Originally seen on Deseret News by Wendy Lenoard LEHI — In the days and weeks after being told she had multiple myeloma, Jenny Ahlstrom was forced to make a decision regarding her treatment. It’s no different for anyone facing a terminal disease. “It took me three years to get up to speed on the science[...]

BY JAMES BROWN Aldevron to produce minicircles to support cell therapy applications Aldevron, along with the Myeloma Crowd, a non-profit foundation dedicated to multiple myeloma patient education, advocacy and research funding, will collaborate to support research toward the advancement of treatments and a cure for multiple myeloma. Under the collaboration, Aldevron licensed technology developed by[...]

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As seen on Cure Today Jenny Ahlstrom, Multiple Myeloma Hero and founder of Myeloma Crowd, discusses how patients can help expedite the process to finding a cure. Everyone has something to give, Ahlstrom emphasizes, be it joining a clinical trial or simply sharing information on the disease. Watch the video.[...]

CONTACT:  Jenny Ahlstrom, President, Myeloma Crowd (801) 949-1034 / jenny@crowdcare.org FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE MYELOMA PATIENT & ADVOCATE ORGANIZES EVENT TO EDUCATE FELLOW MYELOMA SURVIVORS ON THEIR DISEASE. EVENT IN SALT LAKE CITY ON MAY 7 AT DOUBLETREE SUITES DOWNTOWN. Top myeloma experts will discuss treating high-risk disease. Robust Q&A session to follow. Salt Lake City,[...]

Originally seen on PRNewswire SALT LAKE CITY, Nov. 23, 2015 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ — Devon Harris, founding member of the 1988 Jamaican Olympic bobsled team, delivered an impassioned video message to close the Myeloma Crowd’s “Can’t Wait for a Cure 12-Day Challenge” which had more than 58,000 social media shares, 500,000 impressions and 3,400 visitor hours in[...]

From the PR Newswire SALT LAKE CITY, Aug. 19, 2015 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ — The Myeloma Crowd Research Initiative (MCRI), an unprecedented collaboration of cancer researchers and patient advocates, today announced the two winners of its first-ever crowdsourcing and patient-led initiative to fund research in high-risk multiple myeloma, a rare malignancy of plasma cells. MCRI has pledged[...]

We are excited to be featured in this month’s Cancer Connections magazine (page 15). This is an excellent example of how patients and caregivers can help support the Multiple Myeloma Research Initiative (MCRI) while having fun doing it. Creative? We say yes! Bill Conley, candidate for Lehi City Council, was campaigning one hot morning. Just weeks[...]

BY LOLA BUTCHER for Oncology Times Crowdsourcing and its financial corollary, crowdfunding, are gaining steam in oncology as patients, physicians, and scientists learn from—and inspire—one another. For example, Mike Thompson, MD, PhD (@mtmdphd), a hematologist/oncologist at Aurora Health Care in Milwaukee, says he is glad to see social media brought to bear on big challenges,[...]

Second Milestone Achieved For Patient-Driven, Crowdsourced Funding Initiative SALT LAKE CITY, March 31, 2015 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ — The Myeloma Crowd Research Initiative (MCRI) completed its second milestone with the selection of ten proposals that will now be evaluated for further review. The MCRI is the first patient-led, scientifically validated funding initiative uncovering solutions for high-risk multiple myeloma patients.[...]