• María

    Biography Winners Photo Gallery In Memorian . Biografía – María García Estrada   María was born on January 13th, 1981 in Santa Cruz de Tenerife. From an early age her life was linked to golf, sport in which she attained considerable success in the 1990s. She was particularly proud of attending the European Girls Team Continue Reading

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  • Research

    The Maria Garcia-Estrada Foundation finances lines of research aimed at finding a cure for sarcoma, as well as research for finding effective treatments available to us today. The Maria Garcia-Estrada Foundation has funded since its inception in 2006, five research lines at the centers of cancer research at Duke University, North Carolina, USA, and Center Continue Reading

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  • The Foundation

    Aims The main objective of the María García-Estrada Foundation, apart from rendering homage to her tireless spirit, is to provide answers to the two questions Maria asked herself during her tough days of battle against cancer, “What disease do I have? How can I get cured?” Up to this day, her two questions have no Continue Reading

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  • Friends Club

    The Foundation, through donations, will be raising the funds necessary to cover the costs of the research For the Foundation to continue living we need to grow and ther´s no better way than having your support. Your ideas and your financial contribution is needed to combat this disease.. We want to pay tribute to Maria Continue Reading

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  • Events

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Research

The Maria Garcia-Estrada Foundation finances lines of research aimed at finding a cure for sarcoma, as well as research for finding effective treatments available to us today.

The Maria Garcia-Estrada Foundation has funded since its inception in 2006, five research lines at the centers of cancer research at Duke University, North Carolina, USA, and Center for Research on Cancer University of Salamanca.

  • Enrique de Alava
    Posted on 25 July, 2012
    Initiation Mechanisms of Ewing’s sarcoma: signaling and cell spreading Cancer Research Foundation to promote collaboration in research The Maria Garcia Estrada Foundation signed last October in Salamanca his fourth line of research in the fight against sarcoma. The project, led by researcher Dr. Enrique de Alava and entitled: “Mechanisms of Ewing’s sarcoma initiation: signaling and cell Continue Reading
  • Dr. Riedel & David Kirsch
    Posted on 25 July, 2012
    The Identification of pathways Associated with Doxorubicin Resistance in a Murine Model of soft Tissue Sarcoma Using Whole-Genomic Approaches From the first line of investigation that the Maria Garcia Estrada Foundation and the Foundation James and Nancy Heinz Family at Duke University, in collaboration with the Duke comprehensive Cancer Centre for research in specific sarcoma, Continue Reading
  • Juan Carlos Montero
    Posted on 25 July, 2012
    ErbB receptors and their ligands. Signalling by Erk5 in cancer Beca Ayuda María García-Estrada PATROCINADA POR LA FUNDACIÓN MARÍA GARCÍA-ESTRADA CON 66.000€ (AECC – España) The Asociación Española Contra el Cáncer (Spanish Association Against Cancer) has awarded a two-year Research Grant supporting the work of a researcher in oncology through their Scientific Foundation. The recipient Continue Reading
  • MGE Fellowship
    Posted on 25 July, 2012
    Through the University of Duke, in North Carolina, where María fulfilled her studies in Political Sciences, the “María García-Estrada Fellowship” is being implemented to finance a researcher for three years. The initial amount of this project, a total of 500,000 dollars, has been endorsed by the firm “Marquette and Partners “,María’s work place, and will Continue Reading