A historic breast tissue collection event in partnership with Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority Inc. and the AKA Central Regional Conference. This collaboration aims to empower our community by directly involving Black women in the research process to ensure future treatments are effective and targeted.
Fueled by the success of previous large-scale initiatives, the Susan G. Komen Tissue Bank at the IU Simon Comprehensive Cancer Center (KTB) is collaborating with the AKA Central Regional Conference to host a tissue collection event that addresses health disparities through life-saving research. Established in 2007, the KTB addresses the need for researchers to understand early tissue changes and factors that may lead to breast cancer. It is the world’s only tissue bank that collects and stores healthy breast tissue.
Learn more at one of our Zoom info sessions:
Tuesday, March 3, 2026
7 p.m. EST / 6 p.m. CST
https://iu.zoom.us/j/3173196337?omn=84406843522
Wednesday, March 11, 2026
7 p.m. EST / 6 p.m. CST
https://iu.zoom.us/j/3173196337?omn=82186469116
Tuesday, March 17, 2026
12:30 p.m. EST / 11:30 a.m. CST
https://iu.zoom.us/j/3173196337?omn=82186469116
Fourteen years ago, the Komen Tissue Bank partnered with the 2012 Indianapolis Super Bowl Host Committee to conduct Indy’s Super Cure, a legacy project of the Super Bowl. The event was a success: 665 women donated tissue, and $1 million was raised for the KTB. Indy’s Super Cure put the KTB on the map, enabling it to collect tissue from more than 5,000 people since its inception.
Today, by partnering with a movement at the forefront of service, sisterhood, and community Health, Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority Inc., the KTB’s goal is to further accelerate the race for a cure by focusing on breast cancer in Black women. Black women are more likely than white women to die from breast cancer, which affects 1 in 8 women in their lifetime. You can join sorors of Alpha Kappa Alpha who are attending the Central Regional Conference and other Black women to physically participate in making a difference for future generations through their involvement in life-saving science.
Click the button below to participate as a tissue donor!
For the AKA Breast Tissue Collection Event, we are particularly encouraging members of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority Inc. and other Black women who live within and outside of Indiana to donate their healthy breast tissue.
Collection EventHow the Tissue Donation Process WorksFrequently Asked Questions
Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority Inc. and the AKA Central Regional Conference are not financially, legally, or medically responsible for this clinical trial or any experiences, outcomes, injuries, or adverse events that may occur as a result of participation.
All responsibility for the clinical trial rests solely with the study sponsor and research team.
Any questions or concerns, please reach out directly to keridley@iu.edu.
Please access our event fliers for sharing or additional information:
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Minority Recruitment Booklets:
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The Komen Tissue Bank is the only repository in the world for normal breast tissue and matched serum, plasma, and DNA. We are transforming breast cancer research by offering normal, high-quality, richly annotated tissue samples to scientists worldwide.
This Komen Tissue Bank website earned a bronze award in the responsive website design category in the 2024 Digital Health Awards competition.
