A $2.5 million gift from Arthur M. Coppola will establish an endowed chair in City of Hope’s Department of Supportive Care Medicine.

The James S. McDonnell Foundation awarded a research grant to Benham Badie, M.D., director of City of Hope’s Brain Tumor Program, to study the role a gene receptor linked to complications from diabetes may play in treating brain tumors.

On July 20, 2009, the Professional Salon Industry Council for City of Hope will present Cheryl and Jim Markham, founders of PureOlogy, with the 2009 Spirit of Life® Award, City of Hope’s most prestigious honor, in recognition of their outstanding philanthropic and business achievements.

More than 850 executives from City of Hope’s Los Angeles Real Estate and Construction Industry (LARE) honored A. Larry Chapman, executive vice president and group head of commercial real estate for Wells Fargo, with The Spirit of Life® Award, City of Hope’s most prestigious philanthropic honor, at a gala dinner October 23.

In recognition of his philanthropic work and professional achievements, CNA Financial Corporation Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Stephen W. Lilienthal will be presented with City of Hope’s Spirit of Life Award at a gala dinner on November 20 in Chicago.

City of Hope researchers have confirmed that microRNA, short segments of RNA also known as miRNA, have a greater role in turning on and off genes in the nucleus of cells than previously thought.

Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD) officers and Los Angeles County Sheriff’s deputies will face off in friendly competition once again during the 16th annual Fight for Life, a one-of-a-kind boxing event to support lifesaving cancer research and treatment programs at City of Hope.

Dave Stewart, Colbie Caillat, Will.i.am, Hans Zimmer, Laura Ziskin, Randy Jackson and other music and entertainment industry figures will take part in Songs of Hope V, a special benefit and silent auction presented by City of Hope’s Music & Entertainment Industry.

Deborah Gac, a human resources executive with more than two decades of health care experience and work force development, has been appointed senior vice president of human resources at City of Hope.

On Sunday, October 19, the Carl Wilson Foundation will honor Carl Wilson, co-founder of The Beach Boys, with a special concert at The Roxy benefiting City of Hope, a leading cancer research, education and treatment center.