Pediatric Low Grade Astrocytomas are the most common form of children's brain tumor. PLGA kids need you!
PLGA-Sponsored Research Projects
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Over the course of the past 3 years, families associated with the Pediatric Low Grade Astrocytoma (PLGA) Foundation have raised over $6.5 million and funded 5 international researcher/clinician conferences and over a dozen new targeted PLGA research projects. Milestone funded to date include: |
Conferences and Symposiums
| Date |
Conference Name |
Location |
|---|---|---|
| February 2009 | Low Grade Glioma - Meta Analysis Symposium | Alexandria, VA |
| June 2009 | Nottingham, England | |
| June 2008 | Low Grade Glioma Symposium at the International Society of Pediatric Neuro-Oncologists. | Chicago, IL |
| May 2008 | Dana Farber, PLGA Research Program Update | Boston, MA |
| May 2006 | First JPA Researcher Symposium | Bethesda, MD |
PLGA Foundation Grant Funding has also been provided to the following cutting edge projects:
| Institution | Study Name | Principle Investigator | Date of Grant |
|---|---|---|---|
| St. Jude Children's Research Hospital | Molecular Pathology and Genetics of Low Grade Glioma, Focus on Diffuse Astrocytoma (WHO Grade II) | Dr. David Ellison | January 2010 |
| Dana Farber Cancer Institute | Clinical Research Associate Position | Dr. Mark Kieran | December 2009 |
| University of London | Molecular Pathology and Genetics of Low Grade Glioma, Focus on Diffuse Astrocytoma (WHO Grade II) | Dr. Denise Sheer | December 2009 |
| Dana Farber Cancer Institute | New Pathology Research Scientist Position | Dr. Mark Kieran | November 2009 |
| Johns Hopkins University | PLGA: Dedicated Tumor Banking and Establishment of Cell Lines and Xenografts | Dr. Eberhart, Dr. Kenneth Cohen, Dr. Eli Bar and Dr. Peter Burger | May 2009 |
| Johns Hopkins University | Analysis of BRAF in WHO Grade II Fibrillary Pediatric Astrocytomas [PDF 700KB] | Dr. Charles Eberhart Dr. Peter Burger Dr. Eli Bar |
January 2009 |
| Washington University Children's National Medical Center |
Identification of Key Genetic and Growth Control Pathway Changes in JPA that Represent Potential Molecular Targets for Therapuetic Intervention | Dr. David Gutmann Dr. Tobey MacDonald |
March 2006 |
| Dana Farber Cancer Institute | Establishment of PLGA Research Program | Dr. Mark Kieran and Dr. Chuck Stiles | May 2007 |
| University of California, San Francisco | Targeting Cancer Stem Cells in Pediatric Fibrillary Astroctyoma | Dr. David H. Rowitch Dr. C. David James Dr. Graeme Hodgson |
May 2007 |
| MD Anderson Cancer Center | Molecular JPA Study | Dr. KK Wong | May 2006 |
Grant Distributions in Partnership with The Brain Tumor Society (Boston)
While the funds for the following projects were raised by PLGA Families (through the Brain Tumor Society's Ride for Research), these projects were solicited wholly through The Brain Tumor Society's request for proposal and peer review processes. The Brain Tumor Society's continued commitment to supporting pediatric low grade astrocytoma (PLGA) specific research projects, with funds raised by PLGA Foundation families, will result in the identification of additional critical PLGA projects within the next 3 months.
We hope you will return to this section frequently to explore the new studies that are being funded by PLGA Foundation. Grant applications are accepted and grants are approved all year long.
With continued education and research funds, we can begin to imagine targeted therapies that arrest the development and potentially cure patients suffering with PLGA.
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