Dear LRG Community, Thanks to our: Caregivers, the unsung heroes who care for and give to our patients every day Research team, who tirelessly reach for our mission to find a cure Donors, who [...]
Executive Director, Norman Scherzer participated in a panel discussion as part of the Executive Vision Forum Series hosted by Quintiles Advisory Services on Friday, November 6 in the Alexandria Center, NYC.The panel, entitled “Working within [...]
I met Ian Rahimi today. I knew that going to his funeral would give me an opportunity to pay my respects to Ian and his family and to mourn his passing. I knew that [...]
It has been a long journey since that day Melinda and I walked out of my Dallas oncologist’s office in May, 2000 knowing that I had a rare, then untreatable cancer. Now, it has [...]
LRG Executive Director Norman Scherzer and Board President Jerry Cudzil present a surprise award, Life Raft Group Employee of the Year Award , to two very surprised LRG employees: LRG Director of Operations, [...]
In addition to spending time catching up with fellow patients and caregivers and attending the myriad of useful workshops featured at Life Fest 2014, participants were treated to an update of what is new in [...]
Mo Collins Are you interested in learning about how others live with GIST? Do you have questions about patient assistance programs, treatment options and the nutritional and emotional aspects of GIST? Join [...]
Norman Scherzer, LRG Executive Director, celebrated his 75th birthday on September 1st with the staff. Here are some photos from the event. Join with us in wishing Norman a happy 75th birthday!
In December, the Life Raft Group launched its “We Are the Cure” campaign to fund GIST research. I sat down with Norman to find out more about The LRG GIST research team and the campaign’s progress to date.
Dan Vaella was instrumental in getting Gleevec to market. After 25 years at Novartis and Sandoz, he has chosen to step down as Chairman.
