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Empowering Research
Donors fuel innovation and discovery in the quest to conquer cancer
Allan Slaight Yamana Gold
Breakthrough Fund Discovery to Impact Grant
Funding from La Fondation Emmanuelle Gattuso and The Slaight Family Foundation enabled the creation of the Allan Slaight
Breakthrough Fund. Pictured above (left panel, L-R) are Emmanuelle Gattuso and Gary Slaight. The winners of the inaugural
Yamana Gold Discovery to Impact Grant are (right panel, L-R) Drs. Rama Khokha, Thomas Kislinger and Hal Berman.
INVEST IN RESEARCH This program supported THE WALK TO CONQUER CANCER
research into blood tests for lung cancer (Dr. Natasha Raising over $3 million, thousands of
Leighl), evolving treatment approaches for prostate Canadians walked alongside friends, family
cancer (Dr. Shane Harding) and the effects of an extra and coworkers for the virtual Weekend to
chromosome on leukemia initiation in children with Conquer Cancer (now known as The Walk to
Down syndrome (Dr. Eric Lechman). Conquer Cancer).
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