Team EWF Raises Over $16K at 2023 Pittsburgh Marathon
Since our first year as a charity partner in 2016, Team EWF has now raised over $100,000 through the Pittsburgh Marathon's Run For a Reason program.
Tom and Emily Whitehead Discuss ‘Living With a Cure’ at STAT Breakthrough Summit 2023
On May 3, Tom and Emily had the honor of attending the 2023 STAT Breakthrough Summit in San Francisco, CA to discuss ‘Living With a Cure’ beyond CAR T-cell therapy.
Hummelstown Activate The Cure Day
Thank you to the community of Hummelstown, PA for supporting our mission to Activate The Cure!
We Just Launched a Quarterly Newsletter!
We are excited to introduce a new format for our email newsletters.
Stand Up To Cancer Summit 2023
On January 29, Tom and Emily attended the Stand Up To Cancer Summit 2023 in San Diego, CA, where they had the opportunity to meet with many top scientists in cancer research.
Celebrating Our 8th Birthday
Today, we are celebrating 8 years since the Emily Whitehead Foundation was officially launched!
Advanced Therapies Week 2023
On January 17-20, our team attended Phacilitate's Advanced Therapies Week 2023 in Miami, FL. It was a great opportunity to connect with the CGT industry and spread awareness about the work we are doing to support CAR T-cell therapy research and families.
Our Year In Review: 2022
Oh, what a journey this year has been! Take a look back at a few of our favorite highlights and celebratory moments from 2022.
Tom and Emily Whitehead Advocate for Improved Patient Access to Cell and Gene Therapies in Europe
On November 29, Tom and Emily Whitehead joined the Alliance for Regenerative Medicine in Brussels, Belgium for a European Union Parliament meeting to advocate for policies that support better access to cell and gene therapies for patients across Europe.
Inaugural Emily Whitehead Foundation Thanksgiving Turkey Trot Raises $2,100
On Thanksgiving morning, we hosted our first ever Emily Whitehead Foundation Turkey Trot at Cold Stream Dam & Recreation Park in Philipsburg, PA. With 70 participants trotting “over the river and through the woods” with us, we raised a total $2,100!
Tom Whitehead and Dr. Bruce Levine Join The Atlantic for 2022 People v. Cancer Summit
Watch the Atlantic LIVE People v. Cancer Summit segment featuring Tom Whitehead and Dr. Bruce Levine discussing Emily's story and the promising future of personalized cancer treatments.
CBS Sunday Morning Segment Features Tom, Kari, and Emily Whitehead
Watch the CBS Sunday Morning segment featuring the Whitehead family's CAR T-cell therapy story and Dr. Siddhartha Mukherjee, whose new book is dedicated to Emily.