Brandon C. Gromada Head & Neck Cancer Foundation

04/23/2026

04/23/2026

Sending a huge Thank You to the wonderful staff of The National Exemplar (TNE) for their gift of last night’s Great Food for a Great Cause benefitting Brandon’s Foundation! We appreciate them so much! Thanks also to everyone who participated by enjoying items on TNE’s fantastic menu either by dining in or ordering carry out. Sharing the photos of a few friends who joined us last night…

04/09/2026

April 21st - Tonight’s the night! Have you made a reservation yet? And carry out counts too!! See you there!

SAVE THE DATE - APRIL 21, 2026!
Join us at The National Exemplar in Mariemont on Tuesday, April 21st from 5-9 p.m. for Great Food for a Great Cause. All proceeds from dine-in, carry-out, and pick-up, including beverages, will be donated to Brandon’s Foundation to support head and neck cancer research. We are very grateful to The National Exemplar staff for holding this annual event! Brandon was a past employee and a good friend to many in the restaurant and the Mariemont communities.
Make your reservation NOW to join us April 21st. Reservations may be online or by phoning 513-271-2103.

04/09/2026

Recently a couple of research manuscripts have been published, which came out of our early grant awards. Brandon’s foundation is cited as providing funding. One of those manuscripts is Multimodal assessment of high-risk human papillomavirus in sinonasal squamous cell carcinoma.

High-risk human papillomavirus (hrHPV) is an emerging risk factor for sinonasal squamous cell carcinoma (SNSCC). The goal of this study was to assess the prevalence of hrHPV and subtype distribution in SNSCC and correlation with patient and clinical ...

04/09/2026

Thank you for your patience, as it has been a while since posting an update. Although Brandon's Foundation has been more quiet due to unexpected challenges, there has been activity and we did award two head and neck cancer research grants in 2025! One was the annual award to the University of Cincinnati Cancer Center for a head and neck cancer pilot research project. The other was awarded to Soma Ghosh, PhD, of the University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center for Dual inhibition of Aurora A and TRIP13 in head and neck squamous cell carcinoma.