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Cinzia Bordoni

Cinzia's page for CRUK MANCHESTER INSTITUTE DRUG DISCOVERY UNIT

Total raised

£260.00

+ £22.50 Gift Aid

130%% Complete
130% of the £200.00 target
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25 miles running or indoor cycling

Mon 11 May 2020 - Fri 31 Jul 2020

My Story

I am a medicinal chemist working at the CRUK Manchester Institute. I have always been passionate about research. Since I was a teenager, I was fascinated by stem cells: they are cells in your body able to do everything. They can be everything they want. A stem cell is a cell with the unique ability to develop into specialised cell types in the body. They can be used to replace cells and tissues that have been damaged or lost due to disease. Unfortunately, they are also able to develop the most aggressive form of tumours, those that in med-chem language we often call "unmet medical need". For these tumours, we still need to find a treatment and that's what I love doing. The challenge is big, but the passion is huge. CRUK is a charity that has been funding for years different areas in the oncological research: from early diagnosis up to treatment. Now, with the coronavirus crisis, CRUK needs you more than ever. With their charity shops closed and all the events postponed, I want to help fundraising for CRUK to allow me and all the scientists working there to keep doing their job. I am definitely not athletic, but I will be running (doing exercise, cycling and so on) 25 miles over 10 days. Your support will encourage me not to give up. The most I have run is 5 km. So, support me in my personal challenge and support CRUK. We can not do anything without your support. Thanks for taking the time to visit my fundraising page. Cancer is happening right now, which is why I’m fundraising right now for Cancer Research UK. There’s no time to lose! Donate to my page today and help bring forward the day when all cancers are cured.

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Total raised£260.00
Online£260.00
Offline£0.00

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