-
Lee and Alexandria Zachos
Lee and Alexandria Zachos made a gift of $100,000 to The Vasilios Kafkes Fund for Pediatric Cancer Research II at Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, supporting Brian Crompton, MD, to advance ctDNA testing in pediatric tumors–a noninvasive blood test to improve detection, prevention, and care in childhood cancers–by developing a clinical assay to be used as a…
-
Impactful Progress: President and CEO Benjamin L. Ebert, MD, PhD, reflects on his first year and strategic vision for the future of Dana-Farber Cancer Institute
As Dana-Farber Cancer Institute marks a transformative year under the leadership of President and CEO and Susan Smith Professor of Medicine at Harvard Medical School Benjamin L. Ebert, MD, PhD, Impact spoke with him about the significant milestones achieved and the exciting path ahead.
-
Dana-Farber faculty are part of “grand challenge” to defeat childhood tumors
Dana-Farber has been awarded more than $3 million in funding as part of a Cancer Grand Challenge to find new treatments for solid tumors in children.
-
A home run for hope: A Father’s tribute advances pediatric research
The late Robert P. Cingolani, DPM—affectionately known as “Doc”—was a dedicated physician, devoted father, and cherished community member. He made a transformative $2 million estate gift to support pediatric cancer research at Dana-Farber Cancer Institute in memory of his son, Michael, who passed away from bone cancer at the age of 19.
-
Cookies for Kids’ Cancer funds groundbreaking Dana-Farber pediatric cancer research
Cookies for Kids’ Cancer has awarded two grants totaling $600,000 to Dana-Farber Cancer Institute to support groundbreaking pediatric cancer research.
-
Rally Foundation supports bold pediatric cancer research
Rally Foundation for Childhood Cancer Research recently awarded $450,000 in grants to four Dana-Farber researchers developing innovative treatments for pediatric cancer.
-
Pan-Mass Challenge celebrates PMC Pedal Partners from the Jimmy Fund Clinic at Fenway Park
On May 17, dozens of PMC Pedal Partners—pediatric patients from the Jimmy Fund Clinic at Dana-Farber Cancer Institute paired with PMC riders and teams—gathered at The 521 Overlook at Fenway Park to meet the cyclists participating in the 46th PMC on Aug. 2 and 3.
-
Bryan and Courtney Acuto
With an investment of $250,000 from Bryan and Courtney Acuto, Melissa Burns, MD, and her team are advancing the clinical trial of a novel combination therapy for pediatric T-cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia (T-ALL). The trial holds great promise to improve outcomes for young patients while alleviating side effects.
-
Curing Kids Cancer
Curing Kids Cancer has donated $300,000 to Jun Qi, PhD, for his research on group 3 medulloblastomas (G3 MB). His team aims to develop a brain-penetrating EP300/CBP bromodomain inhibitor, offering a promising therapeutic option for these aggressive pediatric brain tumors, potentially transforming treatment from bench to bedside.
-
Little Warrior Foundation
Little Warrior Foundation has granted $100,000 to Brian Crompton, MD, to develop a CLIA/CAP-certified pediatric-specific circulating tumor DNA (ctDNA) assay. This non-invasive test aims to detect pediatric-specific cancer mutations that will be helpful in monitoring treatment response and may one day allow for risk stratification at diagnosis—helping clinicians tailor treatment intensity to the aggressiveness of…
Please note that some translations using Google Translate may not be accurately represented and downloaded documents cannot be translated. Dana-Farber and the Jimmy Fund assume no liability for inaccuracies that may result from using this third-party tool, which is for website translation.
Please note that some translations using Google Translate may not be accurately represented and downloaded documents cannot be translated. Dana-Farber and the Jimmy Fund assume no liability for inaccuracies that may result from using this third-party tool, which is for website translation.