$50 Million Gift to Drive Pancreatic Cancer Research
The University of Michigan announced a $50 million donation from philanthropists Richard and Susan Rogel to establish the Rogel and Blondy Center for Pancreatic Cancer. The center will be housed within the university’s Rogel Cancer Center––created in 2018 with a $150 million gift from the Rogels––and will support translational research and clinical care with the aim of doubling the survival rate of pancreatic cancer in the next 10 years. Currently, the 5-year survival rate sits at 13%.
