TJ Martell Foundation
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December 7, 2016
Vanderbilt mourns loss of philanthropist Tony Martell
Members of the Vanderbilt community are mourning the loss of music executive and health care philanthropist Tony Martell, who died Sunday, Nov. 27, at his home in New Jersey. He was 90. -
September 15, 2016
Fashion show to benefit VICC ovarian cancer research
Fall fashions for women will be on display during the 4th Annual Chic Awearness Fashion Show promoting ovarian cancer awareness and research. The event, to be held Monday, Sept. 26, 6:30 to 8:30 p.m., will benefit the T.J. Martell Foundation, which supports ovarian cancer research at Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center (VICC). -
March 17, 2016
Study suggests cancer’s ‘clock’ can be rewound
Researchers at Vanderbilt University Medical Center have “turned back the clock” in a mouse model of metaplasia — precancerous stomach lesions — raising hopes that gastric cancer, a worldwide scourge that’s rising in the United States, can be prevented. -
March 17, 2016
T.J. Martell Foundation lauds Pietenpol’s research
Jennifer Pietenpol, Ph.D., B.F. Byrd Jr. Professor of Oncology and director of Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center (VICC), was honored with the Medical Research Advancement Award during the 8th Annual T.J. Martell Foundation Nashville Honors Gala held recently at the Omni Nashville Hotel. -
December 10, 2015
New lead for ovarian cancer treatment
Combining inhibitors of the BMP signaling pathway with standard chemotherapy drugs may overcome drug resistance in ovarian cancer. -
August 14, 2014
Growth factor blockade targets breast tumors
Inhibition of BMP growth factor signaling reduces breast tumor burden and metastasis. -
April 10, 2014
Photo: Sarcoma research support
The FTL Sarcoma Fund, in partnership with the T.J. Martell Foundation, recently presented a gift to the Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center in support of sarcoma research in memory of Warner Music Nashville colleague Lindsay Walleman.