PARTNERS
Individuals, Doctors, Researchers and Institutions listed below have all been active with GIST and SDH deficient GIST/cancers. They have been involved with patient care, research, and in many cases were involved with "For Ian GIST Project". Outside of academic medicine, organizations such as MITRA Biotech, Champions Oncology, PGD, and Store My Tumor were also participants. In the case of MITRA Biotech, they offered their services free of charge for Ian. Many of the researchers and institutions have promising proposals for further and new research. "For Ian Foundation" hopes to be able to fund some of these efforts. Also included are GIST and Pediatric GIST patient advocacy and information organizations who should be applauded for the support they provided during "For Ian GIST Project".
The organizations and individuals below are not listed in any specific order
Private Institutions
Mitra Biotech, Woburn, MA
http://www.mitrabiotech.com/PGD, Personal Genome Diagnostics
http://www.personalgenome.com/Champions Oncology
https://championsoncology.com/StoreMyTumor
http://www.storemytumor.com/
Medical/Academic Institutions
and Clinician-Researchers
Dr. Arthur S, Tischler, MD, Tufts Medical Center
https://www.tuftsmedicalcenter.org/PhysicianDirectory/Arthur-Tischler.aspxDr. Andrea Califano, Columbia University
https://www.dbmi.columbia.edu/people/andrea-califano/
http://califano.c2b2.columbia.edu/Gary K. Schwartz, MD, Columbia University Medical Center
http://cancer.columbia.edu/gary-k-schwartz-mdCristina R. Antonescu, MD, MSKCC
https://www.mskcc.org/cancer-care/doctors/cristina-antonescuPing Chi, MD, PhD, MSKCC
https://www.mskcc.org/cancer-care/doctors/ping-chiJonathan A. Fletcher, MD, DF/HCC
http://www.dfhcc.harvard.edu/insider/member-detail/member/jonathan-a-fletcher-md/Karel Pacak, D.Sc.,Ph.D.,M.D., National Institute of Health
https://irp.nih.gov/pi/karel-pacakConstantine A. Stratakis, M.D., D(Med)Sc, National Institute of Health
https://www.nichd.nih.gov/about/staff/Pages/bio.aspx?nih_id=0010126245Sosipatros A. Boikos, M.D., Virginia Commonwealth University
https://medschool.vcu.edu/expertise/detail.html?ID=2846George D. Demetri, MD, Harvard
https://ludwigcenter.hms.harvard.edu/george-d-demetri-mdVictor E. Velculescu, M.D., Ph.D., Johns Hopkins http://www.hopkinsmedicine.org/profiles/results/directory/profile/8443494/victor-velculescu
Akhilesh Pandey, M.D., Johns Hopkins Ph.D.http://www.hopkinsmedicine.org/profiles/results/directory/profile/7395932/akhilesh-pandey
Prof. Eyal Gottlieb, Technion
http://ticc.web3.technion.ac.il/labs/cancer-metabolism/Timothy P. Cripe, MD, PhD, Nationwide Children's
http://www.nationwidechildrens.org/timothy-p-cripeBrian A. Van Tine, MD, PhD, Washington University, St. Louis
http://oncology.wustl.edu/people/faculty/Van_Tine/Van_Tine_Bio.htmlChristopher L. Corless, MD, PhD, OHSU
http://www.ohsu.edu/providers/christopher-l-corless/7C05B735E251430D9CD9C4477F67A4A7Jonathan C. Trent, MD, PhD, University of Miami, Sylvester
http://sylvester.org/doctors/profile/133342Louis M Weiner, MD, Georgetown University
https://lombardi.georgetown.edu/about/director.htmlMatt Van de Rijn, MD, Stanford
https://profiles.stanford.edu/matt-van-de-rijnKevan M. Shokat, PhD, UCSF
http://cancer.ucsf.edu/people/profiles/shokat_kevan.3666Tomoaki Kato, MD, Columbia University Medical Center
http://columbiasurgery.org/tomoaki-kato-mdHanina Hibshoosh, MD, Columbia University
https://www.pathology.columbia.edu/profile/hanina-hibshoosh-mdFrederick Alexander, MD
http://pediatricsurgicalcare.com/about-dr-alexander/Michael C. Heinrich, MD, OHSU
http://www.ohsu.edu/xd/education/schools/school-of-medicine/academic-programs/graduate-studies/faculty/grad-studies-faculty.cfm?facultyid=429Yoram Palti, M.D., Ph.D., Novocure
https://www.novocure.com/leadership/yoram-palti-m-d-ph-d/
GIST and Pediatric GIST patient advocacy and information organizations
The Life Raft Group
https://liferaftgroup.org/GIST Support International
http://www.gistsupport.org/SDH-Deficient GIST Research Advocates
https://www.sdhcancer.org/PAWS - GIST Ckinic
http://www.pawsgistclinic.org.uk/