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Mission: The Team Jack Foundation raises money to fund impactful pediatric brain cancer research and works to create national awareness for the disease.
Results: The Team Jack Foundation solely funds pediatric brain cancer research. To date, the Foundation has committed over $2.4 million to research. Projects fueled include: - $275,000 investment in laboratory research in January 2013 at world renowned Dana Farber Cancer Institute/ Harvard Medical School - $300,000 commitment to a national clinical trial in October 2013. - $25,000 commitment to University of California, San Francisco to help fund medulloblastoma research. - $1,500,000 commitment to Fred & Pamela Buffett Cancer Society, University of Nebraska Medical Center, for the development of a pediatric brain tumor program which will include recruitment of a pediatric neuro-oncologist. Project approved by Nebraska State Legislature for additional $1.5 million for a total project grant of $3 million. - $300,000 commitment to Dana-Farber Cancer Institute for a clinical trial that is evaluating a new drug that targets a genetic mutation called BRAF.
Programs: Raise money to fund impactful pediatric brain cancer research and works to create national awareness for the disease.