Help Fund Our Research
Stem
cells are vital throughout life because they can develop into
specialized tissue. However, damaged or altered stem cells may be
the driving force behind some kinds of cancer when their
specialization takes a malignant turn for the worse. Malignant stem
cells were first identified in leukemia in 1997. Since then, they
have been found in breast cancer and certain brain tumors,
including glioblastoma multiforme, the most aggressive brain
malignancy in adults. Although it was widely thought that most
cells in a tumor could cause it to grow, now we believe that in
some cancers, a small population of stem cells gives rise to all
the other cells.
Stem
cells have an important benefit for the pharmaceutical field. New
drugs can be tested on stem cells to assess their safety before
testing drugs on animal and human models. For example, a cancer
cell line could be created to test an anti-tumour drug. If the
conditions can be perfectly replicated, testing drugs could provide
very accurate results.
In cancer therapy, the detailed understanding of the effects of
drugs in the target cells is of pivotal relevance in tailoring
individualized therapeutic approaches. Furthermore, also new and
more detailed diagnostics help to specifically design a therapy for
the individual patient. Nowadays, flow cytometry becomes a key
player in these endeavors.
You
Can Make the Difference
Whether
your contribution to the Functional Cytomics Laboratory is one euro
or more, it makes a difference for someone, every day.
Philanthropic support enhances the lives of patients, their
families, medical students, and the work of researchers, faculty
and staff. We need and welcome your support to advance and maintain
outstanding patient care, medical education and research: our
mission to care, and mission to cure.
Our
Laboratory is a significant resource offering the most advanced
technologies for multidrug resistance screening, educating our
future doctors and advancing basic medical research. The advances
made by our medical professionals and researchers in clinical
treatment and scientific knowledge could affect you, a family
member or a loved one, and your financial contributions can help in
many ways:
-
Recruit and educate the most talented students and help offset
increasing costs of medical education.
- Attract faculty and top researchers to our institution for
generating leading-edge research.
- Provide expert and compassionate care for patients in our region
and beyond.
Our
Needs Today
€5
Sponsors flow cytometer startup and shutdown procedures
daily.
€10-30 Sponsors cell culture methods to study the characteristics
of malignant stem cells.
€50 Sponsors monthly purchase of reagents or other substances and
materials necessary for conducting research.
€100 Sponsors cryopreservation of highly purified malignant cells
for a year.
€250 Sponsors new software licenses and updates every year.
€500 Sponsors publication in prestigious scientific journals, and
plans for any exploitation.
€2,000 Sponsors research projects for our medical students every
year.
€5,000 Sponsors our full-laboratory operation and program for a
year!
Every gift matters. Please contact us if you'd like to give or to
talk with us about making a contribution in support of the vital
work of our Laboratory.
Thank you greatly for supporting your flow cytometry
laboratory!
Contact
Information:
Jordi
Petriz
jpetrizigtp.cat