The Tara Miller Professor of Melanoma Research & Patient Care

Tara Miller, an extraordinary and courageous young woman, was diagnosed with melanoma in July of 2013 at the age of 28.  She found her way to Penn Medicine’s Abramson Cancer Center and Dr. Lynn Schuchter, who made sure Tara had the most groundbreaking treatments as they each became available, though unfortunately that was not enough. 

Tara’s unimaginable strength and positivity in the face of this terrible disease inspired so many. 

 She founded the Tara Miller Melanoma Foundation in 2014 to raise critical funds and support the research needed to treat and ultimately cure this devastating disease. Tara made it clear that despite her outcome, she wanted everyone to continue her mission to change the odds for patients with melanoma.  In the past ten years, the foundation has raised more than $6.4 million in research funding through its annual “Make the Best of It Bash.” Because of the research funded, the odds for melanoma patients are truly improving. 

 The Miller family established the Tara Miller Professor of Melanoma Research & Patient Care at the Abramson Cancer Center in 2018 to honor their daughter and sister, Tara, who lost her battle with melanoma on October 14, 2014, at the age of 29. Tara’s lasting legacy is one of hope, and she continues to be a daily inspiration. Her passion, love, and selflessness continue to have a deep and profound effect on everyone who hears her story – there is truly no greater legacy she could have left behind. 

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