Translocation cancer represents the most common renal cell carcinoma in children, with overall over 1,000 new cases diagnosed yearly in the United States alone. While all of the efforts to advance our understanding of the development and progression of translocation cancer are yielding promising results at an unprecedented pace, we have more exciting leads than we have resources to pursue them. Financial support is needed to continue these efforts.
Some people choose to support our research through direct donations to Johns Hopkins, while some left us money as a bequest, and some have asked that donations be sent in lieu of flowers. Each donation helps us explore new avenues of translocation cancer research and is a poignant reminder of the human cost of translocation cancer. Importantly, this private giving has enabled us to make real advancements in our understanding of translocation cancer.
How can you help?
Donate Online ▼
To donate online, please visit our secure online giving page, choose 'Other', and specify 'Translocation Renal Cell Carcinoma research'.
Donate by Mail ▼
To donate by mail, send your tax-deductible contribution payable to The Johns Hopkins University to:
Translocation Renal Cell Carcinoma Research
Department of Pathology
Johns Hopkins Medicine
550 North Broadway / Suite 701B
Baltimore, MD 21205
Donate by Phone ▼
If you have questions about how you can help support translocation cancer research, do not hesitate to give us a call at 443-287-7949.
Additional Ways to Give
Donations In Lieu of Flowers ▼
We have received a number of financial donations in lieu of flowers. This is a wonderful way to both honor a loved one and to help fight the terrible disease of breast cancer. These donations are made at very difficult times, and we therefore wanted to simplify the process. If you have lost a loved one and would like donations sent to Hopkins to help battle this disease in lieu of flowers, all you need to do is:
- Ask the donor to:
- Make donations payable to: "Johns Hopkins University."
- Indicate on the memo line of the check the name of the individual in whose memory the donation is being made.
- Mail the donation to:
Translocation Carcinoma Research—Dr. Pedram Argani
c/o Robert Kahl
Department of Pathology
Johns Hopkins Medicine
600 N. Wolfe Street, Carnegie 424
Baltimore, MD 21287-6417
2. Please give us the name and address in writing where you would like acknowledgments to be sent.
When we receive memorial donations, we send a thank you to the donor and we also send a complete list of the names and address of the donors to recipients.
We realize that the death of a loved one is extremely difficult. We hope these simplified instructions will help those of you who wish to honor your loved one with bequests to Johns Hopkins for breast cancer research. If you have further questions, please call us at 410-955-8117.
Create a Permanent Named Endowment ▼
Individuals interested in making more substantial donations to support translocation cancer research may wish to create a permanent named endowment. These gifts not only honor and remember a loved one but they also help in the battle against translocation cancer. Named endowments can be established at a number of different levels, and the possibilities include a named research endowment (endowments generally begin at $100,000), a named research or clinical fellowship, and a named chair (Professorship) for translocation cancer research.
If you are interested in learning more about how to create a named endowment for translocation cancer research please call Dr. Pedram Argani at 410-614-2428 or visit the Johns Hopkins Rising to the Challenge site.