Guest blog from Paul Zubeck, caregiver to his wife Lindsay who has ocular melanoma:  I became a caregiver in March of 2017 when my wife, Lindsay, was diagnosed with ocular...

Guest blog from Lori Crane, PhD, MPH, a 2016 MRF Donor Directed Award from the University of Colorado, Denver:  As melanoma rates have soared over the past 100 years, so ...

Guest blog from Kyle Lewis, a stage IV metastatic melanoma survivor:  Clank. Clank. Clank thud. Whoosh. Dang – my range is off. Clank. Whoosh. Whoosh. Ouch. I better ...

Guest blog from Carla Tressell who started her journey with OM in 2004:  My name is Carla Tressell and I live with my husband, Jim, and our dog, Axle, in Arvada, CO. My jo...

Guest blog from Kristin Wlezien, daughter of a stage III melanoma survivor: It has been almost five years since my mother was diagnosed with stage III melanoma. Five day...

In honor of Melanoma Awareness Month, we pair a young investigator’s recently funded innovative research with her mentor’s witness of the impact of research on improvin...

A few years ago, my wife was diagnosed with a rare form of melanoma. Because of this, I decided to get yearly skin checks with a dermatologist. At my first visit, ...

May 14, 2021 – The MRF is pleased to announce that the Congressionally Directed Medical Research Program’s Melanoma Research Program is now accepting pre-applications ...

Guest blog from Eva Cook, a melanoma survivor who shares her struggles of trying to live up to beauty standards at a young age and learning to love the skin she’s in:...

Guest blog from Kent Gilliam, stage IV melanoma survivor and a member of The Melahomies:  What a whirlwind the past six years have been (which is an amazing understatem...

Guest blog from Dr. Sara Selig, Co-Founder & Director, CURE Ocular Melanoma (CURE OM):  May Day is an important day in my life. It is the day my best friend and eventu...

  The MRF’s CURE Ocular Melanoma (CURE OM) initiative announces the first-of-its-kind patient-reported registry to accelerate the pace of research and treatment ...