In April 1990, Eric Davis was just two years old and diagnosed with aplastic anemia, a disease that would eventually require a bone marrow transplant for him to stay alive. When none of his family were matches, the family began raising the $100,000 required to find an unrelated donor. Finally in 2004, when his disease was no longer able to be controlled by the drugs the doctors prescribed, a donor was found in Germany. The transplant essentially cured Eric and he was able to thrive, later earning a degree in biology. He also found his way to New York City in 2011, working in a research lab at Memorial Sloan Kettering (MSK). When a position opened up to manage the Unrelated Donor Program at MSK, he jumped at the chance to be able to help patients like himself.