Grants
2023 Grants
Memorial Sloan Kettering
Supporting important and necessary research is one of our main missions. This is the eleventh year KROH is supporting research at MSKCC. Our ongoing support of Dr. Neil Iyengars’ research at Memorial Sloan Kettering is something we are very proud of. Dr. Iyengar’s research links inflammation and obesity to increased risks of breast cancer. A key component of Dr. Iyengar’s reaserch is the development of clinical trials- including diets, exercise, and medications that aim to prevent obesity related cancers and well as improve outcomes in patients with fatty-tissue inflammation.
KROH supported recent breast cancer prevention research that Dr. Iyengar facilitated in Asia. His studies on obesity being a critical component in the rise in breast cancer in Asian women can be found here.
Despina Yarian, Dr. Eleni Andreopoulou and Angela Bachardy
Weill Cornell Medical Center
For the sixth year, KROH partners with Weill Cornell Medical Center to support research under Dr. Eleni Andreopoulou. Her study focuses on genetic risks of early onset breast cancer in women under 40. DNA samples are being collected from 200 women diagnosed with early onset breast cancer who are BRCA carriers and 200 women with breast cancer who are not BRCA mutation carriers. The goal is to identify genetic risk factors that predispose some women to develop breast cancer at a young age and to explain the more aggressive clinicopathological features observed at this younger group and finally to identify possible mechanisms/pathways of intervention.
Feinstein Institute for Medical Research
The Feinstein Institute for medical research will receive their 7th annual grant from KROH under the direction of Dr. Annette Lee. Dr. Lee continues to use her expertise in genetics to lead her research on biomarkers in cancer. She is currently conducting a study to learn more about how genetic variants act and are influenced by other genes or environmental factors in the development of breast cancer before the age of 40. Women are being recruited with and without BRCA mutations who were diagnosed with early onset breast cancer. If you are interested in participating you will be asked to provide a saliva sample. Please call 516-562-8377 or email tdp@northwell.edu.
Adelphi Breast Cancer Program
The Adelphi NY Statewide Breast Cancer Program will receive funding for the 8th annual grant that will allow the program to expand its services for bilingual social work/patient navigation at local hospitals. Three full time social workers are funded by KROH at the Adelphi Breast Cancer Program. To date we have directly impacted the lives of over 3,000 women and their families.
The Adelphi NY Statewide Breast Cancer Hotline & Support Program offers free emotional support and information to people coping with cancer. The hotline can be reached at 800-877-8077. Visit us at http://breast-cancer.adelphi.edu/.
Advancing Women in Science and Medicine Award to Feinstein Institute
2021 Grants
- Adelphi Women’s Breast Cancer Hotline: $100,000
- MSKCC: $25,660
- Weill Cornell Medical Center: $25,000
- Feinstein Institute for Medical Research: $25,000
- Advancing Women in Science and Medicine Award to Feinstein Institute: $3,000 Post-Doctoral Fellow Travel Award to Dr. Su Song – Therapeutic strategies for breast cancer
2020 Grants
- Adelphi Women’s Breast Cancer Hotline: $75,000
- MSKCC: $26,660
- Weill Cornell Medical Center: $25,000
- Feinstein Institute for Medical Research: $25,000
2019 Grants
Advancing Women in Science and Medicine Award to Feinstein Institute
2019 Grants
- Adelphi Women’s Breast Cancer Hotline: $75,000
- MSKCC: $26,660
- Weill Cornell Medical Center: $25,000
- Feinstein Institute for Medical Research: $25,000
2018 Grants
Advancing Women in Science and Medicine Award to Feinstein Institute
World Hellenic Biomedical Association
2018 Grants
- Adelphi Women’s Breast Cancer Hotline: $100,000
- MSKCC: $25,000
- Weill Cornell Medical Center: $25,000
- Feinstein Institute for Medical Research: $33,333
2017 Grants
MSKCC
On September 7th, Katerina Raptis and Anna Karacostas presented Dr. Neil Iyengar with a grant check for $25,000 to be allocated towards Dr. Iyengar’s medical research for breast cancer. The funds were raised in May of 2017 along with Steve and Sofia Koutsoumbaris at Allora Kitchen and Bar in Queens.
Katerina Raptis also presented an additional check of $6,500 from the generous donations from family and friends of Dalith Seldman Edgar on the occasion of her birthday. We are ever grateful for the love and support of our dear family and friends. It is because of you that KROH has awarded over $55,000 to MSKCC this year.
2017 Grants
- Adelphi Women’s Breast Cancer Hotline: $110,000
- MSKCC: $56,240
- Weill Cornell Medical Center: $25,000
- Feinstein Institute for Medical Research: $33,000
2016 Grants
- Adelphi Women’s Breast Cancer Hotline: $52,729
- MSKCC: $25,000
- Feinstein Institute for Medical Research: $33,333
2015 Grants
- Adelphi Women’s Breast Cancer Hotline: $43,433
- MSKCC: $30,000
2014 Grants
- Adelphi Women’s Breast Cancer Hotline: $44,770
- MSKCC: $35,000
- Breast Cancer Patients: $5,025
2013 Grants
- MSKCC: $35,000