New York, NY – (February 19, 2010) – The T.J. Martell Foundation is celebrating a long and successful partnership with music industry legends Bob Weir and Ioannis Vasilopoulos with a special ceremony at SIRIUS XM Radio on February 24th. Weir, a founding member of the Grateful Dead who has also received acclaim with Ratdog and Furthur, and Ioannis, a famed artist who has designed album covers for legendary bands, have helped the T.J. Martell Foundation raise money for cancer and AIDS research for several years by generously donating autographed artwork for charity auctions. The T.J. Martell Foundation has provided over $240 million for cancer and AIDS research at leading research institutions nationwide over the past thirty-five years.