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February 2, 2012
Brain tumors get unmasked with gene therapy

Researchers have worked for years on cancer vaccines aimed at getting the immune system to wake up to the presence of a tumor and turn on it. With a Phase 1 safety trial , Kieran and his colleagues, including Children’s neurosurgical oncologist Lily Goumnerova, are evaluating a different strategy for patients with hard-to-treat brain tumors called malignant gliomas: They’re giving the tumors a cold. read more

January 23, 2012
Williams honored for Outstanding Achievement by ASGCT

Congratulations to David Williams, MD, chief of the Division of Hematology/Oncology and director of Translational Research at Children's, and associate chair of Pediatric Oncology at Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, who has been selected by the American Society of Gene & Cell Therapy as the recipient of their 2012 Outstanding Achievement Award. read more

January 16, 2012
Sickle cell disease research gets help from Celine Dion

Sickle cell disease research gets help from Celine Dion Legendary entertainer pays tribute to cause with touching benefit vvent; more than $1 million raised for sickle cell disease research read more

January 13, 2012
Birds Do It, Bees Do It, Even Zebrafish Do It – Just Too Little

Species Is Prized for Use in Genetic Studies; 'Promiscuous but Not Indiscriminate.' The zebrafish lab at Children's Hospital Boston is featured on the front page of today's Wall Street Journal, in an article called "Birds Do It, Bees Do It, Even Zebrafish Do It – Just Too Little." Leonard Zon, MD, Louis Kunkel, PhD, and Christian Lawrence are quoted. read more

January 13, 2012
Will a bald Barbie help kids cope with cancer?

A psychologist from the DF/CHCC's Pediatric Psychosocial Program,Cori Liptak, comments on cancer survivors' Facebook petition for a bald Barbie. read more