June 14, 2010
On NPR's To The Point, Josh Sommer speaks on a panel of experts about the challenges and opportunities the Chordoma Foundation faces in trying to cure chordoma, and conveys the urgency with which patients need research to move faster. (Josh is on at 30:40 and 40:45)
June 2, 2010
"Patient groups like the Chordoma Foundation are one of the forces pushing academics and drug companies to start sharing more data in the hopes of speeding up medical innovation."
Newsweek
May 16, 2010
Sharon Begley uncovers and explores the reasons why more discoveries don't translate into cures. The Chordoma Foundation is mentioned as example of how a nonprofit organization can accelerate the development of new treatments by facilitating the exchange of scientific materials needed for research.
February 22, 2010
TV reporter Bob Buckley chronicle's the story of Chordoma Foundation co-founders Josh and Simone Sommer's urgent mission to find a cure.
February 9, 2010
The Chordoma Foundation's innovative approach becomes a model for research in rare diseases.
January 5, 2010
Wall Street Journal Reporter, Amy Dockser Marcus, highlights the Chordoma Foundation as a model of innovation in the search for treatments for rare cancers.
November 5, 2009
Researchers from Duke University Medical Center and the National Cancer Institute pinpoint abnormal genes as cause of familial chordoma.
July 16, 2009
Survivor Daniel Alter's battle against chordoma leads him to the Chordoma Foundation.
October 16, 2008
A documentary celebrating the achievements of renowned geneticist Dr. Francis Collins, and the role he has played in sparking research for rare diseases, including chordoma. It was created to recognize Dr. Collins for receiving the AARP's highest honor, the Andrus Award.
June 6, 2008
Chordoma Champions raise funds for chordoma research at Duke.
May 27, 2008
Fox 8 News coverage of the Big Event to fight cancer.
March 7, 2008
Josh Sommer is named Person of the Week by ABC World News Tonight.
February 21, 2008
Chordoma Foundation featured in Duke Cancer Center Newsletter.
College Student Researches Own Disease
February 20, 2008
When Josh Sommer was diagnosed with cancer, he went to work in a lab to find a cure. NBC’s Jenna Wolfe reports on NBC TODAY Show. View story here.
February 19, 2008
Duke student and chordoma survivor researches to find a cure for his own disease, featured in Associated Press and syndicated by papers across the US. Audio slideshow available here.
January 29, 2008
The work of Josh Sommer and the Chordoma Foundation featured in The Chronicle, the student-run newspaper of the Duke community.
He spurs research to cure rare cancer
December 23, 2007
Josh and Dr. Simone Sommer featured in Raleigh News and Observer.
December 18, 2007
Josh & Simone interviewed on NPR's The State of Things with Frank Stacio.
November 16, 2007
The Chordoma Foundation`s efforts to find a cure are featured in Triad Philanthrophy.