Welcome !!!
My name is Irina and I am a Scientist. Since I first started my scientific career that I wanted to understand how cells divide and what goes awry during cancer. Early on my PhD I understood that my work would be a little drop in the biggest ocean of cancer research and as a young grad student I was too impatient to wait and wanted to make a bigger and more impactful contribution fighting cancer.
At the time I volunteered at the Pediatric Oncology Unit at the Portuguese Institute of Oncology and spent countless afternoons playing with the most incredible little warriors. Those moments were invaluable and they made me even more convinced of how important it is to do and support cancer research.
Today I am coupling my passion for science with my passion for swimming and joining for the second year the Team Genentech at the Swim Across America - San Francisco Bay Area Open Water Swim event, fundraising to support cancer research at UCSF Benioff Children’s Hospitals.
Founded in 1987, Swim Across America has hosted charity swims with one goal: to raise money for innovative cancer research that would lead to breakthrough treatments and therapies. Since then, Swim Across America has raised over $100M to fund the next generation of pioneers in oncology and cancer-support care.
I joined Swim Across America because I believe in their mission and want to help give more families hope. If you are able, please support me by making any donation to help me reach my fundraising goal.
Thank you for helping me #MakeWavesToFightCancer.
Irina