brain foundation type non profit founded 2008 in los angeles california founder george kohan isaac meier samuel zidovetzki website saveabrain.org the save a brain foundation is a 501 c 3 non profit organization with the goals of raising awareness of glioblastoma multiforme the most common type of primary brain tumor as well as raising money in hopes of finding a cure for this terminal disease . 1 to date the foundation has raised tens of thousands of dollars for brain cancer research . contents 1 origin 2 fundraising events 3 associations 4 references origin edit the plan to establish the foundation came about in january 2008 after three friends who had recently graduated from the university of southern california decided to create the foundation as a means of helping combat gbm . the cofounders of the foundation are george kohan isaac meier and samuel zidovetzki . 2 at the time isaac s father had recently been diagnosed with gbm which served as the impetus for the establishment of the foundation . fundraising events edit the foundation has hosted multiple fundraising events throughout the united states including notable events in new york and california . one of the foundation s first major fundraising events bowling for brains was hosted in april 2009 at the lucky strike lanes in manhattan new york . this event served as the first substantial opportunity for the foundation to make its existence and goals known to the general public . the success of this event ensured its recurrence on an annual basis for years to come . another notable fundraising event took place on september 3 2009 at the hollywood bowl in los angeles california where russian romantics with the los angeles philharmonic was the performance for the evening . 3 smaller more frequent events include biweekly visits to the university of southern california s university park campus . at these events representatives of the foundation hand out brochures flyers and other materials which highlight the foundation s activities and future goals and recruit students and professors to help achieve these goals . associations edit the foundation works closely with several physicians and physician scientists including dr. thomas c. chen from the university of southern california . 4 dr. chen specializes in neuro oncology treating a wide range of brain and spinal cord tumors . 5 his laboratory emphasizes translating new research findings into clinical trials with efforts at developing novel therapies aimed at targeting tumor cells specifically for destruction with minimal damage to normal cells . references edit save a brain foundation mission page . http saveabrain.org aboutus.html http www.hollywoodbowl.com tickets performance detail.cfm id 3964 http saveabrain.org doctors.html http www.usc.edu schools medicine departments neurological surgery neuronc people tom.html retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title save a brain foundation & oldid 741673972 categories cancer charities in the united statesneurosurgerycancer researchbrain tumor navigation menu personal tools not logged intalkcontributionscreate accountlog in namespaces article talk variants views read edit view history more search navigation main pagecontentsfeatured contentcurrent eventsrandom articledonate to wikipediawikipedia store interaction helpabout wikipediacommunity portalrecent changescontact page tools what links hererelated changesupload filespecial pagespermanent linkpage informationwikidata itemcite this page print export create a bookdownload as pdfprintable version languages add links this page was last modified on 29 september 2016 at 00 29 . text is available under the creative commons attribution sharealike license ; additional terms may apply . by using this site you agree to the terms of use and privacy policy . wikipedia is a registered trademark of the wikimedia foundation inc. a non profit organization . privacy policy about wikipedia disclaimers contact wikipedia developers cookie statement mobile view