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Rogel Cancer Center receives $50M gift to revolutionize pancreatic cancer care, research

ANN ARBOR, Michigan — With a $50 million gift from Richard and Susan Rogel, the University of Michigan Health Rogel Cancer Center aims to revolutionize how the world detects, treats and ultimately cures pancreatic cancer.

The gift will create the Rogel and Blondy Center for Pancreatic Cancer in honor of Max Rogel and Allen Blondy, Richard and Susan Rogel’s fathers, both of whom died from cancer. It will provide support for clinical care and translational research, playing to the strengths of the Rogel Cancer Center’s current robust team of 60 doctors and scientists from 10 departments already working in this area.

The Rogels, longstanding supporters of the University of Michigan, gave $150 million to the cancer center in 2018, which led to the center being named in their honor.

The Rogel and Blondy Center for Pancreatic Cancer reflects a bold vision to provide resources around a specific disease to achieve transformative impact that cannot be supported by typical grant funding. In this case: doubling the survival rate for pancreatic cancer in the next 10 years. Click here to read more.