News and Registry Research

Connie Guglietti Clinical-trials Research Fellowship in DMG/Paediatric Neuro-Oncology at The Hospital for Sick Children
6-9-2021

The Neuro-Oncology program at SickKids is excited to offer a unique research fellowship focusing on clinical trial design, writing and execution in diffuse midline gliomas (DMG) and childhood brain tumors. This 1-2-year fellowship will provide the successful candidate with an opportunity to train an…

RESEARCH SPOTLIGHT: Maura Massimino, MD
2-9-2019

Dr. Maura Massimino, MD Pediatric Unit DirectorFondazione IRCCS Istituto Nazionale dei Tumori In Milano, Italy Where are you from? Where did you study? I am from a small town in the north west of Italy where best Italian wines are produced but my family transferred to Milano very soon and I hav…

International DIPG Registry Update: August 2018
9-5-2018

With collaborations with 106 academic medical centres, from 14 countries and the generous support of the DIPG Collaborative, the International DIPG Registry (IDIPGR) continues to grow and expand. From April 2012 to August 2018, 887 DIPG patients have been enrolled. We are now focusing on ensuring th…

RESEARCH ARTICLE SPOTLIGHT: “Functional diversity and cooperativity between subclonal populations of pediatric glioblastoma and diffuse intrinsic pontine glioma cells”
7-20-2018

The following commentary is provided courtesy of Dr. Chris Jones. Functional diversity and cooperativity between subclonal populations of pediatric glioblastoma and diffuse intrinsic pontine glioma cells Vinci et al. Nat Med. 2018 Jul 2. doi: 10.1038/s41591-018-0086-7. [Epub ahead of print] Most…

RESEARCH SPOTLIGHT: Chris Jones, PhD
7-20-2018

Dr. Chris Jones Professor of Childhood Brain Tumour Biology   1. Where are you from?/Where did you study? I was born in the UK but spent the first 12 years of my life in Perth, Western Australia. I spent a year in high school in Houston, Texas, and another 12 month research placement in Basel,…