VeloSano Bike to Cure underway in downtown Cleveland

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3News' Stephanie Haney speaks to Cleveland Mayor Justin Bibb and riders participating in Cleveland Clinic's VeloSano Bike to Cure cancer research fundraiser. • • 2023 saw a record breaking $14.3 million dollars raised from VeloSano, which launched 24 pilot research cancer projects that are likely to attract additional traditional funding to keep going. • • VeloSano also helps young researchers get ideas out of their heads and into a lab, which normally would take years. And one of those researchers has a personal stake in finding answers. • • During Andras Ponti’s sophomore year of college, he never expected his biology studies to become a life experience. • • “At the age of 20, I received the diagnosis of stage three testicular cancer and then began treatment of chemotherapy followed by surgery,” Ponti said. • • His treatment at Cleveland Clinic exposed him to the world of medical research and he decided to make a difference. • • “I had cancer, I had friends and family with cancer, I've lost some family members, so this is a topic really close to me,” Ponti added. • • Ponti works at Cleveland Clinic as a senior research technologist while working on his Ph.D. He received $25,000 from VeloSano to study why aging speeds up the progression of glioblastoma brain tumors, or more specifically, Sulfide oxidation in aging as a factor promoting glioblastoma pathogenesis.” • • READ MORE: https://www.wkyc.com/article/news/com... • • • At 3News, we’re here to share the stories that you say matter most to you. Share your ideas, thoughts, concerns and engage in conversations about the communities in which we all call home. • • Follow 3News on Social: • • / wkyc.channel3 • Twitter: / wkyc • Instagram: / wkyc3 • • Visit our site: https://www.wkyc.com/ • • And be sure to download our app here: https://wkyc.com/app -- • At 3News, we’re not here to tell you the news, we’re here to share the stories that you say matter most to you. Share your ideas, thoughts, concerns and engage in conversations about the communities in which we all call home. • Follow 3News on Social: • Facebook: / wkyc.channel3 • Twitter: / wkyc • Instagram: / wkyc3 • Visit our site: https://www.wkyc.com/ • And be sure to download our app here: https://wkyc.com/app

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