Tower Cancer Research Foundation was established in 1996 by a driven group of physicians, patients, and volunteers with a personal stake in cancer to fund high impact research and survivorship support programs.
Our focus is on Southern California, the hub for some of the
world’s leading research insitutions, and our founding physicians.
Our programs and funding are designed to maximize impact beyond the initial investment— so they not only benefit researchers, patients and families today, they have the potential to lead to even greater impact tomorrow, transforming lives anywhere.

Inspired by the most promising science, we’re creating outsized impact.
*Data from the inception of TCRF’s Career Development Grants in 2006 to 2021
2021 Senior Investigator

Simon Gayther, PhD
Research Title: Novel Drug Targets for High-Grade
Serous Ovarian Cancer identified through
Induced Pluripotent Stem Cell Modeling of Disease
Additional Funded Researchers
Brian
Na, MD
University of California,
Los Angeles
2021 | Angie and Michael David Career Development Grant
Unmesh
Jadhav, PhD
Norris Comprehensive Cancer Center,
University of Southern California
2021 | Tower Career Development Grant
Alexander
Xu, PhD
Cedars-Sinai
Medical Center
2021 | Tower Career Development Grant
At TCRF our aim is simple:
Research for tomorrow. Support for today.
Our survivorship support programs align with the challenges faced by patients, survivors, and the whole cancer community.
Our Insights
Impact begins here,
and it starts with you.
All of our work is made possible through the support of people like you. Together, we can create a cancer-free future.