New PLGA Research Abstracts
Results from the funding partnership between the Brain Tumor Society and the PLGA Foundation in 2009 produces new publications that continue to push the thinking about PLGA brain tumors. […]
PLGA WINS at NIH Rare Disease Day
Thanks in large part to the PLGA community, Rex Burkhead was voted to be the 2012 Uplifting Athlete of the Year. Based on a voting system that allowed one […]
PLGA Hits the Radio Waves
Caroline Hamilton (diagnosed with a PLGA at 6 years of age and currently on a clinical trial sponsored by the PLGA Foundation), has a very persistent mother. Sarah Hamilton, […]
Results from Foundation Grant Recipient
A recent PLGA Foundation funded grant at St. Jude’s Research Hospital resulted in concrete data that points to possible new treatment targets for diffuse intrinsic pontine gliomas; may tip […]
Funding Next Generation of Cancer Cures
Dr. Peter Adamson, Chair of the Children’s Oncology Group addresses the issue of National Institute of Health (NIH) funding at risk in the current economic climate and its impact […]
PLGA Donors Fund Scientific Results
New article released for publication, "A Stapled p53 Helix Overcomes HDMX-Mediated Suppression of p53 – November 2010".
Our donors will be pleased to know that scientific advancement IS happening as […]
Camp Sunshine FREE to PLGA Families
PLGA Foundation Lead Sponsor for Dedicated PLGA Family Week at Camp Sunshine in Maine
In response to popular demand, the PLGA Foundation is sponsoring the FIRST dedicated PLGA Family Week […]
New Mouse Model for PLGA on the Horizon
An activated mutant BRAF kinase domain is sufficient to induce pilocytic astrocytoma in mice.
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