Childhood Cancer

Diffuse Intrinsic Pontine Glioma (DIPG)

Diffuse Intrinsic Pontine Glioma (DIPG) is a rare tumor of the brainstem that occurs almost exclusively in children. The tumor appears in the delicate area of the brainstem, called the pons, which control critical body functions like breathing and blood pressure. The tumors infiltrate healthy brain tissue, causing severe symptoms. View the 2023 Impact Report.

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Latest Diffuse Intrinsic Pontine Glioma (DIPG) grants

Epigenetic therapies to concurrently target DIPG tumor cells and harness the immune system
Sriram Venneti, MD/PhD, Principal Investigator
The Regents of the University of Michigan
R Accelerated Award Grants, Awarded 2022
Mechanistic and Therapeutic Development of ATM as a Tumor Cell Selective Target for Radiosensitization in H3K27M DMG
Meredith Morgan, PhD & Daniel Wahl, MD/PhD, Principal Investigator
The Regents of the University of Michigan
Reach Grants, Awarded 2022
Isoform-specific TNC-redirected T cell Therapy for DIPG
Stephen Gottschalk, MD and Giedre Krenciute, PhD, Principal Investigator
St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital
Innovation Grants, Awarded 2022
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Diffuse Intrinsic Pontine Glioma (DIPG) Heroes

Avani Doshi
Keaton Sundeen
Zaniyah Culpepper
Mary Stegmueller
Austin Kahn
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Curing Lethal Tumors: Meet Dr. Michelle Monje on International Women’s Day 
As a young trainee, many people gave Dr. Michelle Monje, Alex’s Lemonade Stand Foundation (ALSF) grantee from Stanford University the (unsolicited) advice that one cannot have a big career in medicine or science and also have children.... more
Quarterly Childhood Cancer Research Update: Spring 2021
As the Alex’s Lemonade Stand Foundation (ALSF) Director of Science, I work to evaluate our funded research projects to track progress and find gaps in funding so that we can direct more research dollars to the largest areas of need, and to... more
Three Critical Breakthroughs in Pediatric Brain Tumor Research
During May, we honor Brain Tumor Awareness Month, to raise awareness of childhood brain tumors and the significant need for more research that will lead to new, safer cures.
 
Brain and Central Nervous System (CNS) tumors are the leading... more
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