In November, the Alpha Phi Foundation honored the 2024 Heart to Heart Grant recipients with two on-site celebrations attended by alumnae, collegians and community members. The $100,000 Heart to Heart Clinical Grant was awarded to Barnes-Jewish Hospital in St. Louis, Missouri, to fund its research project “cFAS Blood Biomarker to Diagnose Peripheral Arterial Disease in Women.” This recognition event included an informative lab tour that took attendees behind the scenes of this groundbreaking research, as well as a dynamic presentation of the exploration and experiements given by lead researcher and vascular surgeon, Dr. Mohamed Zayed. The inaugural Heart to Heart Community Grant was awarded to the University of Missouri's “Missouri CARES Heart Squad” for its project to increase the rate of bystander CPR and AED usage across the state, focusing on the utilization of female training manikins. Emergency medical professionals Dr. Julie Stilley and Kayla Riel brought their engaging demonstration to the University of Missouri's campus to teach attendees — including alumnae, Omicron chapter members and other students — life-saving skills while using the female manikins. Read more about these events in celebration of Alpha Phi Foundation’s premiere funding priority by visiting: https://aphifdn.org/2024H2HCelebrations.
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