For more information, please contact Jesse Rodriguez at 305-243-2014 or jesse.rodriguez@miami.edu.
For more information, please contact Jesse Rodriguez at 305-243-2014 or jesse.rodriguez@miami.edu.
Kinga Lampert, Jayne Sylvester Malfitano, Lisa Heiden-Koffler and Georgia Nimer
On November 30th, we celebrated 50 years of extraordinary cancer research and care. Through the creative
theme of Art is Medicine: Medicine is an Art, Sylvester Director Stephen D. Nimer, M.D., and gala
co-chairs, Kinga Lampert, Lisa Heiden-Koffler and Georgia Nimer, celebrated Sylvester’s
incredible advances and the inspiring work of our physicians, researchers, nurses and staff.
At the heart of each moment was a recognition of Sylvester’s extraordinary progress and our hopes and
dreams for the future of cancer research and care around the world. These aspirations are converging
in the Kenneth C. Griffin Cancer Research Building, a beacon of research innovation and hope
for families and communities impacted by cancer. The anniversary gala raised $3.2 million for
the Griffin Cancer Research Building, and ongoing fundraising and awareness-raising efforts are bringing this dream to fruition.
Scroll down for a virtual walkthrough of the Griffin Cancer Research Building, photos from the gala, and a warm salute to all our
sponsors and community partners.
Adam and Chanin Carlin
Saul Gilinski and Sandra Landman
Urbieta Family Foundation
The Jose Herran, Sr. Family
Harcourt M. and Virginia W. Sylvester Foundation
Citadel | Citadel Securities | Kenneth C. Griffin
Miguel and Nelly Farra
Kluger, Kaplan, Silverman, Katzen & Levine, P.L.
The Lampert Foundation
The Feinsilver Family
Stearns Weaver Miller
Michael and Merle Orlove
The Koffler Foundation
Rita and Rick Case
Georgia and Dr. Stephen Nimer
Lennar Foundation
Marjorie Stone and Rick Rodriguez
The Samuel J. and Ethel LeFrak Charitable Foundation, Inc.
Barbara Havenick
Josh and Marjorie Harris
The Tow Foundation
The Kadre Family
Denise Rich
Ilona Rich from The Mark Rich Foundation
Daniel Krizek
David and Joan Scheiner
Robert Rubenstein
Drs. Erin Kobetz & David Kerman
Brian Neff and Jana Neff
John W. Gildea
Ron Book
Tony Beyer
Nancy Oelbaum
David and Nancy Valdes
Jose Dans
Thanks to our many partners and sponsors, Sylvester’s 50th anniversary gala was a resounding success. We enjoyed interactive art exhibits, delectable cuisine, and a sensational performance by R&B icons En Vogue alongside talented musicians from the Frost School of Music at the University of Miami.
Take a look at the many ways your sponsorship will help build an epicenter of innovation, the Kenneth C. Griffin Cancer Research Building. Your support will back vital research, breakthrough discoveries, and pioneering treatments and therapies — life-changing cancer care for South Florida and beyond.
Your support will help us construct the Kenneth C. Griffin Cancer Research Building, a twelve-story premier cancer research facility that will bring new hope to patients in South Florida and beyond.
Your support can endow professorships and help us attract the best and brightest faculty physician-scientists from all over the United States. Support our efforts to retain the brilliant Sylvester faculty already making research breakthroughs in our quest to find the cures for cancer and save lives.
Your support will help us advance scientific breakthroughs in immunotherapy and gene therapy and help us develop novel therapies that offer a lifeline for millions of cancer patients.
Your support will help us fortify laboratory and technology infrastructure, from cutting-edge imaging technologies to comprehensive data systems, to support state-of-the-art biomedical research that facilitates innovation, speed and collaboration in our pursuit of the cures for cancer.
Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center, part of UHealth – the University of Miami Health System, is the only academic-based cancer center in South Florida and serves as the hub for cancer-related research, diagnosis and treatment at UHealth.
Like any great team, Sylvester’s numbers tell our story. Our statistics show the journey of how a Cancer Center, and its community, worked collectively to achieve the most prestigious title — National Cancer Institute (NCI) designation — in pursuit of your cure.
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A groundbreaking, $30 million investment announced at this year’s ESPY Awards will advance research at Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center, South Florida’s only NCI-designated cancer center. .stk-b02b906{background-color:#e2e2e2 !important;border-top-left-radius:20px !important;border-top-right-radius:20px !important;border-bottom-right-radius:20px !important;border-bottom-left-radius:20px…
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Rose and William Bendetson with their two young sons, Norris and Martin (circa 1925) Just after the turn of the 20th century, in 1907, William Bendetson, then 19, boarded a…
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Tim and Michele Dudley’s gift to the Dr. Phillip Frost Department of Dermatology and Cutaneous Surgery stems from a long-abiding interest in skin health. .stk-fa5d5b9{background-color:#e2e2e2 !important;border-top-left-radius:20px !important;border-top-right-radius:20px !important;border-bottom-right-radius:20px !important;border-bottom-left-radius:20px !important;overflow:hidden…
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