Brian is running his first (and hopefully last) New York City marathon after hearing about the Samuel Waxman Cancer Research Foundation and realizing that there was something he could do to help the cause.
Brian is running his first (and hopefully last) New York City marathon after hearing about the Samuel Waxman Cancer Research Foundation and realizing that there was something he could do to help the cause.
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Peter Bartlett is running the NYC Marathon for his grandmother Mimi (pictured at left with Peter) who, after battling liver cancer for just over a year, passed away earlier this summer.
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For the second consecutive year, Gabe Rose will run the New York City Marathon on behalf of the Samuel Waxman Cancer Research Foundation to honor his late Uncle, James Delphin, who passed away in 2007 after a long battle with a rare form of pancreatic cancer.
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Jonathan Licht, M.D., an associate scientific director of the Samuel Waxman Cancer Research Foundation, explains how investigators have deepened their understanding of cancer research over the years.
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Before last year, Elliot Weinberg would never have considered himself a runner. An avid boxer, Weinberg decided to change his workout routine on a whim and get in shape by running through the streets of Manhattan.
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Ben Hieger heard about Team Waxman through fellow co-worker and Waxman teammate Bryan Rodman. Though Ben has completed two half-marathons in the past, he has never run in a full marathon. The 26.219-mile course will be tough to complete, he admits, but he’s up for the challenge.
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Kate Forlenza is a new addition to Team Waxman this year. Though she’s never run in a marathon before, she said she’s always wanted to check that off of her bucket list. Thanks to her co-workers and fellow teammates—Ben Hieger, Bryan Rodman and Mike Wasilewski—Forlenza will soon have the chance.
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As a child growing up in west Texas with asthma, Briana Nix describes herself as the “the kid who couldn’t walk down the street without an inhaler.” Though Nix dreamed of running in a marathon some day, her health was always a concern that held her back from achieving her goal. But after her father died from a rare form of head and neck cancer on Aug. 1, 2009, Nix decided it was time to make her dream a reality.
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Bryan Rodman will be running in his first marathon this year and is excited about the mental and physical challenge ahead of him. Although he never considered himself a runner, Bryan completed a half-marathon in 2008 and was looking to enter into his first marathon until he was sidelined due to a hamstring injury.
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The Samuel Waxman Cancer Research Foundation (SWCRF) has awarded 13 collaborative research grants and 3 individual research grants, totaling $1.54 million.
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