Blackstone’s Gray Gives $21 Million to Hit Cancer Close to Home
Blackstone Group real estate chief Jon Gray and his wife, Mindy, are doubling down in their campaign against a type of cancer that claimed the life of her older sister. The Grays are donating $21 million to the Basser Center for BRCA at the University of Pennsylvania, bringing their total pledges to the initiative to $55 million.
The V Foundation Announces Multi-Million Dollar Challenge to Further the Study of BRCA Mutation Research
The V Foundation for Cancer Research, one of the nation’s leading funders of cancer research, is pleased to announce a new partnership with the San Francisco-based BRCA Foundation and the Gray Foundation to fund research of cancers that derive from BRCA or BRCA-like mutations.
How Christy Turlington, Jessica Seinfeld, Seth Rogen, and More Have Devoted Themselves to Solving a Single Issue
After losing her sister Faith Basser to the latter, Mindy and husband Jon established the Basser Research Center at the University of Pennsylvania, the first lab in the world devoted to BCRA-related cancers, and have contributed more than $30 million to date.
Blackstone’s Jon Gray, in Denim, Warms to the Social Limelight
Gray proved just how much he and his wife Mindy can be worth at a gala. The very first Basser benefit raised $8 million for fighting cancers linked to BRCA gene mutations.
Basser Center for BRCA Jean Bash
Taking a different approach to the usual benefit-hosting, the Basser Center for BRCA threw a casual and cool celebration at Cipriani Wall Street for their inaugural New York City benefit aptly named Basser Jean Bash – Unzip Your Genes.
Rag & Bone and The Basser Center For BRCA Host The Basser Jean Bash: Unzip Your Genes
If one were to judge the scene at Cipirani Wall Street solely by the guest list alone, nothing seemed out of the ordinary. There were hedge fund directors, corporate lawyers, media personalities, and a sprinkling of fashion folk. But instead of the sea of suits and cocktail dresses indicative of such a venue, guests took a more […]
‘Unzip Your Genes’ benefit raises awareness about cancers linked to BRCA gene
There was an important event Tuesday night in Manhattan to raise awareness for cancers linked to the BRCA gene. The event “Unzip Your Genes” benefited the Basser Research Center founded by Mindy and Jon Gray.
Penn’s Basser Research Center for BRCA Names UK Breast Cancer Researcher Alan Ashworth Winner of First Annual Basser Global Prize
Award Honors Key Contributors to Field of Inherited Breast and Ovarian Cancers
Research Center to Focus on Cancer Genes
To Dr. Susan Domchek, an oncologist at the University of Pennsylvania, the phone call from Jon and Mindy Gray last summer was no different from many others she has received from people seeking information about genetic mutations that can cause cancer.