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McMaster University is a renowned centre for bone marrow transplantation and for research into leukemia and other blood disorders. The university’s McMaster University Bone Marrow Transplant/Leukemia Research Fund was established approximately 15 years ago and receives funding entirely through private donations. The F.O.G. Hike is now the single biggest contributor to the fund.
The fund provides money for research, patient assistance and staff education. The money essentially funds activities for which there is no alternative source of funding. For instance, it provides valuable start-up money for projects initiated by researchers at McMaster who then can use the preliminary results when applying for further assistance from government granting agencies. As well, the fund helps send medical staff to major conferences at which ground-breaking techniques in bone marrow transplantation and other treatments are presented. The information is brought home and used to help patients who come to the McMaster University Medical Centre. The science of bone marrow transplantation is rapidly evolving and each discovery and innovation in technique means that lives are saved.