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Description
Join AABB Foundation and fitness enthusiasts in Houston to support a worthy cause by signing up for the 2024 Run for Research.
When you sign up, you will receive an official souvenir t-shirt and support critical research and the future leaders in transfusion medicine and biotherapies. Every registration helps raise awareness and funds for scientific research to advance treatments and care for patients and donors worldwide!
Ways to Participate
In-Person (Oct. 20): Race Day is Sunday, October 20, at a designated course near the George R. Brown Convention Center. The timed race ends at approximately 8:30AM or when the last participant finishes. Registration is $70 and includes souvenir t-shirt and grab-and-go breakfast. Packet and t-shirt pick-up is on Saturday, October 19, at the Convention Center.
Virtual (Oct. 19 – 22): Complete your run or walk and submit your time by October 22. Registration for the virtual run/walk is $35, and a souvenir t-shirt is available for an additional $15.
Sleep-In: “Sleep in” for scientific research and hit the pillow instead of the pavement! Registration is $15, and a souvenir t-shirt is available for an additional $15.
Planning to attend the 2024 AABB Annual Meeting? Purchase your registration for the AABB meeting and Run for Research here >>
Share Your Participation
Show your race pride in stride and post your photos, videos, and share on AABB’s Facebook, X (Twitter), LinkedIn, and Instagram with hashtags #AABB and AABB24. You can also take pictures and email them to us at foundation@aabb.org
Spread the Word
Encourage your family and friends to join you in making a difference through social media, text messages, and email. Sample templates:
1. Help fuel innovative research and save lives! I’m participating in the AABB Foundation Run for Research to support scientific research in transfusion medicine and biotherapies. Please consider joining the race with me to help fuel innovative research that saves lives! Register at https://runsignup.com/Race/TX/Houston/AABBFoundationRunForResearch.
2. I’m excited to share that I am taking on the AABB Foundation’s Run for Research. Please support my team to fuel innovative research that gets us one step closer to scientific breakthroughs in transfusion medicine and biotherapies! Go to https://runsignup.com/Race/TX/Houston/AABBFoundationRunForResearch to be part of Team [Enter Your Team Name Here]!
About the AABB Foundation
The AABB Foundation was established with the mission of fueling innovative research in transfusion medicine and biotherapies through grant making, education, industry leadership engagement and recognition.
Through the generosity of our community over the years, the Foundation has raised millions of dollars to fund more than 200 early-stage investigators, who have conducted impactful research on a range of medical conditions, including alloimmunization, sickle cell disease, West Nile virus, SARS Cov-2, malaria, anemia, hemophilia and many more.
The AABB Foundation is affiliated with AABB, an international association representing individuals and institutions involved in the fields of transfusion medicine and biotherapies. Learn more at www.aabb.org/foundation. For Run for Research sponsorships or bulk group or company registrations, please contact foundation@aabb.org.
Place
1001 Avenida De Las Americas
(Near George R. Brown Convention Center & Discovery Green)
Houston, TX US 77010
(Near George R. Brown Convention Center & Discovery Green)
Houston, TX US 77010
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