SUNY Downstate Team Makes Strides Against Breast Cancer
Nov 18, 2010
October 17 is being called "Super Sunday" because of the record number of supporters who turned out for the American Cancer Society’s Making Strides Against Breast Cancer Walk. SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University was the local flagship sponsor of the walk held in Brooklyn.
More than 200 members of SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University, with their families and friends, marched under the Downstate banner in Brooklyn’s Prospect Park. They were greeted by Borough President Marty Markowitz and other local supporters.
Downstate has been a flagship sponsor of the Making Strides Against Breast Cancer Walk for the past four years. Its University Hospital at Downstate has been recognized by the American Cancer Society as the top fund-raising hospital in Brooklyn for three years in a row. So far this year, the Downstate Team has raised over $23,000 and aims to reach its goal of $30,000 by year’s end. In the past decade, the American Cancer Society has supported basic science research at SUNY Downstate in the amount of almost $1.5 million.
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About SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University
Downstate Health Sciences University in Brooklyn is one of four academic health centers (AMCs) in The State University of New York (SUNY) 64-campus system and the only SUNY AMC in New York City dedicated to health education, research, and patient care for the borough’s 2.7 million residents. Its flagship hospital, University Hospital at Downstate (UHD), is a teaching hospital and benefits from the expertise of Downstate’s exceptional medical school and world-class academic center research facilities. With a staff of over 800 physicians representing 53 specialties and subspecialties, Downstate offers comprehensive healthcare services to the community.
UHD provides high-risk neonatal and infant services, pediatric nephrology, and dialysis for kidney diseases and is the only kidney transplantation program in Brooklyn. Beyond its clinical expertise, Downstate houses a range of esteemed educational institutions, including its College of Medicine, College of Nursing, School of Health Professions, School of Graduate Studies, and School of Public Health. Downstate fosters innovation through its multifaceted biotechnology initiative, the Biotechnology Incubator and BioBAT, which support early-stage and more mature biotech companies.