$181,141 Awarded to UT Southwestern Medical Center to Support Promising Childhood Cancer Research

Part of $22 Million Awarded in New Grants by the St. Baldrick’s Foundation

DALLAS, Texas (September 26, 2016) – The St. Baldrick’s Foundation, a volunteer-powered and donor-centered charity dedicated to raising money for childhood cancer research, is proud to award a $181,141 St. Baldrick’s Fellow grant to support the work of Samuel John, M.D., a researcher at UT Southwestern Medical Center.

Even with intense treatment, only 60 percent of children diagnosed with acute myeloid leukemia will survive. With this grant from St. Baldrick’s, Dr. John aims to help the other 40 percent. He hopes to discover a new way to kill an aggressive type of leukemia by reengineering immune cells in the body to attack leukemia cells and allow patients to live happy, healthy lives.

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About St. Baldrick’s Foundation
As the largest private funder of childhood cancer research grants, the St. Baldrick’s Foundation believes that kids are special and deserve to be treated that way. St. Baldrick’s funds are granted to some of the most brilliant childhood cancer research experts who are working to find cures and better treatments for all childhood cancers. Kids need treatments as unique as they are – and that starts with funding research just for them. Join us at StBaldricks.org to help support the best cancer treatments for kids.

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