The Childhood Cancer Blog
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Tiffany Chang, MD is a Developmental Therapeutic Scholar at UCSF's Center of Excellence. Under the mentorship of Dr. Katherine Matthay, she is training to become a leader in the field of developmental therapeutics in high risk childhood leukemias. She answered some questions about her work: ... Read More
At Alex’s Lemonade Stand Foundation we’re all about kids helping kids! Here are two kids we’re proud of and have seen in the news lately, who are helping to cure childhood cancer one cup at a time! P.J. Bartos at his Alex's Lemonade Stand (source: CBS 5 News)11-year-old P.J. Bartos is an old hand at holding lemonade stands - he hosted his 7th annual Alex’s Lemonade Stand this month in Peoria, AZ. So far, Bartos and his friends have helped raise a staggering $29,000 - amazing!P.J.'s efforts also got some media... Read More
Christopher Vakoc, MD, PhD, received a 2012 "A" Award from Alex's Lemonade Stand Foundation for his project "BET Bromodomain Inhibition as Epigenetic Therapy in Pediatric Leukemia." Here's a description of his project: "Our research seeks to develop novel drugs for pediatric leukemia using a host of powerful genetic technologies, most notably, an approach called RNA interference screening. Our... Read More
