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ChadTough Defeat DIPG Foundation’s Funded Grants

ChadTough Defeat DIPG Foundation funds the most promising childhood brain cancer research across the globe. To date, the foundation, along with their partners and donors, has funded over 90 researchers, across 44 institutions, totaling over $36 million.

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Neuro-Immuno-Oncology Fellowship Program

2021 Special Project Grant
Michelle Monje, Stanford University

Targeting the electrophysiological response to GABA in DIPG through neurological and neuropsychiatric drug repurposing

2021 Post-doctoral Fellowship Grant
Tara Barron, Stanford University
Mentors: Michelle Monje

Viroimmunotherapeutic strategies to heat up DIPG microenvironment. A comprehensive approach to unleash anti-tumor immune response.

2021 Post-doctoral Fellowship Grant
Marc Garcia Moure, Clinica Universidad de Navarra
Mentors: Marta Alonso

Enhancing the efficacy of radiation therapy for DIPG

2020 New Investigator Grant
Zach Reitman, Duke University
Co-funded by SoSo Strong Pediatric Brain Tumor Foundation

Interrogating the role of POU Transcription Factor Driven ERV Activation in H3K27M Diffuse Midline Glioma

2020 New Investigator Grant
Stephen Mack, St. Jude Children's Research Hospital

ONC201 in DIPG; establishing mechanism; enhancing efficacy and determining long-term phenotypic consequences

2020 New Investigator Grant
James Stafford, University of Vermont

Unlocking oncogene addition to identify synergistic treatment targets for the treatment of DIPG

2020 New Investigator Grant
Matt Dun, University of Newcastle

Next-generation CAR T cell therapies for treatment of DIPG; utilizing sequential ‘prime-and-kill’ circuits to achieve safe and effective tumor targeting

2020 Game Changer Grant
Hideho Okada, University of California, San Francisco
Wendell Lim

DMG-ACT — Laying the Foundation for an Adaptive Global Trial

2020 Special Project Grant
Sabine Mueller, Pediatric Neuro-Oncology Consortium (PNOC)
Carl Koschmann
Javad Nazarian
Co-funded by Zatkoff Family Legacy Fund

Dissecting mechanisms of H3K27M oncohistone function in DIPG

2020 Post-doctoral Fellowship Grant
Alan Jiao, Boston Children's Hospital
Mentors: Yang Shi