Rally Announces $1M in Awards to Consortium Grants
We are thrilled to share that Rally Foundation for Childhood Cancer Research has awarded a total of $1 million in funding for Consortium Grants this year.
So, what exactly is a consortium? In short, it’s teamwork at its best! A consortium brings together three or more institutions, such as hospitals and universities, to work together on a grant-supported research project.
A principal investigator from the lead institution submits an application for the grant with the support of at least two other collaborating institutions. Each institution’s team brings unique strengths to the table, and together, they push the boundaries of what’s possible in childhood cancer research.
Some childhood cancer treatments have not changed in 40 years. With your support, Rally funds groundbreaking research projects, including these Consortium Grants, which will lead to better treatments for kids with cancer.
Meet this year’s Consortium Grant recipients:
Brain and Central Nervous System Cancers
Funded by Rally Foundation
- Georgia Tech Research Corporation: Rafael Davalos, Ph.D., for Robotic Electroporation for Targeted Ablation and BBB Disruption
Blood Cancers
Funded by Rally Foundation
- University of Rochester: Jamie Flerlage, M.D., for Global NLPHL One Working Group (GLOW) Consortium Clinical Trial
- The Research Institute at Nationwide Children’s Hospital: Margaret Lamb, M.D., for CD33 CAR NK for Relapsed Refractory Pediatric AML
- Emory University: Tamara Miller, M.D., for Evaluation of Blinatumomab-Associated Immune and Infectious Complications
- Columbia University: Liora Schultz, M.D., for Leveraging Machine Learning to Unmask Drivers of CAR T Cell Persistence
Solid Tumors
Funded by Rally Foundation
- Baylor College of Medicine: Julie Gastier-Foster, Ph.D., for Pediatric Sarcoma Diagnoses in LMICs: Can Gene Fusion Testing Leapfrog IHC?
Mixed Brain/CNS, Solid Tumor and Blood Cancers
Funded by Rally Foundation
- Dana-Farber Cancer Institute: Brian Crompton, M.D., for Development of a Liquid Biopsy Multi-cancer Detection Assay for Pediatrics
- The Hospital for Sick Children: Anita Villani, M.D., for Consortium for Childhood Cancer Predisposition
Survivorship / Quality of Life / Psychosocial
Funded by Rally Foundation
- University of Alabama at Birmingham: Emily Johnston, M.D., for Addressing Parent’s Educational Deficits at End-of-Life
- The University of Chicago: Samuel Volchenboum, M.D., Ph.D., for Reproductive Health Outcomes Preservation and Evaluation Collaborative