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Markey Women Strong News & Updates | Issue 5 | March 2022

Catch up on the latest in the Markey Women Strong program and hear from our 2021 researchers one last time.

The First U.S. Distinguished Professorship in Neuroendocrine Tumor (NET) Research Funded through University of Kentucky Markey Cancer Foundation

The UK Markey Cancer Foundation Provides Annual Thanksgiving Meal and Banners Full of Kind Messages to Those Receiving In-Patient Treatment During the Holiday

Markey Women Strong News & Updates | Issue 3

Get to know your 2021 Markey Women Strong Distinguished Researchers: Dr. Emilia Galperin and Dr. Luksana Chaiswing

UK Markey Cancer Foundation Aims to Brighten Patients’ Day with Kind Messages from the Community

The UK Markey Cancer Foundation gathered kind messages of support from the community dedicated to the patients going through treatment at the UK Markey Cancer Center. The messages will be turned into banners and hung for patients to read.

COVID-19 Devastation in India Hits Home for Many South Asian Americans at UK

Markey Women Strong Award 2021 Distinguished Researcher Grants, Reaches $500,000 in Total Giving

Local Hotel Group Offers Lodging to Markey Cancer Center Patients During Pandemic

When the Hope Lodge had to close at the beginning of the pandemic, the UK Markey Cancer Foundation and Markey Cancer Center worked with Rainmaker Hospitality who donated more than 1,000 nights’ stays to cancer patients, caretakers and family members.

UK Markey Cancer Foundation Provides Appreciation Lunch to Markey Cancer Center Clinical Staff

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.

Markey Cancer Foundation and Markey Cancer Center’s 2020 Successes