We caught up with the brilliant and insightful Katia Conte a few weeks ago and have shared our conversation below. Alright, Katia thanks for taking the time to share your stories and insights with us today. We’d love to hear the backstory behind a risk you’ve taken – whether big or small, walk us through what it was like and how it ultimately turned out. Shortly after my oldest daughter passed away in 2020, I took the biggest risk of my life: I started a pediatric cancer non-profit to support...

Photo: Dr. Vakoc (Professor), Junwei Shi (Graduate Student) Your donations at work! In a groundbreaking achievement, the Vakoc Lab at Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory, led by Dr. Christopher Vakoc, has unveiled a promising breakthrough in the battle against pediatric cancer, specifically Rhabdomyosarcoma (RMS). This connective tissue cancer affects 400-500 Americans each year, with over half receiving their diagnosis before the age of 10. Dr. Vakoc and his dedicated team have successfully...

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78 units of blood collected. 234 lives impacted. Our 3rd Annual blood drive of 2023 hosted by the New York Blood Center was a success!...

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Huntington and Smithtown joined us in support of Childhood Cancer Awareness Month by “Going Gold” in September. Twinkling gold lights and...

July is Daniela’s birthday month. She would have turned 11 years old on July 24th. Throughout the entire month, we have many...

On June 16, 2022, Sawmill Intermediate School in Commack presented the Daniela Conte Foundation with a check for $7,950! The School Based...