Lynsey Addario

Pulitzer Prize-Winning Photojournalist Lynsey Addario to Release From the Flames on MakersPlace: An NFT Collection Calling Attention to the Deadly Effects of Climate Change

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Wednesday, June 1, 2022

SAN FRANCISCO, June 1, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- MakersPlace, the premier marketplace for rare and authentic digital artworks, today announced in collaboration with Ioconic, the company integrating global brands into Web3, that it will be offering the genesis NFT collection From the Flames of Pulitzer Prize-winning photojournalist Lynsey Addario. The photographs were featured in a National Geographic series on the California wildfires of 2021, one of which was a cover for National Geographic's Year in Pictures, will be released exclusively on MakersPlace on June 1st, 2022 at 3:30PM PT. The carbon neutral From the Flames NFT Collection will be offset using Aerial, a sustainability platform that calculates the carbon emissions based on associated energy use.

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  • The carbon neutral From the Flames NFT Collection will be offset using Aerial , a sustainability platform that calculates the carbon emissions based on associated energy use.
  • Addario is a Pulitzer Prize winner and one of the five most influential photographers of the past 25 years as named by American Photo magazine in 2015.
  • Her work is often centered around important social and environmental issues such as human rights and climate change.
  • Please visit: https://makersplace.com/
    Pulitzer Prize-winning American photojournalist Lynsey Addario has covered global humanitarian crises and conflicts for the past 20 years.

GO2 Foundation for Lung Cancer Announces Young Innovators Team Award Recipients

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Tuesday, December 3, 2019

SAN CARLOS, Calif., Dec. 3, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- GO2 Foundation for Lung Cancer announced the recipients of the 2019 Young Innovators Team Awards (YITA) today.

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  • SAN CARLOS, Calif., Dec. 3, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- GO2 Foundation for Lung Cancer announced the recipients of the 2019 Young Innovators Team Awards (YITA) today.
  • "The lack of institutional research funding for lung cancer creates a disincentive for talented young scientists and doctors to pursue research in this area, but we are working to change that through this partnership and joint award," said Bonnie J. Addario, lung cancer survivor, co-founder and chair of GO2 Foundation.
  • "That is why we created the YITA to support researchers who look beyond current methodologies of treating lung cancer."
  • Five years ago the Bonnie J. Addario Lung Cancer Foundation (which merged with the Lung Cancer Alliance in 2019 to form GO2 Foundation for Lung Cancer) launched the Young Innovators Team Awards in partnership with the Van Auken Private Foundation.

GO2 Foundation for Lung Cancer Honors Solange Peters, MD, PhD with the 2019 Bonnie J. Addario Lectureship Award

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Thursday, July 25, 2019

SAN CARLOS, Calif.and WASHINGTON, July 25, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- GO2 Foundation for Lung Cancer (a merger of the Lung Cancer Alliance and the Bonnie J. Addario Lung Cancer Foundation) announced today that it presented Solange Peters, MD, PhD, with the2019 Bonnie J. Addario Lectureship Award for her emphasis on groundbreaking biomarker research, improving access to care for lung cancer patients worldwide, and supporting the advancement of women in oncology.

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  • SAN CARLOS, Calif.and WASHINGTON, July 25, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- GO2 Foundation for Lung Cancer (a merger of the Lung Cancer Alliance and the Bonnie J. Addario Lung Cancer Foundation) announced today that it presented Solange Peters, MD, PhD, with the2019 Bonnie J. Addario Lectureship Award for her emphasis on groundbreaking biomarker research, improving access to care for lung cancer patients worldwide, and supporting the advancement of women in oncology.
  • GO2 Foundation honored Prof. Peters with the award at the International Lung Cancer Conference (ILCC) held July 25-27 in Huntington Beach, California.
  • "As an organization committed to breaking barriers and saving lives, we are proud to present Prof. Peters with the 2019 Bonnie J. Addario Lectureship Award for her tireless commitment to the lung cancer community," said Bonnie J. Addario, co-founder and chair of GO2 Foundation.
  • Davis Comprehensive Cancer Center and 2010 recipient of the Bonnie J. Addario Lectureship Award.

The Addario Lung Cancer Foundation Honors Oncologist for Groundbreaking Targeted Therapy Research

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Thursday, July 26, 2018

SAN CARLOS, Calif., July 26, 2018 /PRNewswire/ --The Bonnie J. Addario Lung Cancer Foundation (ALCF) has selected Vassiliki A. Papadimitrakopoulou, M.D.

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  • SAN CARLOS, Calif., July 26, 2018 /PRNewswire/ --The Bonnie J. Addario Lung Cancer Foundation (ALCF) has selected Vassiliki A. Papadimitrakopoulou, M.D.
  • as the recipient of the 2018 Addario Lectureship Award for her groundbreaking clinical research in immunotherapy targeted lung cancer treatments.
  • Dr. Papadimitrakopoulou will receive the award at the 19th International Lung Cancer Congress held July 26-28 in Huntington Beach, California.
  • The Bonnie J. Addario Lung Cancer Foundation (ALCF) is one of the largest international philanthropies (patient-founded, patient-focused and patient-driven) devoted exclusively to eradicating lung cancer through research, early detection, education and treatment.

Bonnie J. Addario Lung Cancer Foundation and Van Auken Private Foundation Announce the 2018 Young Innovators Team Award for Lung Cancer Research

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Thursday, May 31, 2018

SAN CARLOS, Calif., May 31, 2018 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The Bonnie J. Addario Lung Cancer Foundation (ALCF), in collaboration with the Van Auken Private Foundation, today announced the 2018 Young Innovators Team Award (YITA) to fund and support teams of young investigators conducting innovative research with a potential of delivering meaningful and measurable results in the field of lung cancer.

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  • SAN CARLOS, Calif., May 31, 2018 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The Bonnie J. Addario Lung Cancer Foundation (ALCF), in collaboration with the Van Auken Private Foundation, today announced the 2018 Young Innovators Team Award (YITA) to fund and support teams of young investigators conducting innovative research with a potential of delivering meaningful and measurable results in the field of lung cancer.
  • "Our goal is make lung cancer a chronically managed disease and we are looking to fund brilliant, out-of-the-box research that will save lives," said Bonnie J. Addario, 14-year Stage 3-B lung cancer survivor and founder of the ALCF.
  • The 2018 Young Innovators Team Award will provide up to a total of $250,000 to teams of two or more young investigators over two to three years.
  • ALCF and the Van Auken Private Foundation provide funding for this award.