Organizations Filed Purposes:
The Ovarian Cancer Institute exists to (1) develop innovative research leading to earlier detection and more effective control of ovarian cancer (2) to educate and heighten women's awareness of the symptoms of ovarian cancer and treatment (3) to investigate newer modalities of treatment.
The Ovarian Cancer Institute develops innovative research for early detection and more effective treatment of cancer, provides educational opportunities for medical professionals, educates and heightens women's awareness of ovarian cancer symptoms their treatment options.
The Ovarian Cancer Institute compiled research on detecting more effective treatment of cancer, provided opportunities for medical professionals, and held seminars to educate women on possible symptoms of ovarian cancer and its treatment.OCI Funded research accomplishments for 2019 include:-Diagnostic test validation near completion. - In the first year of the new microchip project, the lab optimized and characterized the Cluster-Chip technology to analyze blood and ascites samples from ovarian cancer patients. The preliminary results show that circulating tumor cell (CTC)-clusters, which are highly efficient in initiating metastases, can indeed be found in blood circulation. Further studies continue.-Raised over $760,000-Many successful fundraising events, broadening our volunteer community with goals to advocate to communities all over the US
Executives Listed on Filing
Total Salary includes financial earnings, benefits, and all related organization earnings listed on tax filing
Name | Title | Hours Per Week | Total Salary |
Kathyrn Harper | Executive Director | 40 | $97,000 |
Benedict Benigno | CEO | 8 | $35,027 |
Hillyer Young | Chairman | 0 | $0 |
Georgette Robertson | Director | 0 | $0 |
Kathy Darnell | Director | 0 | $0 |
Lori Cohen | Director | 0 | $0 |
Banna Shannon | Director | 0 | $0 |
Kathryn Harper | Executive Dir. | 40 | $0 |
Dana Whitlow | Director | 1 | $0 |
Ruth Rolins | Director | 0 | $0 |
Becca Krumdieck | Treasurer | 0 | $0 |
Collin Trost | Director | 1 | $0 |
Fredda Mcdonald | Vice Chair | 0 | $0 |
Scott Colbert | Director | 0 | $0 |
Heather Catlin | Director | 0 | $0 |
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