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FEATURED | January 24, 2025

The Melanoma Research Foundation Announces Rebrand...

Washington, DC (January 27, 2025) – The Melanoma Research Foundation (MRF), the largest independent organization devoted to melanoma, is excited to announce the official ...

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Melanoma News |
January 28, 2021

MRF 25th Anniversary: Melanoma Field Needs a Pipel...

In honor of the MRF’s 25th Anniversary, we share a guest blog post from Keiran Smalley, PhD, a previous MRF Career Development Award recipient and current MRF Grant S...

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Melanoma News |
January 15, 2021

Meet Dr. Weber: Melanoma Researcher

Guest blog post by Jeffrey Weber, MD, PhD, deputy director of the Perlmutter Cancer Center and codirector of the Melanoma Research Program at NYU Langone Health. Learn more...

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Melanoma News |
January 13, 2021

25th Anniversary: Building Hope Since 1996

Guest blog post from Jeff Ashby, late husband of the MRF’s founder, Diana Ashby:  The Melanoma Research Foundation (MRF) officially started in 1996 by Diana Mer...

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Melanoma News |
August 28, 2020

FDA Approves Foundation Medicine’s Foundatio...

Washington, DC, August 28, 2020 – This week, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved Foundation Medicine, Inc.’s comprehensive pan-tumor liquid biopsy tes...

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Melanoma News |
July 31, 2020

FDA Approves Atezolizumab to Treat BRAF V600 Unres...

Washington, DC, July 31, 2020 – On July 30, 2020, the Food and Drug Administration approved atezolizumab (Tecentriq, Genentech, Inc.) in combination with cobimetinib...

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Melanoma News |
July 7, 2020

Governor DeSantis of Florida Signs Sunscreen Bill

Washington, DC, July 7, 2020 – On June 29, 2020, Governor Ron DeSantis of Florida signed Florida Senate Bill (SB) 172, which would overturn current and future bans and ot...

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Melanoma News |
May 29, 2020

Ocular Melanoma – FDA Listening Session Report

May 29, 2020 – On January 27, 2020, the Melanoma Research Foundation’s (MRF) CURE OM initiative led by Senior Advocacy Officer Cassie Beisel conducted a first of its ki...

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Melanoma News |
May 20, 2019

House Appropriations Committee Takes Important Act...

On May 8, 2019, by a 30-23 party line vote, the House Appropriations Committee approved its version of the Fiscal 2020 Labor, Health and Human Services (LHHS) Appropriation...

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Melanoma News |
December 5, 2018

Holiday Greetings in the Season of Giving

Dear friends, Happy Holidays! If your family is like mine, these last weeks of 2018 are some of the busiest of the year. Our days become a whirlwind of holiday plans, trave...

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Melanoma News |
October 5, 2016

Honoring President Carter, A 2016 Courage Award Wi...

The MRF honors President Jimmy Carter with a Courage Award in recognition of his fight against melanoma and the awareness he raised by sharing his experience with the publi...

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Melanoma News |
December 21, 2015

The FDA Announces New Proposed Indoor Tanning Rest...

The Melanoma Research Foundation (MRF) applauds the U.S. Food and Drug Administration for its commitment to protecting public health by proposing to prevent the use of indo...

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Melanoma News |
September 1, 2015

The MRF Urges Administration to Take Measures to P...

The Melanoma Research Foundation submitted a letter to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) urging it to take the critical step toward reducing skin cancers. The Food ...

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Apr 26, 2025 - Apr 27, 2025

Eyes on a Cure: Ocular Melanoma Patient & Caregiver Symposium

May 03, 2025

Miles for Melanoma Washington, DC

May 03, 2025

Mela-No-More Golf Tournament

May 10, 2025

Miles for Melanoma New England, MA

May 10, 2025

Stay Out of the Sun Run

May 10, 2025

The Ohio State University Patient and Caregiver Symposium

May 17, 2025

Melanoma Clinic Walk

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