Sylvester 50th Anniversary Gala

The anniversary gala, with the creative theme of Art is Medicine: Medicine is an Art, raised $3.2 million for the Transformational Cancer Research Building.

Allison Garfinkel, Elizabeth Jenkins, and Laurie Jennings

Sylvester Cancer Center celebrated 50 years of extraordinary cancer research and care at its gala with the creative theme of Art is Medicine: Medicine is an Art. Sylvester Director Stephen D. Nimer, M.D. and gala co-chairs Kinga Lampert, Lisa Heiden-Koffler and Georgia Nimer together celebrated Sylvester’s incredible advances and the inspiring work of our physicians, researchers, nurses and staff.

At the heart of each moment was a recognition of Sylvester’s extraordinary progress and our hopes and dreams for the future of cancer research and care around the world. These aspirations are converging in the Transformational Cancer Research Building (TCRB), a beacon of research innovation and hope for families and communities impacted by cancer. The anniversary gala raised $3.2 million for the TCRB, and ongoing fundraising and awareness-raising efforts are bringing this dream to fruition.

Georgia and Stephen D. Nimer, M.D.
Georgia and Stephen D. Nimer, M.D.
Kimberly Marshall, Marcel Cel Anderson, Desert Horse Grant, Tom Garfinkel (CEO, Dolphins), and Allison Garfinkel
Kinga Lampert, Jayne Sylvester Malfitano, Lisa Heiden-Koffler, and Georgia Nimer
Sylvester Director Stephen D. Nimer, M.D., welcomed the more than 250 supporters.
Sylvester Director Stephen D. Nimer, M.D., welcomed the more than 250 supporters.
University of Miami President Julio Frenk addressed the gala audience, saying scientists, like artists, use innovative thinking to create new solutions.
UM Frost School of Music Band
Kinga Lampert, Jayne Sylvester Malfitano, Lisa Heiden-Koffler, and Georgia Nimer
Kinga Lampert, Jayne Sylvester Malfitano, Lisa Heiden-Koffler, and Georgia Nimer
Pop music stars En Vogue at the Sylvester 50th Year Celebration
Sylvester 50 Anniversary Celebration
Art is Medicine Exhibit
Art is Medicine Exhibit
Art is Medicine Exhibit
Art is Medicine Exhibit
Art is Medicine Exhibit
Art is Medicine Exhibit