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- 01 Jan 2005
- News
Joseph J. O'Donnell, MBA 1971
programs. However, when the first of his three children, Joey, was born with cystic fibrosis in 1974, O'Donnell knew he would soon have to move into the private sector. The initial medical bill alone, after... View Details
- 01 Dec 2023
- News
Wide Horizon
very wealthy philanthropist—wasn’t an option. His research did uncover an interesting approach employed by the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation, which required a small royalty in exchange for early stage research... View Details
Keywords: Dan Morrell; Photos by Sarah Wilson
- 01 Jun 2012
- News
The Power of Philanthropy
When their son Joey died of cystic fibrosis in 1986 at age 12, Kathy and Joe O’Donnell (MBA 1971) vowed to fight the disease. O’Donnell, at the time the president of the Boston Concessions Group, joined with... View Details
- 31 May 2023
- News
Alumni Achievement Awards 2023
came to Vertex in 2017, there was a medicine finishing early clinical trials with the potential to serve up to 90 percent of patients with cystic fibrosis (CF). In October 2019 that became Trikafta. Now CF... View Details
- 24 Apr 2014
- News
Finding a cure so that others may benefit
In 1986, Joe O’Donnell (AB 1967, MBA 1971) and his wife, Kathy, founded the Joey Fund in memory of their son, who died as a result of cystic fibrosis. O’Donnell has raised millions to battle the disease, and when asked to help the View Details
- 18 May 2020
- News
Joe O’Donnell Named Harvard Medal Recipient
Campaign, which launched in 2013. The Gazette also notes his philanthropic efforts, which have been focused on cystic fibrosis research through the Joey Fund, which O’Donnell established in 1986 after losing... View Details
- 01 Jun 2010
- News
Get Well Soon
implementing a “forcing function” into the operating room process that keeps patients out of the OR until they’ve received antibiotics, thus reducing surgical site infections. For another project, she selects the hospital’s Cystic View Details
- 04 Sep 2019
- News
Accelerating Scientific Discovery
development of a course that could enhance decision making by providing participants with the knowledge and skills to better manage, fund, and commercialize scientific discoveries that could potentially cure illnesses ranging from Alzheimer’s to View Details
Keywords: Jennifer Gillespie
- 04 Dec 2014
- News
Hacking Health Care
for children with cystic fibrosis that teaches them skills to deal with their daily treatment regimens. The pace is scrappy and the conversation engaging. Since launching in 2012, HH hackathons have been... View Details
Keywords: Jill Radsken
- 01 Dec 2013
- News
Your Own Medicine
are now in high school. The Joey Fund—started by Joe O'Donnell (MBA 1971) in 1986 in memory of his son, a victim of cystic fibrosis—has raised more than $56 million to support both patients and research. Last year, a longtime partnership... View Details
- 01 Oct 1996
- News
Lasting Impressions
1986 to a New York-based public company, Benton was able to become more involved in nonprofit activities, such as Leadership Washington, Cystic Fibrosis Foundation, and Washington Performing Arts Society,... View Details
Keywords: Deborah E. Blagg