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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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Defining the Tumor Intrinsic and Regional Landscape of Therapeutic RNA-Nanoparticle Transduction and Immune Activation Following Intravenous Administration in DIPG

2023 New Investigator Grant
John Ligon, University of Florida

Identifying and Targeting Developmental Vulnerabilities of Diffuse Midline Gliomas

2023 New Investigator Grant
Lily Keane, University College Cork

Immune Determinants of GD2 CAR T-Cell Activity in Patients with DIPG

2023 New Investigator Grant
Sneha Ramakrishna, Stanford University
Co-funded by Violet Foundation for pediatric brain cancer, Tough2gether Foundation

Reprogramming the Tumor Microenvironment in DIPG with Engineered iPSC-NK Cells to Improve Immunotherapy

2023 New Investigator Grant
Sandro Matosevic, Purdue University
Co-funded by Violet Foundation for pediatric brain cancer

Targeting Aberrant RNA Translation in DIPG

2023 New Investigator Grant
John Prensner, University of Michigan
Co-funded by Violet Foundation for pediatric brain cancer

C7R-GD2 CAR T-Cells for DMG: Clinical Trial of Dual Route Strategy

2023 Game Changer Grant
Bilal Omer, Baylor College of Medicine
Co-funded by Violet Foundation for pediatric brain cancer

Engineering Enhanced GD2 CAR T-Cells to Overcome DIPG Immune Resistance

2023 Game Changer Grant
Robbie Majzner, Dana Farber Cancer Institute
Co-funded by Violet Foundation for pediatric brain cancer, SoSo Strong Pediatric Brain Tumor Foundation

In Vivo Imaging of Diffuse Midline Gliomas

2023 Game Changer Grant
Pavithra Viswanath, University of California, San Francisco
Sabine Mueller
Co-funded by Violet Foundation for pediatric brain cancer

CLIA certified assays for plasma-based disease response monitoring in histone mutant gliomas

2023 Special Project Grant
Carl Koschmann, University of Michigan
Co-funded by In partnership with DDRFA

Deciphering Aberrant RNA Translation in DIPG

2023 Special Project Grant
John Prensner, University of Michigan
Co-funded by In partnership with DDRFA