IRONMATT RESEARCH GRANTS
In keeping with our mission, The Matthew Larson Foundation has a medical research grant program for supporting 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, nearly $4 million have been provided to support many important research projects.
Congratulations to the 2020-21 Matthew Larson Research Grant Recipients
Yanxin Pei
Children's National Hospital, Washington, DC
Inhibiting metastasis and preventing recurrence in MYC-amplified medulloblastoma
Michael Taylor
The Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, Canada
Improving therapy by targeting the biological differences between micro- and macro-metastasis in central nervous system tumors
Alexandra Miller
Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, NY, NY
Development of a "Liquid Biopsy" Paradigm for Pediatric Brain Tumor Patients
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.