Art in Giving

The Rachel Molly Markoff Foundation

The Rachel Molly Markoff Foundation is an IRS qualified tax exempt private foundation. It provides education, social services and treatment resources to families to help them cope with the burdens in caring for a child with cancer, particularly brain tumors. The foundation also funds research programs designed to find a cure for cancer, particularly brain tumors in children. It will also provide support to programs designed to assist in the direct treatment, care and rehabilitation of children suffering from cancer.

The Foundation was established in memory of Rachel Molly Markoff, daughter of Eliane and Gary Markoff, twin sister to Audrey Markoff, residents of Wellesley, Massachusetts. Rachel died of a brain tumor one week after her ninth birthday.

This year the Foundation supported the Brain Tumor Society in its grant to Dr. Charles Eberhart. Dr. Eberhart 's laboratory is focused on understanding the molecular basis of medulloblastomas. With support from the Rachel Molly Markoff Chair of Research, Dr. Eberhart is attempting to create a medulloblastoma model in transgenic mice. Creating a tumor model in mice will allow a better understanding of tumor formation, and be a valuable platform in which to test new treatments.