The R. Robert and Sally D. Funderburg Charitable Trust and The Funderburg Foundation donated $1 million to the AGA Research Foundation to permanently fund a gastric cancer-focused research award.
Here's what you should know:
1. The AGA-R. Robert and Sally Funderburg Research Award in Gastric Cancer has been offered annually since 1992.
2. The annual $100,000 grant funds research centered around developing:
Cancer screening tests
H. pylori vaccines
Colorectal cancer risk determination tools
Therapeutic strategies for stomach and esophageal cancers
3. The Funderburgs' most recent gift will ensure the grant is permanently funded for the foreseeable future.
4. R. Robert Funderburg Jr. said, "We are pleased to be able to make this investment to endow permanently the AGA- R. Robert and Sally D. Funderburg Research Award in Gastric Cancer in honor of our parents. The decision was based primarily on the successes achieved by past award researchers with the goal of helping future recipients to build on those successes and to continue to make significant progress toward the treatment and a cure for gastric cancer."