Project Description
Updates from the CBTP Lab
The lab team at the Children’s Brain Tumor Project is working at an unprecedented pace in order to advance cures. Our team is focused on two strategic paths forward: (1) basic research toward breakthrough discoveries, and (2) translational research that will enable us to bring those discoveries to clinic.
The Children’s Brain Tumor Project Increases its Brain Power
April 1, 2020 - At The Children’s Brain Tumor Project, our largest investment is in the dedicated people who work in our lab. Our research initiatives saw an explosion of growth over the past year, and as we embark on new projects we need to expand our team.
Navigating the COVID-19 Pandemic
A message from our founders on the global health crisis and how it is impacting the Children's Brain Tumor Project.
Three New Papers From Souweidane Team
Jan. 28, 2020 - Dr. Mark Souweidane and colleagues from the Weill Cornell Medicine Children’s Brain Tumor Project have published three new academic articles.
Gift From a Child Names CBTP a Center of Excellence
Jan. 15, 2020 - The Gift from a Child Initiative, primarily funded by family-founded nonprofit The Swifty Foundation, has designated the Children’s Brain Tumor Project at Weill Cornell Medicine to serve as its fifth named “Center of Excellence” in the US.
2019 Year in Review
Dec. 31, 2019 - The team at the Children's Brain Tumor Project is proud to share some of their key accomplishments from 2019.
The CBTP Expands Precision Medicine Program
October, 2020 - Dr. Jeffrey Greenfield was recently awarded $1.08 million in support of his precision medicine initiative. The generous gift from the Patrick Bayly Marsano Foundation will enable a tremendous increase in defining individualized cancer therapies for children with rare and inoperable pediatric brain tumors.