LOS
ANGELES, July 23, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- The St.
Baldrick's Foundation, the largest charity funder
of childhood cancer research grants, is proud to
announce the newest round of research grants totaling $9.4 million. The grants will support 23 projects
with a goal to find better treatments for childhood cancers. The
grants were made possible by the generous support and donations
from dedicated donors and volunteers who work hard to Conquer
Kids' Cancer.
St. Baldrick's is dedicated to advancing the fight against
childhood cancers by supporting the most promising research
initiatives. These new grants emphasize the commitment St.
Baldrick's has to discover cures by providing essential funding for
critical research at every stage of the journey, from early
discovery to advanced clinical trials.
Grants were awarded to:
Alabama
- University of Alabama at
Birmingham, Birmingham
- Research grant: Emily Johnston,
M.D.
California
- Beckman Research Institute of City of Hope, Duarte
- St. Baldrick's Scholar: Rui Su,
Ph.D
- Children's Hospital Los Angeles, Los
Angeles
- Extended Scholar: Babak Moghimi,
M.D.
- St. Baldrick's Scholar: Wendy
Hsiao, M.D.
- University of California San Diego,
La Jolla
- Research grant: Anusha Preethi
Ganesan, M.D., Ph.D
Colorado
- University of Colorado Denver, AMC
and DC, Aurora
- Extended Scholar: Kelly Faulk,
M.D.
Georgia
- Emory University, Atlanta
- Continuing Consortia (additional year): Christopher Porter, M.D.
- St. Baldrick's Scholar: Hunter
Jonus, Ph.D
Massachusetts
- Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston
- Research Grant: Benjamin Kann,
M.D.
- Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Boston
- Research grant: Jun Qi, Ph.D
Minnesota
- University of Minnesota School of
Public Health, Minneapolis
- Extended Scholar: Tianzhong Yang, Ph.D.
Missouri
- Washington University School of
Medicine in St. Louis,
St. Louis
- St. Baldrick's Scholar: Yang Li,
Ph.D
- Research grant: Mark Rutherford,
Ph.D
New York
- Cornell University College of
Agriculture and Life Sciences, Ithaca
- St. Baldrick's Scholar: Meng
Wang, M.D., Ph.D
Pennsylvania
- Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia
- St. Baldrick's Scholar: Daniel
Zheng, M.D.
- The Children's Oncology Group Foundation, Philadelphia
- Perelman School of Medicine, University of
Pennsylvania, Philadelphia
- Research grant: Fange Liu,
Ph.D
Tennessee
- St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, Memphis
- Extended Scholar: Kelsey
Bertrand, M.B.B.S.
Texas
- Baylor College of Medicine,
Houston
- Research Grant: Carl Allen,
M.D., Ph.D
- University of Texas MD Anderson
Cancer Center, Houston
- St. Baldrick's Scholar: Palaniraja Thandapani, Ph.D
Virginia
- Virginia Tech, Fralin Biomedical
Research Institute at VTC, Roanoke,
Virginia, and Washington,
D.C.
- Extended Scholar: Cheng-Chia Wu,
M.D., Ph.D
Washington
- University of Washington, Seattle
- St. Baldrick's Scholar: Lisa
Force, M.D.
Washington D.C.
- Georgetown University's Lombardi
Comprehensive Cancer Center,
Washington D.C
- Research Grant: Gary Kupfer,
M.D.
Since 2005, St. Baldrick's has granted over $352 million to fund the best childhood cancer
research, wherever it takes place.
The next set of grants will be announced in November, supported
by donations made between now and October.
To learn more about the research these specific grants support,
check out the St. Baldrick's blog. For more information
about St. Baldrick's Foundation grants or ways
to get involved, please
visit StBaldricks.org.
About St. Baldrick's Foundation
Every 2 minutes, a
child somewhere in the world is diagnosed with cancer. In the U.S.,
1 in 5 will not survive. The St. Baldrick's Foundation, the
largest charity funder of childhood cancer research grants,
has awarded more than $352 million to
researchers to Conquer Kids' Cancer. When you give to St.
Baldrick's, you don't just give to one hospital – you support
every institution with the expertise to treat kids with cancer
across the U.S. St. Baldrick's ensures that children fighting
cancer now — and those diagnosed in the future — will have access
to the most cutting-edge treatment, by supporting every stage of
research, from new ideas in the lab to the training of the
next generation of researchers, to lifesaving clinical trials. St.
Baldrick's has played a role in virtually every advancement in
the field over the past 25 years and remains essential in
advancing progress and fostering innovation in childhood cancer
research. Visit StBaldricks.org and help
#ConquerKidsCancer.
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