Grants

CAR T-cells Secreting BiCE Against DIPG

2026 New Investigator Grant

Guillem Pascual-Pastó, Fundació Sant Joan de Déu

Co-funded by the Violet Foundation for Pediatric Brain Cancer

De Novo Lipogenesis as a Therapeutic Vulnerability Linking Metabolism, Epigenetic Regulation, and Immunosuppression in DIPG

2026 New Investigator Grant

Qiang Zhang, University of Michigan

Decoding the Role of Mechanosensitive Signaling in DIPG/DMG

2026 New Investigator Grant

Yoon Seok Kim, Ecole Polytechnique Federale de Lausanne (Switzerland)

Re-engineering the Tumor Microenvironment in DMG

2026 New Investigator Grant

Joelle Straehla, Seattle Children's Hospital

Co-funded by the Mattie Jackson Fund and the Violet Foundation for Pediatric Brain Cancer

Targeting Early Tumor Drivers to Treat DIPG/DMG

2026 New Investigator Grant

Jerome Fortin, McGill University

Epigenetic Sensing of the Metabolic Tumor Microenvironment in H3K27M DMG

2026 Game Changer Grant

Sriram Venetti, University of Michigan

Co-funded by the Violet Foundation for Pediatric Brain Cancer

Next-Generation Immunotherapeutic Approaches for Diffuse Midline Gliomas

2026 Game Changer Grant

Marta Alonso, Cima Universidad de Navarra

Co-funded by RUN DIPG, Storm the Heavens Fund, and the Violet Foundation for Pediatric Brain Cancer

SureTAC Technology to Harness IGSF11 as a Treatment Target for Diffuse Midline Glioma

2026 Game Changer Grant

Anne Rios, Princess Maxima Center for Pediatric Oncology

Co-funded by the Violet Foundation for Pediatric Brain Cancer

Targeting the Root of the Problem: Antisense Oligonucleotide Therapy to Deplete H3 K27M

2026 Game Changer Grant

Suzanne Baker, St. Jude Children's Research Hospital

Christopher Tinkle

Co-funded by Elle's Angels Foundation, the Shaker Family Charitable Foundation, the Taylor Anne Foundation, the Violet Foundation for Pediatric Brain Cancer, and the Vivienne C. Finn Foundation

DMG-ACT — Advancing Multi-Modality, Precision-Driven Treatment

2026 Special Project Grant

Sabine Mueller, Pediatric Neuro-Oncology Consortium (PNOC)

Javad Nazarian

Carl Koschmann

Co-funded by Avery's Little Army and Zatkoff Family Legacy Fund