Hometown: Richland, WA Diagnosis: traumatic brain injury Shoe: React Element 55 Kahleah is a source of light and inspiration to everyone who knows her. A devastating car accident left her with multiple skull and facial fractures, but it did nothing to diminish her bright outlook on life. Perhaps the best way to describe this vibrant […]
Hometown: Eugene, OR Diagnosis: Hodgkin lymphoma Shoe: Air Force 1 LV8 Zion is a smart, insightful girl who loves science, reading and music. Last year, a routine sports physical revealed a lump in her neck that turned out to be lymphoma. Two days later, she began the fight of her life at Doernbecher. For her […]
Hometown: Hillsboro, OR Diagnosis: Type I diabetes, celiac disease and depression Shoe: Nike SB Zoom Janoski RM Desiree was just a regular fourth-grader who enjoyed writing, swimming, and theater — then a diagnosis of type I diabetes and celiac disease turned her world upside down. The news threw her into a deep depression and in […]
Hometown: Beaverton, OR Diagnosis: kidney cancer, kidney transplant Shoe: Air Max Triax 96 When life throws Bransen “Boom” Fernando a challenge, this kid comes out swinging. Diagnosed with bilateral kidney cancer at just seven months old, he managed to live nearly 12 years with half a kidney before it started to fail last year. In […]
Shoukhrat Mitalipov, PhD, electrified the international scientific community by publishing research showing that it’s possible to repair a disease-causing gene in a human embryo.
Cancer research is filled with preconceived notions — and there’s nothing Amanda Lund, PhD, loves better than challenging them. Through her study of the lymphatic system in melanoma and other skin cancers, she’s shining a light on an area of research that previously hasn’t gotten much love. “Lymphatics are rarely studied, but they could be […]
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