The Louisiana Cancer Foundation awarded ULM’s College of Pharmacy with a check for $10,000. This check will go towards further cancer research and buying new research equipment for students and faculty.
Pres. Bruno; Executive Director of LCF, James Adams; Assistant Director of LCF, Donna Nolan; Paul Sylvester; and several others attended the event. The Louisiana Cancer Foundation is a nonprofit whose services aid in taking on all phases of the cancer experience and raises awareness about the dangers of cancer. It has donated a total of $67,500 to the College of Pharmacy for research. LCF
is the only organization in Northeast Louisiana that provides free cancer screenings for patients financially unable to afford them.
“Our mission is to support research in our state,” said Donna Nolan, the assistant director of LCF. “We are very fortunate to have these great opportunities in our area.”
There are around 400 students currently in the College of Pharmacy. With this check, there is a possibility that the facility can find a treatment for breast cancer. The LCF was thrilled to assist in
furthering their progress in the study of Tocotrienols, which is rare form of vitamin E that can attack cancer cells in early stages without damaging healthy cells.
“This gives us a great flexibility to keep our progress going and is a wonderful opportunity for everyone involved,” said Sylvester, director of graduate studies and research of College of Pharmacy.