The bowl, which pitted San Jose and Georgia state universities, supports the Breast Cancer Research Foundation (BCRF), the only A+ rated breast cancer charity in the United States that gives 91 cents of every dollar it receives to researching a cure.
As she stepped off the field, BCRF President and CEO Myra Biblowit said the game 鈥渕eans the world to me. It鈥檚 a dream come true鈥� and thanked AutoNation and the Orlando Sports Foundation for being the engine behind the only college bowl game devoted to medical research. 鈥淚t鈥檚 a great night for football and a great night for hope,鈥� she said. Biblowit has called Dr. Khaled鈥檚 research to stop metastatic breast cancer cells 鈥渟eminal鈥� and said the BCRF hopes to continue providing support. 鈥淒r. Khaled is doing great science and it鈥檚 our honor to support her,鈥� she said.
AutoNation donated $1 million to the bowl game. That check presentation and the presentation to BCRF were shown to a national TV audience on CBS Sports Network, which broadcast the game. San Jose beat Georgia State 27-16 in front of an announced crowd of 18,588.
Dr. Khaled鈥檚 work focuses on spreading cancer cells that leave the original tumor and travel to the brain, bones and lungs. That鈥檚 what kills most cancer patients. She is using innovative therapies and techniques 鈥� including nanoparticles 鈥� to hunt down the fleeing cells, attack and destroy them. While chemotherapy and radiation can often shrink a tumor or eliminate it, 鈥減esky鈥� and resilient cells metastasize and can invade other organs or cause cancer to re-appear years after treatment, Dr. Khaled explained.
Dr. Khaled said she was 鈥渉umbled, grateful and excited all at the same time鈥� to receive BCRF funding and be featured at the bowl game. BCRF is the largest private funder of breast cancer research worldwide, having raised $530 million and so far awarding $58 million to 237 cancer researches across six continents. The foundation supports five of what it considers eminent cancer scientists in 性视界传媒. In addition to Dr. Khaled, the organization supports research at the University of Miami and Mayo Clinic.
As they stood on the Orlando Citrus Bowl sidelines following a pink and glitter halftime fireworks display, Drs. German and Khaled talked about meeting for the first time after Dr. German was named founding dean of Orlando鈥檚 new medical school. She had asked Dr. Khaled her dream for her research Dr. Khaled said she wanted 鈥渟omeday鈥� to develop a treatment that physicians could use to fight breast cancer in their patients. As they reflected at the Cure Bowl on Dr. Khaled鈥檚 progress, the dean said, 鈥淵ou dreamed big and see how far your dream has brought you?鈥�