Although the types of cancer are vastly different, each of the awardees is seeking better, more targeted, and less toxic ways to treat cancer in children. CCF is proud to support these innovators as we push ahead to a world of cancer treatment being unique to the individual and eradicating the cancer cells exclusively, without the long, devastating and toxic treatments children have faced for the last forty years.
Each year, research grant proposals are reviewed by an independently-appointed review panel of three pediatric oncology researchers from institutions outside of the District of Columbia, Maryland and Northern Virginia with no connection to local applicants. The proposals are ranked on merit and established science standards. Typical research grants are $75,000 and for one year, but funding levels vary depending on funds raised from the community and the number of applications received.
2023 Grant Awards
Chris Albanese, Ph.D.
Georgetown University
Medulloblastoma
Curt Civin, M.D.
University of Maryland
Acute Myeloid Leukemia, ALL, and infant Leukemias
Charles Eberhart, M.D., Ph.D.
Johns Hopkins Medicine
Retinoblastoma
Yiouli P. Ktena, M.D.
Johns Hopkins Medicine,
NextGen Awardee
Leukemia and Lymphoma
Gary Kupfer, M.D.
Georgetown University
Head and neck cancers
Nicolas Llosa, M.D.
Johns Hopkins Medicine
Rhabdomyosarcoma
Chase McCann, Ph.D.
Children’s National Hospital
Multiple (Hematologic, solid, Brain)
Anandani Nellan, M.D.
National Cancer Institute
Glioblastoma/Central nervous system
James Cronk, M.D.
National Cancer Institute
Glioblastoma/Central nervous system
Patience Odeniyide, M.D., Ph.D.
Johns Hopkins Medicine
Rhabdomyosarcoma
Haneen Shalabi, D.O.
National Cancer Institute
B-cell-ALL, B-cell Lymphoma
Aykut Üren, M.D.
Georgetown University
Osteosarcoma
Curt I. Civin, M.D. University of Maryland School of Medicine, Acute Myeloid Leukemia
Joanna Kitlinska, Ph.D. Georgetown Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer Center, Ewing sarcoma
David Milewski, Ph.D. National Cancer Institute at NIH for Osteosarcoma
Rosa Nguyen, M.D., Ph.D. National Cancer Institute at NIH, CCF Giant Food NextGen Awardee, Neuroblastoma
Patience Odeniyide, M.D. Johns Hopkins Medicine, Rhabdomyosarcoma
Christine Pratilas, M.D. Johns Hopkins Medicine, Rhabdomyosarcoma, Juliana Carver Honorary Award
Nirali Shah, M.D. National Cancer Institute at NIH, Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia
Jeffrey Toretsky, M.D. Georgetown Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer Center, Ewing sarcoma, CCF Professor Award
Aykut Üren, M.D. Georgetown Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer Center, Osteosarcoma
Todd Waldman, M.D., Ph.D. Georgetown Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer Center, Ewing sarcoma
Jia-Ray Yu, Ph.D. Fralin Biomedical Research Institute at VTC/Children’s National Hospital, Acute Myeloid Leukemia and Diffuse Midline Glioma
Julie Asare, M.D., Johns Hopkins Medicine, B-cell Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia
Miriam Bornhorst, M.D., Children’s National Hospital, Brain tumors
Miranda Clements, M.D. and Liny John, M.D., National Cancer Institute at NIH, Chordoma
Charles Eberhart, M.D., Ph.D., Johns Hopkins Medicine, Retinoblastoma
Nicolas Llosa, M.D. and Christine A. Pratilas, M.D., Johns Hopkins Medicine, Malignant peripheral nerve sheath tumors
Patience Odeniyide, M.D., Johns Hopkins Medicine (Juliana Carver Research Honoree), Rhabdomyosarcoma
Jeffrey Rubens, M.D., Johns Hopkins Medicine, atypical teratoid/rhabdoid tumors (AT/RT)
Keri Toner, M.D., Children’s National Hospital (CCF Giant Food NextGen Award), Acute Myeloid Leukemia
Aykut Üren, M.D., Georgetown Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer Center, Osteosarcoma
Kristen Wessel, M.D., National Cancer Institute at NIH, Osteosarcoma
Todd Waldman, M.D., Ph.D., Georgetown Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer Center, Ewing sarcoma
Hema Dave, M.D., Children’s National Health System, Hodgkin Lymphoma/Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma
Yong Yean Kim, M.D., Ph.D. National Cancer Institute at NIH, Rhabdomyosarcoma, 2020 Juliana Carver Research Honoree
Christine Pratilas, M.D. and Nicolas Llosa, M.D. Johns Hopkins Medicine, malignant peripheral nerve sheath tumors
Brian Rood, M.D. Children’s National Health System, Medulloblastoma
R. Taylor Sundby, M.D. National Cancer Institute at NIH Neurofibromatosis, CCF Giant Food NextGen Awardee
Aykut Üren, M.D., Georgetown University’s Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer Center, Ewing Sarcoma
Charles Eberhart, M.D., Ph.D. Johns Hopkins Hospital, High-Grade Glioma
Joanna Kitlinska, Ph.D., Georgetown University’s Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer, Ewing sarcoma
Yanxin Pei, Ph.D., Children’s National Health System, Medulloblastoma
Lei Peng, M.D., Johns Hopkins Hospital, Acute Myeloid Leukemia, CCF Giant Food NextGen Award
Eric Raabe, M.D., Ph.D., Johns Hopkins Hospital, Atypical Teratoid/Rhabdoid Tumors
Cara Rabik, M.D., Ph.D., Johns Hopkins Hospital, B-cell Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia
Nirali Shah, M.D. National Cancer Institute at NIH, Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia
Jeffrey Toretsky, M.D., Georgetown University’s Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer, (4th Annual Force 3 Fellowship Award), Ewing sarcoma
Ayküt Uren, M.D., Georgetown University’s Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer, Rhabdomyosarcoma
