ABMDR-Armenian Bone Marrow Donor Registry

Today marks the 21st anniversary of the Armenian Bone Marrow Donor Registry! ABMDR was founded with the goal of not only saving lives, but providing encouragement and support to all our patients and their families, wherever they may be. We thank you for your continued support of our life-saving mission, and wish that you and your family will stay safe and healthy!

Thank you Dr. Arthur Jordan our donor who provided additional swab samples for high resolution testing and matching. He is a potential match for a patient whose last hope of survival is to have a stem cell transplant. God bless him all his family

Yerevan resident donates stem cells to help save life of Armenian patient in Germany Facilitated by ABMDR, the cell-harvesting procedure is the 36h in the history of the organization Los Angeles, January 12, 2021 Despite unprecedented challenges brought on by the COVID-19 pandemic, the Armenian Bone Marrow Donor Registry (ABMDR) has been able to facilitate a potentially life-saving stem cell-harvesting procedure. On January 11, a Yerevan resident, a young man who is a regi...stered donor with ABMDR, donated bone marrow stem cells to help save the life of an Armenian cancer patient undergoing treatment in Germany. The Yerevan resident was identified as a perfect stem cell donor match for the recipient patient, who suffers from a life-threatening illness and whose last hope of survival is a stem cell transplant. The painless, non-invasive harvesting of cells from the donor, the 36th such procedure to be performed by ABMDR, took place in the Armenian capital. As soon as the harvesting was completed, the donated cells were flown to Germany with the help of a special courier. Present at the harvesting procedure in Yerevan were ABMDR Executive Director Dr. Sevak Avagyan and ABMDR Medical Director Dr. Mihran Nazaretyan, among other lab-staff members. All of us at ABMDR are delighted for having been able to facilitate our 36th harvesting procedure, said ABMDR President Dr. Frieda Jordan and added, Today, I’m proud to say that thanks to our wonderful volunteers, staff members, and supporters, ABMDR continues to stand by our patients and communities across the world. Dr. Jordan also stated that although the COVID-19 pandemic has severely impacted ABMDR, the organization continues to conduct donor-search requests and tissue-typing for its patients, and continues to provide them with support and counseling remotely. In addition, Dr. Jordan said, ABMDR has launched a vitally-important research project, with the goal of understanding how COVID-19 affects the health of ethnic Armenians, in Armenia and beyond. This month marks the 22nd anniversary of the founding of ABMDR. About the Armenian Bone Marrow Donor Registry: Established in 1999, ABMDR, a nonprofit organization, helps Armenians and non-Armenians worldwide survive life-threatening blood-related illnesses by recruiting and matching donors to those requiring bone marrow stem cell transplants. To date, the registry has recruited over 32,000 donors in 44 countries across four continents, identified over 9,000 patients, and facilitated 36 bone marrow transplants. For more information, call (323) 663-3609 or visit abmdr.am.

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This year, the ABMDR Walk for Life is going virtual! The world may look a little different right now, but one thing that remains constant is our commitment and dedication to supporting the health of our community. Even though we have to be physically apart this year, we are excited to come together virtually, from anywhere in the world, for our lifesaving mission. Your health and safety are our top priorities. Instead of having large in-person gatherings in two cities, we are going global! We invite you to walk in small teams of family and friends in your local neighborhoods, knowing that a community of supporters around the world is doing the same, with one common goal in mind: That anyone who needs a bone marrow donor will have the opportunity to be matched and saved. www.abmdr.am/walk

Thank you to our "Friend of ABMDR" sponsor of the ABMDR Walk of Life - Virtual: Providence High School

Thank you Anahit Oshagan - our potential donor is providing additional swab samples for higher resolution testing for a patient who desperately need a matched donor to survive his leukemia. God bless you

Thank you to our Silver level sponsor of the ABMDR Walk of Life - Virtual: PROMETRIKA, LLC!

Please join us in our virtual walkathon. Every dollar raised will be donated to Armeniafund and Artsakh. Thank you

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Thank you to our Gold level sponsor of the ABMDR Walk of Life - Virtual: Dana-Farber Cancer Institute !

Dear ABMDR Family, In solidarity and support of Artsakh and our people have decided to dedicate our annual virtual walk to VICTORY ARTSAKH. We will donate every dollar raised by our walkers from our Walk of Life donations to the Armenia Fund to go to this cause. We all know that Artsakh and Armenia are fighting for their very existence. ... The Armenian community worldwide is standing behind our brave soldiers, mourning those who gave their lives, and helping the civilians who are suffering unspeakable attacks and atrocities. Please register, walk and stand behind our brothers and sisters in this critical time of need. Get your friends and neighbors to do the same. The name Walk of Life has never been more representative of our event and our collective mission! abmdr.am/walk

ABMDR continues to help patients in need of stem cell transplant by recruiting their family members and friends. Hope we will find a match

Thank you to our "Friend of ABMDR" sponsor of the ABMDR Walk of Life - Virtual: Armenian American Pharmacists' Association !

Thank you to our Bronze level sponsor of the ABMDR Walk of Life - Virtual: Dr. Hamlet Davari

Thank you to our Bronze level sponsor of the ABMDR Walk of Life - Virtual: Chalmer's Construction Services!

They lost their lives fighting for our homeland. Our heroes were also volunteer donors to ABMDR. Poghosyan Sargis - Ashtarak Burnusuzyan Valentin - Javakhk Matevosyan Edgar - Kapan... Petrosyan Stepan- Kotayk Tevanyan David- Sisian Yeghoyan Artyom - Martuni( Gegharkunik) Danelin Valeri - Gyumri Chitchyan Hayk - Armavir Zurabyan Sevak - Vanadzor Sargsyan Hovhannes - Yerevan But even in peacetime, these brave young men had signed up with the registry and were ready to save the lives of patients in need.

Thank you to our Friend of ABMDR sponsor of the ABMDR Walk of Life - Virtual: Ella+Mila!

Thank you to our Platinum level sponsor of the ABMDR Walk of Life - Virtual: Foundation Library!