January 3, 2026 - On behalf of the Cristian Rivera Foundation, our largest funder of DIPG research, Kenan Thompson presented Dr. Mark Souweidane with a $365,000 donation to support his research underway at the Children's Brain Tumor Project.
December 1, 2025 - Hosts Darlene Rodriguez and Malik Yoba host the 16th Annual CRF Celebrity Gala. The event celebrated hope, honored leadership, and fueled groundbreaking research for children facing DIPG.
December 3, 2025 - Peer-to-Peer support group is now available to teens and young adults facing surgery after a brain or spinal cord tumor diagnosis.
December 1, 2025 - The National Cancer Institute will end funding for the Pediatric Brain Tumor Consortium (PBTC) — a network that has led groundbreaking early-phase clinical trials for children with brain tumors since 1999.
As 2025 comes to a close, our annual "Light up the Lab" fundraising campaign aims to raise $100,000 in support of the research underway at the Children's Brain Tumor Project lab.
November 11, 2025 - TCS New York City Marathon team breaks fundraising record for the Children's Brain Tumor Project.
October 31, 2025 - Seventh annual comedy night fundraiser honoring Nancy Goodman raised more than $750,000 for the CBTP Lab.
August 28, 2025 - The New York Times reported that the National Cancer Institute will end funding for the Pediatric Brain Tumor Consortium (PBTC) — a network that has led groundbreaking early-phase clinical trials for children with brain tumors since 1999.
August 11, 2025 - New findings on DIPG disease progression published in Neurooncology Advances.
August 2, 2025 - Seventh annual comedy night fundraiser honoring Nancy Goodman will be held Tuesday, October 14, at the New York Athletic Club.
