For more information, please contact Jesse Rodriguez at 305-243-2014 or [email protected].

Kinga Lampert, Jayne Sylvester Malfitano, Lisa Heiden-Koffler and Georgia Nimer

On November 30th, we celebrated 50 years of extraordinary cancer research and care. Through the creative theme of Art is Medicine: Medicine is an Art, Sylvester Director Stephen D. Nimer, M.D., and gala co-chairs, Kinga Lampert, Lisa Heiden-Koffler and Georgia Nimer, celebrated Sylvester’s incredible advances and the inspiring work of our physicians, researchers, nurses and staff.

At the heart of each moment was a recognition of Sylvester’s extraordinary progress and our hopes and dreams for the future of cancer research and care around the world. These aspirations are converging in the Transformational Cancer Research Building (TCRB), a beacon of research innovation and hope for families and communities impacted by cancer. The anniversary gala raised $3.2 million for the TCRB, and ongoing fundraising and awareness-raising efforts are bringing this dream to fruition. Scroll down for a virtual walkthrough of the TCRB, photos from the gala, and a warm salute to all our sponsors and community partners.

WE THANK OUR SPONSORS

Adam and Chanin Carlin

Saul Gilinski and Sandra Landman

Urbieta Family Foundation

The Jose Herran, Sr. Family

Harcourt M. and Virginia W. Sylvester Foundation

Citadel | Citadel Securities | Kenneth C. Griffin

Miguel and Nelly Farra

Kluger, Kaplan, Silverman, Katzen & Levine, P.L.

The Lampert Foundation

The Feinsilver Family

Stearns Weaver Miller

Michael and Merle Orlove

The Koffler Foundation

Rita and Rick Case

Georgia and Dr. Stephen Nimer

Lennar Foundation

Marjorie Stone and Rick Rodriguez

The Samuel J. and Ethel LeFrak Charitable Foundation, Inc.

Barbara Havenick

Josh and Marjorie Harris

The Tow Foundation

The Kadre Family

Denise Rich

Ilona Rich from The Mark Rich Foundation

Daniel Krizek

David and Joan Scheiner

Robert Rubenstein

Drs. Erin Kobetz & David Kerman

Brian Neff and Jana Neff

John W. Gildea

Ron Book

Tony Beyer

Nancy Oelbaum

David and Nancy Valdes

Jose Dans

WE THANK OUR COMMUNITY PARTNERS

GALA HIGHLIGHTS

Thanks to our many partners and sponsors, Sylvester’s 50th anniversary gala was a resounding success. We enjoyed interactive art exhibits, delectable cuisine, and a sensational performance by R&B icons En Vogue alongside talented musicians from the Frost School of Music at the University of Miami.

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TRANSFORMATIONAL CANCER RESEARCH BUILDING

Take a look at the many ways your sponsorship will help build an epicenter of innovation, the Transformational Cancer Research Building. Your support will back vital research, breakthrough discoveries, and pioneering treatments and therapies — life-changing cancer care for South Florida and beyond.

Your Impact

Build
A Leading Cancer Center

Your support will help us construct the Transformational Cancer Research Building, a twelve-story premier cancer research facility that will bring new hope to patients in South Florida and beyond.


Engage
Brilliant Minds

Your support can endow professorships and help us attract the best and brightest faculty physician-scientists from all over the United States. Support our efforts to retain the brilliant Sylvester faculty already making research breakthroughs in our quest to find the cures for cancer and save lives.


Accelerate
SCIENTIFIC innovation

Your support will help us advance scientific breakthroughs in immunotherapy and gene therapy and help us develop novel therapies that offer a lifeline for millions of cancer patients.


Strengthen
RESEARCH INFRASTRUCTURE

Your support will help us fortify laboratory and technology infrastructure, from cutting-edge imaging technologies to comprehensive data systems, to support state-of-the-art biomedical research that facilitates innovation, speed and collaboration in our pursuit of the cures for cancer.

Our History

Sylvester Through the Years

Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center, part of UHealth – the University of Miami Health System, is the only academic-based cancer center in South Florida and serves as the hub for cancer-related research, diagnosis and treatment at UHealth.

SYLVESTER
BY THE
NUMBERS


Like any great team, Sylvester’s numbers tell our story. Our statistics show the journey of how a Cancer Center, and its community, worked collectively to achieve the most prestigious title — National Cancer Institute (NCI) designation — in pursuit of your cure.

HELP US SAVE MORE LIVES.

Sylvester Facility
1st
and only, NCI-designated Cancer Center in South Florida
2,500+
PHYSICIANS, RESEARCHERS AND STAFF DEDICATED TO CANCER CARE, RESEARCH AND EDUCATION
34,600+
INDIVIDUALS ENROLLED IN CLINICAL STUDIES OVER THE PAST 10 YEARS
2,300+
STEM CELL TRANSPLANTS AND T-CELL THERAPIES COMPLETED
400+
CLINICAL STUDIES UNDERWAY
10
TREATMENT FACILITIES ACROSS SOUTH FLORIDA

NEWS

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WITH YOUR HELP WE CAN SAVE MORE LIVES.