Funding the Future: Closing Critical Gaps in Childhood Cancer Research

<p>Childhood cancer research faces unique challenges, from limited funding opportunities to fewer treatment options compared to adult cancers. In this episode of <em>Moving Medicine Forward</em>, host Jeremy Schrand is joined by Jill Brink, Executive Director of CancerFree KIDS, Dr. Meisam Nami of Cincinnati Children&#39;s, and Dr. Ezgi Elmas of CARTx Therapeutics to discuss how early-stage funding is helping researchers pursue bold ideas that could transform pediatric cancer care. Together, they explore the critical role nonprofit organizations play in advancing innovation, the promise of next-generation cell therapies, and how collaboration across research, healthcare, and industry is helping bring new treatment options closer to the children and families who need them most.</p><p> </p><p><strong>00:00</strong> | Introduction to CancerFree KIDS and pediatric cancer research</p><p><strong>01:37</strong> | Why childhood cancer research needs bold, early-stage funding  </p><p><strong>04:01</strong> | Bridging the gap between scientific discovery and patient care</p><p><strong>06:18</strong> | How nonprofit funding helped launch a breakthrough cell therapy innovation </p><p><strong>07:06</strong> | Understanding gene-edited and off-the-shelf cancer therapies </p><p><strong>10:28</strong> | Closing critical gaps in pediatric cancer research and treatment development </p><p><strong>14:54</strong> | The power of collaboration across nonprofits, healthcare, and biotech </p><p><strong>18:29</strong> | What gives researchers hope for the future of pediatric cancer care</p>