Jennifer Kalish, M.D., Ph.D., and her team at Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia are studying a rare condition called Beckwith-Wiedemann syndrome (BWS). Kids with BWS are at a higher risk of developing liver cancer. With a three-year Rally Career Development Award, Dr. Kalish is uncovering how BWS liver cells become cancerous and how to stop them.  What Dr. Kalish’s Team Has Discovered  Super-Active Liver Cells: The team found that liver cells in kids with BWS use much more energy than normal...

Jason Yustein, M.D., Ph.D., has spent years studying osteosarcoma, the most common bone cancer in kids and teens. Osteosarcoma is tough because it spreads fast and often comes back after treatment. For kids who relapse, time matters.  Thanks to early and continued funding from Rally Foundation for Childhood Cancer Research, first at Baylor College of Medicine and now at Emory University, Dr. Yustein and his team found new possible ways to stop osteosarcoma. One of the most exciting results is...