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Brain Tumor Biology
The brain tumor biology program brings together researchers from the Center for Cancer and Immunology Research and Center for Neuroscience, as well as from Children’s National Medical Center’s Divisions of Hematology, Oncology and Neurology who have a particular interest and expertise in understanding and treating brain tumors in children. The program’s investigators also collaborate with scientists from the National Institutes of Health.
The brain tumor biology program actively researches
- The role of ganglioside metabolism in the growth of medulloblastoma tumors
- The role of platelet derived growth factor in medulloblastoma
- The role of new biomarkers in treating gliomas, medulloblastomas and other tumors
- The key signaling pathways involved in childhood brain tumorigenesis
- The discovery of cerebrospinal fluid biomarkers for common pediatric brain tumors
- The use of medulloblastoma brain tumor models to study brain tumor biology and evaluate new drug treatments
- The relationship between improper stem cell regulation in the brain and the development of cancer
To read more about Children's other research into brain tumor biology and clinical care for brain tumors, please visit Children’s Brain Tumor Institute.
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