Click between the tabs to learn more about how we’ve been empowering ovarian cancer research, our research advocates, and our mission and purpose as an organization. Watch videos or read blogs and posts detailing the experiences of survivors, scientists, and supporters of ovarian cancer research!
Walking in Purpose at the DoD Ovarian Cancer Academy & AACR Conference: Advocacy in Action with Timelle Duckett
A Mother, A Survivor
This video was originally shared with the attendees of the 2025 auction. In it, Powell-Drescher Ovarian Cancer Research Foundation co-founder Sachia Stonefeld Powell explains why she is not present at the auction, and why it is critically important to fund ovarian cancer research. We share it with you again today as a reminder of the difference ovarian cancer research can make – not just for the survivor, but everyone that survivor knows and loves, and for humanity as a whole.
Powell-Drescher Ovarian Cancer Research Foundation Auction Video (2024)
Jen Akin and Amanda Whitworth discuss their ovarian cancer experiences and the need for improved outcomes and research funding.
Powell-Drescher Ovarian Cancer Research Foundation Auction Video (2023)
Our research advocates discuss their experiences attending the American Association for Cancer Research (AACR) Scientist-Survivor Program and the need for more ovarian cancer research.
"What Makes Treatment Worth It?"
Ovarian Cancer Survivor and Research Advocate Sachia Stonefeld Powell presents at the Annual Meeting of the American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) on June 2, 2023
A Few Words from Dr. Charles Drescher
Dr. Charles Drescher explains why survivor-advocates are critical to ovarian cancer research.
Ovarian Cancer Research Advocacy Presentation with Dr. Kristin Anderson and Advocate Annie Ellis
Listen as Dr. Kristin Anderson and Research Advocates Sachia Powell and Annie Ellis discuss research advocacy and attending scientific conferences as a patient or a survivor.
Powell-Drescher Foundation Auction Video (2022)
The Powell-Drescher Foundation POWER ON! Auction held on September 16, 2022. The Powell-Drescher Ovarian Cancer Research Foundation will power the future of ovarian cancer research by endowing funds and championing collaboration between scientist and survivor.
Paths to Research Advocacy with Sachia Stonefeld Powell & Tiffani D. Fields
For the first Paths to Research Advocacy webinar, ovarian cancer survivor, patient advocate, and host Tiffani D. Fields interviews Powell Drescher Ovarian Cancer Research Foundation co-founder and research advocate Sachia Stonefeld Powell about her ovarian cancer journey and asks for practical advice for survivors hoping to become research advocates.
Paths to Research Advocacy with Susun Livingston & Ronny Drapkin, MD, PhD
In the second episode of the Paths to Research Advocacy, ovarian cancer survivor, research advocate, and host Susun Livingston interviews Ronny Drapkin, MD, PhD about his journey to becoming an ovarian cancer researcher, his current research, and why collaboration between scientists and survivors is more important than ever.
Paths to Research Advocacy with Anna Hedden & Kristin Anderson, PhD
In the third installment of the Paths to Research Advocacy series, ovarian cancer survivor, patient advocate, and host Anna Hedden interviews Kristin Anderson, PhD about her path to becoming an ovarian cancer researcher and champion for scientist-survivor collaboration as well as her outlook on the future of patient and survivor involvement in ovarian cancer research.
Paths to Research Advocacy with Anna Hedden, Kristin Anderson, PhD, and Rachel-Miller Garcia
In the fourth edition of Paths to Research Advocacy, host Dr. Kristin Anderson interviews ovarian cancer survivors and research/legislative advocates Anna Hedden and Rachel Miller-Garcia on how they came to be involved in research and legislative advocacy and how the two are intrinsically connected.
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