ACCOMPLISHMENTS TO DATE
From February 2001 to December 2009, The Morgan Adams Foundation has funded over $1,360,000 in research funds for pilot, seed and translational studies.
INSTITUTIONAL PARTNERS
The Children's Hospital, Denver
POETIC
MSKCC
UNC
MD Anderson
Johns Hopkins
2009 PROJECTS - FUNDED
Research Projects
- Role of Immunobiology in GBM's
N. Foreman - The Children's Hospital Denver
10,000.00
- Diffuse Pontine Glioma conference
Stewart, M. Kieran, N. Foreman, M. Handler - Children's Chicago, Children's Boston, The Children's Hospital Denver
10,000.00
- Results and Impact Study of MAF projects
J. Madden - The Children's Hospital Denver
3,000.00
- Primary International Peds Neuro-Onc Conference, Vienna
N. Foreman lab - The Children's Hospital Denver
15,000.00
- Argentinean Research Exchange/ Fellow specializing in DIPG
R. Vibhakar, N. Foreman, MAF - The Children's Hospital Denver
20,000.00
- T. Gershon Project
T. Gershon - UNC, Chapel Hill
30,000.00
- A Phase I/II Clinical Study of Vorinostat in Combination with Etoposide in Pediatric Patients - 21 Years at Diagnosis with Refractory Solid Tumors, including Tumors of the Central Nervous System
L. Gore - The Children's Hospital Denver
50,000.00
- Validation of IMP3 as a prognostic marker in pilocytic and pilomyxoid Astrocytoma
S. Rush - The Children's Hospital Denver
20,000.00
- Sensitized RNAi Screen of Human and Phosphatases as regulators of chemo-sensitivity
R Vibhakar - The Children's Hospital Denver
35,000.00
- Genechip analysis of entire spectrum of pediatric brain tumors.
N. Foreman, R. Vibhakar - The Children's Hospital Denver
50,000.00
- Biology of congenital GBM's
M. Macy - The Children's Hospital Denver
10,000.00
Program Development Projects
- Various/ TBD
R. Vibhakar – The Children's Hospital, Denver
30,000.00
- Equipment
R. Vibhakar – The Children's Hospital, Denver
15,000.00 *Specific Use Grant - Taylor
Support Projects
- A quarter of a salary for data bank and IRB submission needs
The Children's Hospital, Denver
20,000.00
*For a complete list of all projects funded, please contact Rachelle Montanaro