 28, the University of Kentucky Markey Cancer Foundation, via a donor-restricted gift, provided 295 lunches to members of the clinical staff at the University of Kentucky Markey Cancer Center. This was the second time during the COVID-19 pandemic that the Markey Cancer Foundation provided lunch, funded by their donors, to […]
Markey Cancer Foundation and Markey Cancer Center’s 2020 Successes
In a year where nothing went quite like one expected, the UK Markey Cancer Center and Markey Cancer Foundation, soldiered on caring for patients and persevering in the fight against cancer. Below are some of the 2020 successes of the Markey Cancer Center and the Markey Cancer Foundation. […]
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