Research Grants

The Andrew McDonough B+ Foundation is proud to have funded over 200 childhood cancer research grants since its inception. Use the search feature below to learn more about some of the most recent projects we have helped fund.

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Thyroid Hormone Induces Terminal Differentiation of Tumor Cells in Medulloblastoma

Dr. Zeng-jie Yang – The Research Institute of Fox Chase Cancer Center, Philadelphia, PA

Modeling relapsed hypodiploid B-cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia using humanized in vivo systems

Dr. Matthew Witkowski – University of Colorado Denver, AMC and DC

Targeting the HMGA1 Chromatin Regulator in MLL1-Rearranged Pediatric Leukemia

Dr. Linda Resar – Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD

Brain Network Organization and Long-Term Cognitive Outcome in Pediatric Brain Tumor Patients

Dr. Stephanie Perkins – Washington University in St. Louis, St Louis, MO

Discovery of novel MDM2-targeted therapy for pediatric AML

Dr. Muxiang Zhou – Emory University, Atlanta, GA

Deciphering the Immune Microenvironment in Alveolar Rhabdomyosarcoma

Dr. Brian Ladle - Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD

Delineating molecular mechanisms of metastatic dissemination for medulloblastoma therapy

Dr. Baoli Hu – University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA

Role of PAX5 mutations in B-cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia

Dr. Zhaohui Gu – Beckman Research Institute of the City of Hope, Duarte, CA

Dual-label optical genome mapping for the identification of novel co-occurring genetic and epigenetic alterations in diffuse midline gliomas

Dr. Miriam Bornhorst – Children's National Health System Department of Neurology, Washington D.C.

Preclinical evaluation of BRD inhibitors to treat Posterior Fossa A ependymoma

Dr. Oren Becher – Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, NY