1^st Annual Ronnie Marshall Memorial Poker Run For Multiple Myeloma – In an interesting twist on multiple myeloma fundraisers, there will be a poker run on July 25 beginning at CJ’s Backroom in Lusby, MD. A poker run is an organized motorcycle ride in which riders stop at five checkpoints along the designated route. At each checkpoint, the rider draws a card and records the card on a score sheet. At the end of the route the person with the best poker hand is the winner. Registration for this fundraiser will take place from 10 a.m. to noon. The ride fee is $20. For more information, please visit the Let's Ride Web site.

LLS and FORMA Therapeutics Collaborate To Bring New Therapies To Patients Faster – On July 20 The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society (LLS) and FORMA Therapeutics announced their partnership to accelerate LLS research projects focused on therapies for blood cancer patients. Ten small molecule candidates discovered by LLS grant-funded academic researchers are going to be analyzed by FORMA’s advanced technology to find which molecules are best suited for clinical trials. This partnership is the latest in the LLS’s Therapy Acceleration Program that is meant to move potential therapies quickly through the FDA drug approval process. For more information, please see the FORMA Therapeutics press release.

For a more detailed listing of myeloma related events, please check the Myeloma Beacon Events Calendar.