Pediatric Kidney Cancer Focus Awards – $75,000
In partnership with Kidney Cancer Association
Required Focus: Pediatric kidney cancer, specifically translocation RCC in the following ways:
- Comparative Analysis of Pediatric and Adult tRCC
- Develop methodologies to compare clinical and pathological characteristics of pediatric and adult tRCC.
- Investigate shared and distinct biological features and therapeutic responses between pediatric and adult tumors.
- Characterization of Fusion Targets in Pediatric tRCC Models
- Evaluate the robustness and reproducibility of existing pediatric tRCC models and propose strategies for model improvement.
- Explore the functional implications of distinct fusion events on disease biology in pediatric cases.
- Therapeutic Target Identification and Validation for Pediatric tRCC
- Perform focused drug screenings in patient-derived or engineered cell lines relevant to pediatric tRCC to identify new therapeutic vulnerabilities.
- Validate potential targets using robust in vitro and in vivo pediatric models.
Applications due by: April 21, 2025
Award recipients will be notified: Summer 2025
Eligibility, submission guidelines, review process and additional information are available through the grant submission portal.
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