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Jennifer Wu M.D., Ph.D.
Funded: 07-01-2012 through 06-30-2015
Funding Type: St. Baldrick's Fellow
Institution Location: Boston, MA
Institution: Boston Children's Hospital affiliated with Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Harvard Medical School

Based on progress to date, Dr. Wu was awarded a new grant in 2014 to fund an optional third year of this fellowship. Dr. Wu studies a kind of blood cancer called ALL (acute lymphoblastic leukemia), one of the most common types of childhood cancer. One of the main treatments for ALL is steroid therapy - not the steroids you take for bodybuilding, but the steroids you take if your asthma or your "bad back" is getting worse. This research is to understand why steroid treatment sometimes does not work in ALL. The main goal is to improve steroid treatment, to cure more patients. This additional grant is named for Tap Cancer Out and recognizes the partnership with the jiu-jitsu based 501(c)(3) nonprofit who raises awareness and funds for cancer fighting organizations on behalf of the grappling community. The original grant was named for Dr. Jeffrey Lipton in recognition of his tenure on the Board of Directors and in honor of his leadership, support and advocacy for childhood cancer research.