Matches in DBpedia 2016-04 for { ?s ?p "The Cancer Research Institute (CRI) is a US non-profit organization funding cancer research and based in New York City. They were founded in 1953 to develop immunologically-based treatments for cancer, and despite their name are a funding body for research rather than a research institute themselves, working with other institutes and organizations. It was founded by Helen Coley Nauts and Oliver R. Grace with a $2,000 grant from Nelson Rockefeller. CRI was created in honor of Nauts' father, William Coley (1862–1936), an American orthopedic surgeon and a pioneer of cancer immunotherapy. Like Dr. Coley, the Institute focuses on immunological treatments for cancer, rather than traditional treatments, such as chemotherapy and surgery.The organization offers research grants to students, postdoctoral fellows, and investigators at medical research institutions throughout the world. It also funds clinical trials testing promising immunotherapies in a variety of cancer types and convenes scientific conferences for tumor immunologists. In the fiscal year to June 2014 the CRI reported income of $27.5 million and spending of $25 million: $18 million on research, $4 million on education, and $3 million on fundraising and administration.In June 2014, CRI launched its \"I'm the Answer to Cancer\" patient and caregiver education campaign, featured on the website TheAnswerToCancer.org. Annually in June, the organization sponsors Cancer Immunotherapy Month, an awareness and fund raising campaign dedicated to educating the public about the potential of immunotherapy to revolutionize cancer treatment.In June 2015, CRI will host the inaugural New York Ride to Conquer Cancer, a 2-day, 150+ mile cycling ride through scenic New York to raise funds for cancer research. Details of The Ride are available at www.ridetovictory.org.ny."@en }
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- Cancer_Research_Institute abstract "The Cancer Research Institute (CRI) is a US non-profit organization funding cancer research and based in New York City. They were founded in 1953 to develop immunologically-based treatments for cancer, and despite their name are a funding body for research rather than a research institute themselves, working with other institutes and organizations. It was founded by Helen Coley Nauts and Oliver R. Grace with a $2,000 grant from Nelson Rockefeller. CRI was created in honor of Nauts' father, William Coley (1862–1936), an American orthopedic surgeon and a pioneer of cancer immunotherapy. Like Dr. Coley, the Institute focuses on immunological treatments for cancer, rather than traditional treatments, such as chemotherapy and surgery.The organization offers research grants to students, postdoctoral fellows, and investigators at medical research institutions throughout the world. It also funds clinical trials testing promising immunotherapies in a variety of cancer types and convenes scientific conferences for tumor immunologists. In the fiscal year to June 2014 the CRI reported income of $27.5 million and spending of $25 million: $18 million on research, $4 million on education, and $3 million on fundraising and administration.In June 2014, CRI launched its \"I'm the Answer to Cancer\" patient and caregiver education campaign, featured on the website TheAnswerToCancer.org. Annually in June, the organization sponsors Cancer Immunotherapy Month, an awareness and fund raising campaign dedicated to educating the public about the potential of immunotherapy to revolutionize cancer treatment.In June 2015, CRI will host the inaugural New York Ride to Conquer Cancer, a 2-day, 150+ mile cycling ride through scenic New York to raise funds for cancer research. Details of The Ride are available at www.ridetovictory.org.ny.".