Research Efforts

The Children's Hospital Pediatric Brain Tumor Research Lab

The pediatric brain tumor research laboratory at Children's Hospital in Seattle is one of the top facilities of it's kind in the world. Through the passionate efforts of award winning, globally recognized scientists, new treatments are being developed, tested and brought into practice; kids are getting better. But they need help. Government funding is being cut, promising programs are being dropped and researchers are being let go. 100% of your tax deductible donation goes directly to this worthy institution to develop cures for kids with cancer.

News Coverage

TIME MAGAZINE - November, 2007: Researchers at Seattle's Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center led by Dr. Jim Olson, have come up with an innovative way of giving surgeons the upper hand against tumors. They have created a molecular "paint" that coats cancer cells so doctors can see the wayward cells that they may otherwise miss. Read the complete article.

Quest Magazine featured Dr. Olson's invention of tumor paint in a December 2007 article saying these discoveries "could revolutionize cancer surgery and tumor detection." Read the complete article here.

The lab was recently featured in the Seattle PI article about important discoveries they have made and new treatments they have developed for brain cancer. Read the December 14, 2005 Seattle PI article.

Recent Accomplishments

The Damon Runyan Award was presented to the lab's founder and lead researcher Dr. Jim Olson. The award goes to the five most promising cancer researchers in the country, across all types of cancers.

The lab is one of nine top facilities in the Pediatric Brain Tumor Consortium. Over 100 hospitals all over the country apply for this distinction only nine are chosen.

Last year, the lab was responsible for publishing ten percent of all articles in top tier scientific journals about pediatric cancer in the entire world. By far the most of any single facility worldwide.