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Canary Challenge Featured Rider: Jonathan Chow
By: Shannon Boselli, Canary Foundation Intern Like most Americans living in the 21st century, Jonathan Chow has been personally affected by cancer. His sister in law Lisa was recently diagnosed with […]
Read MoreCanary Challenge Team Highlight: Canary Peeps
By: Shannon Boselli, Canary Foundation Intern As we begin to highlight outstanding Canary Challenge riders on our blog, we instantly knew a post would have to be about Hilary Valentine, our […]
Read MoreFeatured Rider: Joan Deitchman and Race Across America
By: Shannon Boselli, Canary Foundation Intern Joan Deitchman, a Senior Software Engineer at Netflix, has raised over $6,000 for the Canary Center at Stanford through her 3,000-mile bicycle race called Race […]
Read MoreCanary Challenge Partners with Beeline Bikes Mobile Repair Service
Beeline Bikes, a mobile bicycle repair, has become the official mechanical support for the Canary Challenge. Beeline Bikes will provide the mechanical support in the Canary Challenge Village and will […]
Read MoreThe Canary Prostate Cancer Team Wins Department of Defense (DoD) Prostate Cancer Research Program’s Biomarker Development Award
The Canary Prostate Cancer team, under the leadership of Dr. Dan Lin (University of Washington) and Dr. Jesse McKenney (Cleveland Clinic), received notice that they are the winning team for […]
Read MoreAnnouncing – registration open!
Many of you know, Canary Foundation believes in collaborations, including partnerships we have fostered on a global level. So this is to announce that registration is open for this […]
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Project Baseline aims to map human health
What if we could view changes in the body earlier than early to warn of possible disease? That is the aim of Project Baseline, to map human health. The New York […]
Read MoreEarly Cancer Detection Update for National Cancer Institute and National Institute of Health
The National Cancer Institute, under the National Institute of Health, plays a crucial role in cancer research throughout the United States. As the nation’s “investment in cancer,” NCI has quite […]
Read MoreFounders Expedite Change
Founders of nonprofit organizations are motivated to make a big difference where they see a problem in society. They come to understand there is a great need that only a […]
Read MoreWhat Will Cancer Early Detection Look Like?
Co- authored by Abbie Lieberman. Imagine the year is 2030. Jane Doe has been feeling under the weather and is experiencing unfamiliar stomach pain. Her doctor sends her a portable, […]
Read MoreHow Long Have We Been Plagued by Cancer?
Written by guest blogger and Canary Intern Abbie Lieberman, who researched and wrote this brief history. Although there has been a surge in the prevalence of cancer in recent decades, […]
Read MoreThe Stanford Dish and Cancer Detection Connection
Co- authored by Abbie Lieberman. Most of us who live or spend time on the San Francisco peninsula are familiar with the Stanford dish. The Dish, visible off interstate 280 […]
Read MoreThe Founder’s Fund
Silicon Valley is famous for its ability to take an existing idea or product and revolutionize it, making it better, cheaper, and more accessible to the public. Canary Foundation’s Founder, […]
Read MoreHighlights from the 8th Annual Early Detection Symposium 2012
Canary Foundation held the Eighth Annual Early Detection Symposium at Stanford University on May 1, 2012. Nearly 200 participants came together to share their successes, challenges, and visions for the field […]
Read MoreCollaboration & Innovation: 8th Annual Early Detection Symposium
At Canary Foundation, one of the core values that drives our organization is collaboration. We believe that our collective impact is greater than our individual contributions; as a result, we are […]
Read MoreEarly Cancer Detection Research at Canary Center New Horizon: Move to Porter Drive
Here at the Canary Center, we’re greatly looking forward to moving to the new Porter Drive facility in summer 2013. The necessity of growing the Canary Center has been in […]
Read MoreWhy I Chose Early Detection Research at the Canary Center
As a scientist, I knew early in my career that I wanted to focus on research that would affect human health and suffering. In 2012, I joined the team at […]
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