Have you ever wondered what it costs to run a cancer research project in a lab? In this short video, the Samuel Waxman Cancer Research Foundation breaks down some general costs associated with cancer research.
From donating to help pay for the cost of tissue cultures to making a gift that covers a year’s supply of pipettes, anyone can be a part of supporting a researcher’s quest for a cancer cure.
No donation is ever too small.
Please help us to help the world’s leading cancer scientists conduct cutting-edge research for a cure.
THE BREAKDOWN
$5,000
POSTDOCTORAL FELLOW’S
1-MONTH SALARY
$2,500
4-MONTH SUPPLY
OF LAB MICE
$75
TISSUE CULTURE REAGENTS
FOR 3 EXPERIMENTS
$25
MOLECULAR BIOLOGY REAGENTS
FOR 1 EXPERIMENT
$200
GENERAL LAB SUPPLIES FOR 5 EXPERIMENTS
$300
MICROSCOPES FOR
10 EXPERIMENTS
$100
2 WEEKS OF GLASS
WASHING SERVICE
$500
HOUSING AND CARE
FOR 12 MICE
$50
1 CASE OF 500
PETRI DISHES
$250
1-MONTH SUPPLY OF HUMAN
CANCER CELL GROWTH MEDIA
$1,000
1-YEAR SUPPLY
OF PIPETTES