BCRF Awards Luncheon

Hosted by ELLE Magazine Editor-in-Chief Nina Garcia, BCRF honors fashion legend Vera Wang and awards $66M to the Foundation’s global cohort of investigators

NEW YORK, NEW YORK – OCTOBER 17: 2019-2020 BCRF Investigators appear onstage during the Breast Cancer Research Foundation (BCRF) New York symposium & awards luncheon on October 17, 2019 in New York City. (Photo by Dimitrios Kambouris/Getty Images for BCRF)

The Breast Cancer Research Foundation (BCRF) held its annual Symposium and Awards Luncheon today at the New York Hilton Midtown. Hosted by ELLE Magazine Editor in Chief Nina Garcia, this year’s luncheon honored fashion legend Vera Wang with the Sandra Taub Humanitarian Award in recognition of her enduring dedication to BCRF and her profound philanthropic spirit, presented by Donna Karan. The Jill Rose Award for scientific excellence was presented to Dr. Eric Winer, of Dana-Farber Cancer Institute and Harvard Medical School, for his outstanding contributions as a clinician-scientist which has revolutionized the landscape of breast cancer treatments.

Breast Cancer Research Foundation (BCRF) New York Symposium & Awards Luncheon - Inside

BCRF awarded $66 million in grants to nearly 275 investigators from around the world. Nearly 200 of these grantees were in attendance to be recognized for their innovative projects and contributions to the field. At a scientific retreat the day prior, investigators were provided the rare and critical opportunity to collaborate with their colleagues, across institutions, across disciplines, and across the world.

“I have always been drawn to BCRF in no small part due to its founder, the inimitable Evelyn Lauder, a woman I so admired,” said Vera Wang as she accepted her honor. “In a way this award today both reflects and belongs to her.”

NEW YORK, NEW YORK – OCTOBER 17: Vera Wang and Donna Karan speak onstage during the Breast Cancer Research Foundation (BCRF) New York symposium & awards luncheon on October 17, 2019 in New York City. (Photo by Dimitrios Kambouris/Getty Images for BCRF)

“Back in 2015, I discovered I had a gene mutation that put me at a high risk for breast cancer,” revealed Nina Garcia. “And when you get that news, you think, ‘Why me? What does this mean?’ I would wake up and think, ‘well, when is the day when I’m going to wake up and be diagnosed with cancer?’ Thanks to research, I had options, and it breaks my heart when I know that some women do not have options.”

NEW YORK, NEW YORK – OCTOBER 17: Nina García speaks onstage during the Breast Cancer Research Foundation (BCRF) New York symposium & awards luncheon on October 17, 2019 in New York City. (Photo by Bryan Bedder/Getty Images for BCRF)

The day began with a symposium moderated by BCRF Co-Scientific Directors, Drs. Larry Norton of Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, and Judy Garber of Dana-Farber Cancer Institute. The panelists included Drs. Eric Winer of Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Dawn Hershman of Columbia University,and Neil Iyengar of Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center.

NEW YORK, NEW YORK – OCTOBER 17: Dr. Judy Garber, William G. Kaelin and Dr. Larry Norton attend the Breast Cancer Research Foundation (BCRF) New York symposium & awards luncheon on October 17, 2019 in New York City. (Photo by Dimitrios Kambouris/Getty Images for BCRF)

Honorary Co-Chairs of the event included Kinga Lampert, Leonard A. Lauder, and William P. Lauder. Event Co-Chairs included Madelyn Bucksbaum Adamson, Roberta M. Amon, Anne H. Bass, Amy Goldman Fowler, Roslyn Goldstein, Dee Ocleppo Hilfiger, Gail Hilson, Shelly Kivell, Elyse Lacher, Aerin Lauder, Marigay McKee, Wendi Rose, Arlene Taub, and Simone Winston.

Notable guests included Nina Agdal, Louise Camuto, Alina Cho, Valorie Kondos Field, Jean Godrey-June, Jenna Leigh Green, Sunny Hostin, Carly Hughes, Coco Kopelman, Judy Lauder, Joan Lunden, Gretta Monahan, Emma Myles, Darcy Miller Nussbaum, Kate Rockwell, Lois Robbins, Jennifer Simard, Anne Thompson,and Lori Kanter Tritsch,among many others.

Underwriters of the event included Jody and John Arnhold, Amy P. Goldman Foundation, Roslyn and Leslie Goldstein, Kinga Lampert, Leonard & Judy Lauder Fund, Jeanne Sorensen Siegel and Herbert J. Siegel, ascena retail group inc., Lifetime, Tough Enough to Wear Pink,and Winston Flowers.

Breast Cancer Research Foundation (BCRF) New York Symposium & Awards Luncheon - Arrivals

About the Breast Cancer Research Foundation

The Breast Cancer Research Foundation (BCRF) is dedicated to ending breast cancer by advancing the world’s most promising research. Founded by Evelyn H. Lauder in 1993, BCRF-funded investigators have been deeply involved in every major breakthrough in breast cancer prevention, diagnosis, treatment, survivorship and metastasis. BCRF is the largest private funder of breast cancer research worldwide.

If you would like to support BCRF mission, please visit www.bcrf.org to learn more.

Hosted by ELLE Magazine Editor-in-Chief Nina Garcia, BCRF honors fashion legend Vera Wang and awards $66M to the Foundation’s global cohort of investigators

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Hosted by ELLE Magazine Editor-in-Chief Nina Garcia, BCRF honors fashion legend Vera Wang and awards $66M to the Foundation’s global cohort of investigators

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