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Pat Halpin-Murphy and Hannah Rabinowich, Ph.D. |
Pat Halpin-Murphy, president and founder of the group, presented a $50,000 research grant to Hannah Rabinowich, Ph.D, a researcher with the University of Pittsburgh Cancer Institute, for her research titled, "A Novel Toggle Mechanism between
Apoptosis and Autophagy in the Service of Breast Cancer Therapy." This is the third time Dr. Rabinowich has received an award from the group.
The money is part of the PBCC's “Refunds for Research” Program, which has awarded more than $3 million in grants to outstanding researchers across the state.
"There is something that you can do to make a difference," Halpin-Murphy said, asking those in the crowd to donate their Pennsylvania tax refund to breast cancer research.
A breast cancer survivor, Halpin-Murphy is a native of Philadelphia who served as an advisor to Gov. Robert P. Casey, U.S. Sen. Harris Wofford and U.S. Secretary of Labor Robert Reich.