Despite the efforts and steps forward in cancer research, cancer remains the second leading cause of death in the United States. Discovering novel target mechanisms and biomarkers in cancer is crucial to improving patient survival chances and life conditions.

In the past years, I have been close to family members suffering from different types of cancer. This has shown me the human, deep, and painful side of research, which is carried out thanks to those patients who continue to fight or have left us after courageously fighting. It is for them, for these warriors who face the silent and voracious enemy, which is cancer, that I am continuing my research at the Division of Medical Oncology at The Ohio State University Comprehensive Cancer Center.

I am proud to ask for your support in helping me reach my fundraising goal. Pelotonia directs 100% of every dollar raised by participants to innovative cancer research at the OSUCCC-James. To learn more about the Institute and Pelotonia’s lifetime impact, please visit https://www.pelotonia.org/Our-Impact. One Goal!