Reading time: about 4 minutesThe National Donor Marrow Program hosted a stem cell donor registry event, Big Red, Big Impact, with the goal of adding 10,000 student DNA samples to the NMDP donor registry between March 13-20. Juan Uribe ’96 spearheaded the tabling event in an attempt to expand the stem cell registry to find a life-saving match for his son, Max Uribe. In his pursuit to add 1 million people to the donor registry, Juan also aims to make it more diverse which would help minorities find matches in the future. As Juan continues his pursuit for a perfect match donor, he ended with one last call to action asking people to come to the drives. “We need more potential donors so at least one match can be given to every person in need,” Juan said.

Source: Daily Sun March 22, 2026 20:00 UTC