TAMPA, Fla., Sept. 1, 2022 /PRNewswire/ — Today marks the beginning of Childhood Cancer Awareness Month, and the National Pediatric Cancer Foundation (NPCF), committed to eradicating childhood cancer, is launching an annual appeal to support pediatric cancer research. Every day, 43 children are diagnosed with cancer, and NPCF’s latest campaign aims to dramatically reduce that statistic.
The NPCF recently launched a nationwide grant program called the 43 Challenge, encouraging physicians, scientists and thought leaders to submit proposals for a $4.3 million research grant. Since only 4% of all federal funding for cancer research is spent on projects involving childhood cancer, NPCF’s goal is for the grant program to help offset this lack of funding.
NPCF is proud to announce the following winners of the $4.3 million research grant: pediatric oncologist, Dr. Dan Weiser at Montefiore Einstein Cancer Center/Children’s Hospital at Montefiore; Dr. Keisuke Iwamoto at David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA; and Dr. Gregory Sullivan at Paratope Bio, LLC. Each of these winning thought leaders has a scientific theory to advance the fight against pediatric cancer, and the NPCF grants will allow them to advance their studies and research.
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