St. Baldrick's Foundation Awards Pediatric Oncology Research Grants - Today's Medical Developments

The St. Baldrick’s Foundation, a volunteer-driven and donor-centered charity dedicated to raising money for childhood cancer research, is announces its latest cycle of pediatric oncology research grants. This fall, the Foundation will award more than $2.1 million to institutions across the United States. These grants provide resources to institutions enabling them to conduct more research and enroll more kids in ongoing clinical trials. This series of grants, combined with the more than $23 million awarded in July to fund cutting-edge research, brings the St. Baldrick’s Foundation’s funding total to more than $25 million awarded in 2012.

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Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center, Lubbock, TX

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