Grand Illusions Saute Honoring Rhett Ricart, President/CEO of Ricart Automotive Group

Description

This Ohio Cancer Research Special Event is presented to raise funds for seed money cancer research and to increase awareness of the importance of early detection in saving lives. 

Ohio Cancer Research is an independent statewide, nonprofit organization dedicated to the cure and prevention of the many forms of cancer and the reduction of its debilitating effects through aggressive basic seed money research, cancer information and awareness. Ohio Cancer Research is not affiliated with any other organization. Individual researchers have been or are being funded at The Ohio State University, Nationwide Children’s Hospital,University of Toledo, Bowling Green State University, Case Western Reserve University, The Cleveland Clinic, University Hospitals of Cleveland, MetroHealth Medical Center in Cleveland, Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center, University of Cincinnati, University of Dayton, Ohio University, Wright State University and the former Hipple Cancer Research Center in Dayton.

Over $18 million has been spent on cancer awareness and seed money research projects. Of that amount, over $7 million in seed money provided to researchers by Ohio Cancer Research has generated more than $220 million in new money from other sources to continue basic cancer research on projects initially funded as well as translational clinical trials at institutions including The Ohio State University, University Hospitals Seidman Cancer Center, The Cleveland Clinic, and Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center.