Researchers at Johns Hopkins, Georgetown, Children’s National Research Institute, and the National Cancer Institute to receive CCF grants to advance pediatric cancer treatments and cures
(COLUMBIA, MD)- The Children’s Cancer Foundation, Inc. (CCF), is proud to announce the 2024 CCF Research Awardees, who will be recognized at the 40th Annual Gala on November 2, 2024 at Martin’s Crosswinds in Greenbelt, MD.
The 2024 Research Awardees are:
George Annor, Ph.D., National Cancer Institute, Center for Cancer Research, Pediatric Oncology Branch
Robyn Gartrell, M.D., The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
Joanna Kitlinska, Ph.D., Georgetown University’s Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer Center
David Milewski, Ph.D., National Cancer Institute, Center for Cancer Research, Genetics Branch, Giant Food NextGen Awardee
Kathleen Mulvaney, Ph.D., Fralin Biomedical Research Institute at VTC/Children’s National Research Institute
Aykut Üren, M.D., Georgetown University’s Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer Center
David Milewski, Ph.D., of the National Cancer Institute, was selected to receive the CCF Giant Food NextGen Award, created to provide a promising young pediatric cancer researcher funds to advance their research and their professional goals. CCF is grateful to Giant Food for their support of this award through their annual Pediatric Cancer Fundraising Campaign.
Recipients of the CCF Research Awards are selected through a comprehensive review by an independent panel of prominent pediatric cancer researchers. The panel members are from institutions outside the Maryland, D.C., and N. Virginia area and have no direct associations with funded researchers.
“We are in awe of the groundbreaking work the local pediatric cancer community produces. CCF recognizes how vital it is to develop better treatments and cures for our children,” says Tasha Museles, CCF President. The funded projects will address treatments for numerous types of pediatric cancer including Ewing sarcoma, nerve sheath tumors, osteosarcoma, and brain cancers.
Additionally, CCF funds local programs and services that make a profound impact on the quality of life for local children and adolescent cancer patients. The recipients of this year’s Program Awards (Non-Research Awards) are:
The Children’s Inn at NIH
Claire Marie Foundation
Samuelson Children’s Hospital at Sinai
Horizon Day Camp
Kennedy Krieger Institute
Respite Retreats
Ulman Foundation
The 2025 Call for Proposals will open February 2025, with the deadline in May. Information about applying for 2025 Research and Program Awards can be found on the CCF website. Since its founding in 1983, CCF has awarded researchers, programs and facilities with more than $43M in the Maryland, D.C. and N. Virginia region.
