St. Baldrick’s Foundation Awards $2.2 Million in Pediatric Oncology Research Grants - BusinessWire.com

The St. Baldrick’s Foundation, a volunteer-driven and donor-centered charity dedicated to raising money for childhood cancer research, is proud to announce that its latest cycle of pediatric oncology research grants have totaled more than $2.2 million to fund 39 institutions across the U.S. These infrastructure grants provide resources to institutions enabling them to conduct more research and enroll more children in ongoing clinical trials. This series of grants, combined with the more than $22 million awarded in July to fund cutting-edge research, brings the St. Baldrick’s Foundation’s funding total to more than $24.5 million awarded in 2013.

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St. Baldrick’s infrastructure grants were distributed to the following institutions: ... Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center, Lubbock, Texas

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