LOS ANGELES, May 10, 2016 /PRNewswire/ — Three-time Academy Award nominated actress Laura Linney, cancer survivor, producer and actress Christina Simpkins, and renowned oncologist Dr. Fred Rosenfelt will be honored for their commitment to raising awareness about cancer, and ending the disease at Tower Cancer Research Foundation’s Tower of Hope Gala on Thursday, May 19, 2016. The evening is designed to bring attention to cancer and raise funding for Tower, a leading donor-directed, specialized cancer research foundation focused on funding Southern California initiatives with a global impact.
The Tower of Hope Gala marks the 20th anniversary of Tower Cancer Research Foundation. Over the course of the last twenty years, Tower has raised well over $30 million, funding that supports a multitude of different scientific grants from one-year $100,000 Career Development Grants to five year $500,000 Senior Investigator Grants to $1,000,000 Multi-disciplinary Discovery Funds. Tower has participated in funding more than 200 clinical trials, and provided over $2 million in seed money for young cancer researchers from the Southern California community via the organization’s Career Development Grants.
Tower also supports a variety of Southern California community partners who bring vital cancer programs to underserved populations throughout Los Angeles.
ABOUT TOWER CANCER RESEARCH FOUNDATION : Tower has been the Southern California cancer patient’s greatest ally since 1996. Tower provides grants for innovative research, caring patient support and community education to promote more effective treatments for cancer.
