IRONMATT RESEARCH GRANTS
In keeping with our mission, The Matthew Larson Foundation has a medical research grant program to support studies on the treatment and cure of pediatric brain and spinal tumors.
IronMatt awards annual grants through a competitive application and review process.
Since 2007, over $4 million have been provided to support many important research projects.
$615,000 to Research in 2021 !
Medical Advisory Committee Member,
Dr. Mark Souweidane,
acknowledges IronMatt in his recent article published in the
Journal of Nuerosurgery; Pediatrics.
Congratulations to the 2021
Matthew Larson Research Grant Recipients
Nada Jabado
McGill University Health Center, Montreal, Canada
Jeffrey Rubens
Johns Hopkins, Baltimore, MD
Maya Graham
Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY
Karisa Schreck
Johns Hopkins, Baltimore, MD
2020 Grants Funded for a Second Consecutive Year
Yanxin Pei
Children's National Hospital, Washington, DC
Michael Taylor
The Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, Canada
Alexandra Miller
Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, NY, NY
2018 Grant Funded for a Second Time
Noah Berlow
Children's Cancer Therapy Development Institute, Beaverton, OR
IronMatt acknowledged for funding groundbreaking results in clinical trials.
Mark Souweidane, MAC member and Zhiping Zhou, former grant recipient
Treatment of DIPG - Lancet Oncology - June 2018
Samuel Cheshier, former grant recipient
Treatment of Medulloblastoma - Nature Communications - October 2018
Medical Advisory Committee
Previous Grant Recipients
recipient Michelle Monje,
from Stanford University,
is making advances in the treatment of
High-grade glioma tumors.