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Research Advisory Network

The scientific leaders on our Research Advisory Network provide insights that help shape research funding priorities and ensure the projects we fund transform the lives of children with brain cancer. (*Denotes PLGA Fund Advisory Member)

Karin
Muraszko, MD, PhD

Karin
Muraszko, MD, PhD

Research Advisory Network Chairperson | University of Michigan | Chair of Neurosurgery

David
Adams, PhD*

David
Adams, PhD*

Sanger Institute, UK | Senior Group Leader/Head Experimental Cancer Genetics

Tom
Curran, PhD, FRS

Tom
Curran, PhD, FRS

Children’s Research Institute | Chief Scientific Officer and Executive Director

Research that's leading the way to a world without childhood brain cancer.

Research that's leading the way to a world without childhood brain cancer.

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Eugene
Hwang, MD

Eugene
Hwang, MD

Children’s National Health System | Attending, Pediatric Neuro-Oncology

Duane
Mitchell, MD, PhD

Duane
Mitchell, MD, PhD

University of Florida | Phyllis Kottler Friedman Professor, Neurosurgery

Sabine
Mueller, MD, PhD*

Sabine
Mueller, MD, PhD*

UCSF Benioff Children’s Hospital | Assistant Professor, Clinical Neurology

Roger
Packer, MD

Roger
Packer, MD

Children’s National Health System | Senior Vice President, Neuroscience and Behavioral Medicine

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Michael
Prados, MD

Michael
Prados, MD

UCSF Benioff Children’s Hospital | Professor, Neurological Surgery

Joshua
Rubin, MD, PhD

Joshua
Rubin, MD, PhD

Washington University, St. Louis | Professor, Pediatrics, Hematology and Oncology

Robert
Wechsler-Reya, PhD

Robert
Wechsler-Reya, PhD

Sanford-Burnham Prebys Medical Research Institute | Director and Professor, Tumor Initiation and Maintenance Program

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