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Abstract Submission Confirmation
Basser Center for BRCA Postdoctoral Fellowship Program
The Basser Postdoctoral Fellowship Program (BPFP) will provide support for one postdoctoral fellows for up to three years. Our goal is to train investigators across a spectrum of disciplines, including basic and translational science, implementation and behavioral science, preventive medicine, bioinformatics, and clinical trials.
Grants Program
#PhiladelphiaPhil Celebrates 100 Years with the Eagles & Other Exciting News
Phil Basser, patriarch of the Basser family, has recently made it into the news for his legendary love of the Philadelphia Eagles.
2025 Scientific Symposium Poster Session
New PARP Inhibitor Trial for BRCA1/2 and PALB2-Related Pancreatic Cancer
A phase II clinical trial that began in August of 2017, “A Phase 2, Open Label Study of Rucaparib in Patients With Advanced Pancreatic Cancer and a Known Deleterious Germline or Somatic BRCA or PALB2 Mutation,” is enrolling patients at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania.
Basser Global Prize
Knowledge is Power: Understanding and Managing BRCA-Related Cancer
On January 25, the Basser Center for BRCA, UJA-Federation of New York, and the 92nd Street Y teamed up in New York City to present a panel on BRCA mutations and the latest lifesaving information surrounding hereditary cancers.
Young Leadership Council Profile: Shannon Hennessy Pulaski
Learn more about Basser Young Leadership Council member Shannon Hennessy Pulaski, a wife, mother, writer, and BRCA carrier, in this profile.
Basser Center for BRCA Past Grant Awardees
The BRCA Founder Outreach Study (BFOR) Launches in Four Cities
The Basser Center's internationally recognized experts in cancer genetics, Susan Domchek, MD, and Katherine Nathanson, MD, are working in collaboration with leading experts in the fields of cancer research and genetics in New York, Los Angeles, and Boston to launch the pilot phase of a new, independent research initiative: the BRCA Founder Outreach (BFOR) Study.
2018 Breakthroughs and Discoveries Panel
The Basser Center's 2018 Breakthroughs and Discoveries Panel brought together some of the world's leading experts in genetic research and hereditary cancer.
Central Synagogue
Through the generosity of the Warrior Mensch Foundation, in loving memory of Marc Becker z”l, free BRCA genetic testing kits were first made available to congregants during last year’s High Holiday services.
It’s Complicated: Dating While Navigating a BRCA Mutation, Part 1
This is part one of a summary of a Basser Center panel on the ins and outs of dating with a BRCA mutation.
It’s Complicated: Dating While Navigating a BRCA Mutation, Part 2
This is part two of a summary of a Basser Center panel on the ins and outs of dating with a BRCA mutation.
It’s Complicated: Dating While Navigating a BRCA Mutation, Part 3
This is part three of a summary of a Basser Center panel on the ins and outs of dating with a BRCA mutation.
Ask Dr. Domchek: Recent Treatment Options for BRCA-Related Cancers
In the first in an ongoing series of answers to common questions received by the Basser Center, Executive Director Susan Domchek, MD, discusses recent advancements in treatment options for BRCA-related cancers, such as drugs like PARP inhibitors.
Ask Dr. Domchek: Breast Cancer Prevention in Young Women with BRCA Mutations
As part of an ongoing series of answers to common questions received by the Basser Center, Executive Director Susan Domchek, MD, discusses early screening recommendations for young women with BRCA mutations, particularly in terms of breast cancer.
Ask Dr. Domchek: Follow Up Guidelines for BRCA-Related Breast Cancer Recurrence
As part of an ongoing series of answers to common questions received by the Basser Center, Executive Director Susan Domchek, MD, discusses typical guidelines for follow up to a potential recurrence of BRCA-related breast cancer.