The Musella Foundation For Brain Tumor Research and Information, Inc has announced that it has partnered with the Gray Matters Brain Cancer Foundation to award a $65,000 pediatric brain tumor research grant to Dr. Mai Dang at CHOP Research Institute in Philadelphia.

 

 

 

Hewlett, NY, December 24, 2015 – The Musella Foundation For Brain Tumor Research & Information, Inc. (Musella Foundation), a non-profit organization dedicated to improving the lives of families dealing with brain cancer, announced that it has partnered with the Gray Matters Brain Cancer Foundation to jointly fund an exciting pediatric brain tumor research grant.

 

 The title of the project is:  "Cytokine, RNA, and proteonomic analyses of the immune response to a molecular targeted therapy for medulloblastoma".  This project will look at the immune response to molecularly targeted therapy for medullobasomas to learn ways to manipulate the immune cells to that they may work synergistically with the existing treatments and prevent drug-resistant tumor growth.

 

Each organization contributed half of the cost of the $65,000 grant.

 

 

 

The number one priority of the Gray Matters Brain Cancer Foundation is to act as a catalyst for researchers world-wide to turn their attention to the area of brain cancer research and to award grants for leading industry research with the goal of finding the causes and cures for brain cancer and improving these patients' quality of life and outcomes. The foundation provides grants to nonprofit medical organizations in the United States that carry out brain cancer care and research.

 

 

 

The Musella Foundation For Brain Tumor Research & Information, Inc is a 501(c)3 non- profit organization dedicated to speeding up the search for the cure of brain tumors, as well as helping families deal with the diagnosis of brain cancer, by funding innovative brain tumor research, education, advocacy, emotional and financial support for families that are dealing with brain tumors and organizing the brain tumor community to work together as an army to fight the disease. The “Clinical Trials and Noteworthy Treatments For Brain Tumors” website at http://virtualtrials.com, the “Brain Tumor Copayment Assistance Program”  website at http:// braintumorcopays.org, “The National Walk To End Brain Tumors” website at http://walktoendbraintumors.org and the “Grey Ribbon Crusade”  website at http://greyribboncrusade.org/ are all maintained by the Musella Foundation For Brain Tumor Research & Information.