Philanthropist Cynthia Lufkin is Elected to Nonprofit, The Breast Cancer Research Foundation[R], Board of Directors.NEW YORK New York, state, United States New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of -- Nonprofit, The Breast Cancer Research Foundation[R] (BCRF BCRF Breast Cancer Research Foundation ), recently elected philanthropist Cynthia Lufkin to its Board of Directors, following three years of service on its Advisory Board. Ms. Lufkin graduated from Trinity College in Hartford with a degree in biochemistry during which she was awarded a fellowship in immunology from the University of Connecticut The University of Connecticut is the State of Connecticut's land-grant university. It was founded in 1881 and serves more than 27,000 students on its six campuses, including more than 9,000 graduate students in multiple programs. UConn's main campus is in Storrs, Connecticut. Medical School. In conjunction with the Peter Jay Sharp Foundation, Ms. Lufkin has supported a Breast Cancer Research Foundation-funded project at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center on development of a DNA DNA: see nucleic acid. DNA or deoxyribonucleic acid One of two types of nucleic acid (the other is RNA); a complex organic compound found in all living cells and many viruses. It is the chemical substance of genes. vaccine for breast cancer, vaccine research led by Drs. Larry Norton and Alan Houghton. Ms. Lufkin lives in Connecticut and New York City New York City: see New York, city. New York City City (pop., 2000: 8,008,278), southeastern New York, at the mouth of the Hudson River. The largest city in the U.S. with her husband and three children. The Breast Cancer Research Foundation[R] was founded in 1993 by Evelyn H. Lauder as an independent, not-for-profit organization dedicated to funding innovative clinical and translational research. In October 2009, nearly $29 million will be awarded to 171 scientists across the United States, Canada, Latin America, Europe, the Middle East, and Australia. BCRF perseveres in directing at least 85 cents of every dollar raised directly to research. And for the eighth consecutive year, BCRF received Charity Navigator's highest rating, four stars, thus outperforming over 99.8% of the 5,400 evaluated charities, while the American Institute of Philanthropy The American Institute of Philanthropy (AIP) was created by Daniel Borochoff in 1992[1] to address the continuing need for thoughtful information regarding the financial efficiency, accountability, governance and fundraising practices of charities. has awarded BCRF its highest possible rating of A+. BCRF is the only breast cancer organization in the U.S. to receive these accolades. For more information about BCRF, visit www.bcrfcure.org. |
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