| Community | Volunteer in Honolulu, HIOther Local Organizations |
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| Mission | to save lives through cell therapy. |
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| Opportunities | Contact the organization to explore possible ways to work together. |
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| About | When their 10-year-old daughter Laura was diagnosed with leukemia, Robert Graves, D.V.M., and his wife, Sherry, were ready to do anything they could to save her. Desperate to save her life, they turned to alternative treatment options. They agreed to try the first ever bone marrow transplant for a leukemia patient from an unrelated donor. Laura received her transplant in 1979. And it worked. The success of the treatment inspired the Graves to give other families the same hope for a cure. Thanks to Dr. Graves, other patient families, doctors, congressional support and funding from the U.S. Navy, a national registry of volunteers willing to donate bone marrow was born. Since 1987, we’ve impacted more than 130,000 lives through cell therapy. In 2023, we impacted 7,435 lives—the most in any one year in our history. As the recognized leader in unrelated blood stem cell transplantation, NMDP continues to develop services and interactive technologies used by transplant experts around the world to reach more patients. We also continue to lead the way in developing new cell therapies, in advancing services to speed the transplant process and improving treatments for post-transplant complications. We invest in dedicated researchers, whose countless hours in the lab have helped more patients than ever before receive a transplant. Our commitment to fighting for better outcomes and more lives saved continues. |
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