Isidro Cortés-Ciriano, PhD, a 2023 OSI grant recipient, is using data from clinical tumor samples to map how osteosarcoma evolves within the body. He hopes this research will lead to the development of novel therapies. EMBL-EBI Read the Q&A: osinst.org/cortes-ciriano

Kimberly Schneider, an osteosarcoma survivor, is honored to share her story and feels it is crucial to raise awareness and funds for research. Share your story with the Osteosarcoma Institute at osinst.org/share-your-sto…. Together, we can make a difference for bone cancer.

Kathleen Watt's inspiring journey with osteosarcoma shows her resilience, self-advocacy, and ability to find humor in the darkest of times. Part 2 of her interview with The Frontline is a must-read for anyone facing cancer. Read it now at osinst.org/kathleens-stor…. Kathleen Watt :: The Writer

Gavin McClain passed away from osteosarcoma at 19, but his legacy lives on through the Gavin McClain Be Kind Fund, created to support vital research. His mom Nicole Klok says she will never give up fighting, because Gavin never did. Read Gavin's story: osinst.org/gavins-story.

Thank you Rally Foundation for joining the Osteosarcoma Institute to support research led by @Jyustein, MD, PhD at Emory University! His research aims to make immunotherapies effective for high-risk osteosarcoma. Read more about Dr. Yustein’s study at osinst.org/yustein-resear….

Plan your Monday at the AACR Annual Meeting 2024 with these highlights from #AACR24 Program Committee Chairs Keith T. Flaherty and Christina Curtis in AACR Annual Meeting News: bit.ly/3PS1Nad Christina Curtis

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Did you know osteosarcoma is more common in dogs than in humans? The Osteosarcoma Institute works to improve treatments for both. Read more from Joelle Fenger, DVM, a veterinary oncologist who is passionate about this canine disease: osinst.org/fenger-canine. Ethos Discovery

Caring for a child with osteosarcoma is a full-time job. Just ask Steve and Terriann Shockley, whose son, Scott, passed away from the disease in 2013. Read their reflections on Scott’s permanent impact on others: osinst.org/scotts-story/

Watch here to learn more about how we enable cancer patients living in the United States and Canada to partner with researchers so, together, we can change the future of understanding disease. Visit JoinCountMeIn.org today to get started.

Incredibly honored and humbled to receive the #PaulMarksPrize today in NYC Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center! Beautiful medal ceremony & luncheon, inspiring symposium, and thrilled to share this Prize with two extraordinary colleagues and friends, Mark Dawson & Michelle Monje🎗️ ! Dana-Farber News

Immunotherapy is approved to treat many cancers, but not osteosarcoma. Could combination therapies be the key to making immunotherapy more effective against osteosarcoma? Yustein Lab, MD, PhD, is on a mission to find out. osinst.org/yustein-resear… Emory Dept of PEDS Aflac Cancer and Blood Disorders Center

The Osteosarcoma Institute welcomes Robert Sanchez, our new Operations Assistant! With a healthcare admin background and passion for healthcare, Robert will support daily operations to help advance OSI research and support for osteosarcoma. Meet Robert: osinst.org/about/#team.

After losing their Mastiff, Lavinia, to osteosarcoma, Robyn Roth and Mack McKinley chose to donate part of their estate to the OSI to ensure better outcomes in the future of canine bone cancer. Create a lasting impact on cancer care with planned giving at osinst.org/donate/#planne….

After losing their Mastiff, Lavinia, to osteosarcoma, Robyn Roth and Mack McKinley chose to donate part of their estate to the OSI to ensure better outcomes in the future of canine bone cancer. Create a lasting impact on cancer care with planned giving at osinst.org/donate/#planne….

Yesterday, we were joined by Donghan (Mo)Yang, PhD on OsteoBites to discuss, 'Osteosarcoma Explorer: A Data Commons With Clinical, Genomic, Protein, and Tissue Imaging Data for Osteosarcoma Research'

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For those wondering why I’d buy my 18yr old son a 330hp Mustang, well, he’s been given months to live and can’t work long enough to buy one himself. His comment on the way home, “ Dad, I’m going to squeeze a few extra months of life just to be able to drive this.” #cancersucks

Carla Laws-Roseberry's daughter Vivian Laws (Vivian Lane Laws) was diagnosed with osteosarcoma in 2007. Now, 15 years later, Vivian is a survivor, and she has returned to a normal life. Carla shares advice for fellow parents of pediatric cancer patients here: osinst.org/6-things-i-wis…

Despite the complexities of drug development in osteosarcoma, Dr. Arnaldez, Fernanda Arnaldez, sees creative solutions on the horizon. She cites funding from organizations like the OSI as a key driver of innovation in research. Read more from Dr. Arnaldez here: osinst.org/drug-challenges

While battling osteosarcoma, Bella Muntean founded the Angel Heart of Hope Ministry, a charity that gives hope and comfort to children facing life-threatening diseases. Now, her mom continues her legacy of passionate cancer advocacy. Read more: osinst.org/bellas-story. Brenda Renee Muntean-Cigis