Position Summary Mission: Cure is seeking an entrepreneurial and mission-driven Director of Development to lead our fundraising initiatives, to build and manage external relationships, and to expand awareness about the organization and its mission. Mission: Cure is a young organization, raising just under $1M annually which has been achieved without dedicated development staff; therefore, there …
(New York, New York) – Mission: Cure in partnership with AvoMD, a software company that translates clinical evidence into the workflow, has developed a tool for the point-of-care to improve treatment for patients with exocrine pancreatic insufficiency (EPI). The interactive EPI tool is available for free in all electronic health records (EHRs) on the AvoMD …
Our team got together in Pittsburgh, PA last month for PancreasFest 2023, where pancreas doctors and researchers come together to find new ways to improve patient care. As you may know, our team works virtually across the U.S. and in the United Arab Emirates (UAE), so it’s always a blast when we get together in …
Certain people with chronic pancreatitis are at a high risk of getting pancreatic cancer. In fact, people with pancreatitis and PRSS1 mutations (also known as hereditary pancreatitis) should get screened for pancreatic cancer every year. Unfortunately, for now, there isn’t a test to detect pancreatic cancer early on. To screen for pancreatic cancer, doctors currently …
New Clinical Study Aims To Detect Pancreatic Cancer Earlier in At-Risk Patients Read More »
For many children, summer camp is a highlight of their year – a time to make new friends, explore the great outdoors, and create lifelong memories. But for those battling pediatric pancreatitis, these experiences can be overshadowed by the challenges of their illness. Luckily, a summer program specifically designed for pancreatitis is available to pediatric …
Camp Hope: Rebecca’s Wish Brings Summer Fun to Pediatric Pancreatitis Patients Read More »
There’s an old medical saying that doctors are taught while in medical school: “When you hear hoof beats, think horses, not zebras.” This medical slang teaches doctors that they should assume more common diseases are causing their patient’s symptoms before exploring less common diagnoses. This February, however, is all about the zebras – those whose …
Rare Disease Day 2023: Bringing Awareness to Those Living With A Rare Disease Read More »
When will we have new treatments for pancreatitis? In July, Mission: Cure met with researchers and doctors to discuss this important question. Mission: Cure CEO Megan Golden, VP for Translational Research Lola Rahib, and the summer interns attended PancreasFest 2022 at the University of Pittsburgh. PancreasFest is an annual conference that brings together researchers who …
Getting Ready to Test New Pancreatitis Treatments: News from PancreasFest Read More »
Mission: Cure has provided initial funding to Johns Hopkins Medicine to launch the new Pancreatitis Pain Research Center. Mission: Cure will work with Johns Hopkins to establish the Pancreatitis Pain Research Program. The goals for the pancreatitis pain program are: To study and treat specific types of pain associated with chronic pancreatitis To create an …
New Collaboration with Johns Hopkins to Treat Pancreatitis Pain Read More »
Mission: Cure is pleased to welcome a group of talented and passionate minds to the team this summer! This year’s interns will work on a variety of science, research nonprofit management, public policy, and communications projects. I am from New York City. I attend the University of Michigan, where I am pursuing a dual degree …
Meet the New Face of Science at Mission: Cure Meet Lola Rahib, Ph.D. Lola recently joined Mission: Cure as vice president of translational research to move our “cure strategy” forward. Lola has a Ph.D. in biomedical engineering, expertise in pancreatic cancer, and a commitment to improving patients’ lives. “I am impressed by how much Mission: …
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