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Researchers

The following researchers have expressed interest in receiving autopsy tissue donations.  To access detailed information on their research needs, please click on Research Summary.

If you are a researcher and would like to be added to this list, please contact Elena Gerasimov at elena@kidsvcancer.org.

Texas Children’s Hospital

Investigator(s)
Dr. Xiao-Nan Li
832-824-4580 (office)
832-824-4544 (lab)
xiaonan@bcm.tmc.edu
xxli@txccc.orgResearch Summary
Diagnoses Studied
atypical teratoid
rhabdoid tumor
diffuse intrinsic pontine
medulloblastoma
malignant glioma
primitive neuroectodermal tumor
Type of Tissue Needed
fresh (preferred)
frozen

Children’s Hospital of Boston

Investigator(s)
Dr. Mark Kieran
617-632-4386
mark_kieran@dfci.harvard.edu
Diagnoses Studied
low-grade gliomas
diffuse intrinsic pontine gliomas
Type of Tissue Needed
frozen (preferred)
paraffin

The Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia

Investigator(s)
Dr. Peter Phillips
215-590-5188
phillips@email.chop.eduResearch Summary
Diagnoses Studied
all
Type of Tissue Needed
fresh
frozen
paraffin

The Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh

Investigator(s)
Dr. Ian F. Pollack
412-692-5881 (office)
412-692-6580 (lab)
ian.pollack@chp.eduResearch Summary
Diagnoses Studied
non-brainstem gliomas
brainstem gliomas
Type of Tissue Needed
fresh
frozen
paraffin

Children’s National Medical Center

Investigator(s)
Dr. Javad Nazarian
202-476-6022 jnazarian@cnmcresearch.org nazarian.javad@gmail.comResearch Summary
Diagnoses Studied
diffuse intrinsic pontine glioma
brainstem glioma
Type of Tissue Needed
frozen (preferred)
paraffin

Duke University Medical Center

Investigator(s)
Dr. Rob Weschsler-Reya
919-613-8754
rw.reya@duke.eduResearch Summary
Diagnoses Studied
medulloblastoma
Type of Tissue Needed
fresh
frozen

Emory Children’s Center

Investigator(s)
Dr. Tobey McDonald
404-727-1447 tobey.macdonald@emory.eduResearch Summary
Diagnoses Studied
diffuse intrinsic pontine glioma
Type of Tissue Needed

Hospital for Sick Children (SickKids)

Investigator(s)
Dr. Ute Bartels
416-813-5249 (office)
416-813-7500 (locating)
ute.bartels@sickkids.ca
Dr. Cynthia Hawkins
cynthia.hawkins@sickkids.ca
Dr. Michael Taylor
416-813-7564 (office)
416-568-2964 (cell)
mdtaylor@sickkids.caResearch Summary
Diagnoses Studied
diffuse intrinsic pontine glioma
medulloblastoma
ependymoma
Type of Tissue Needed
frozen
matched normal tissue — primary tissue and 4-5 different metastases if available.

Johns Hopkins Hospital

Investigator(s)
Dr. Eric Raabe
410-614-5055
eraabe2@jhmi.eduResearch Summary
Diagnoses Studied
diffuse intrinsic pontine glioma
glioblastoma
medulloblastoma
Type of Tissue Needed
fresh
frozen

National Cancer Institute

Investigator(s)
Dr. Kathy Warren
301-435-4683
warrenk@mail.nih.govResearch Summary
Diagnoses Studied
diffuse intrinsic pontine glioma
malignant glioma
Type of Tissue Needed
paraffin

NYU Langone Medical Center

Investigator(s)
Dr David Zagzag
212- 263-6449
212- 263 0260
917-346-4414
dz4@nyu.eduResearch Summary
Diagnoses Studied Type of Tissue Needed
all tissue for banking
tissue treated with Avastin for research
fresh
frozen
paraffin

St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital

Investigator(s)
Dr. Alberto Broniscer
901-595-4925 alberto.broniscer@stjude.org
Dr. Richard Gilbertson
901-595-3913
Richard.gilbertson@stjude.orgResearch Summary
Diagnoses Studied
diffuse intrinsic pontine glioma
ependymoma
Type of Tissue Needed
frozen
paraffin

Stanford University Medical Center

Investigator(s)
Dr. Michelle Monje
650-736-0885 (office) mmonje@stanford.eduResearch Summary
Diagnoses Studied
diffuse intrinsic pontine glioma
Type of Tissue Needed
fresh
frozen
paraffin

University of California – San Francisco

Investigator(s)
Dr. Nalin Gupta
415-353-2383 (academic)
415-353-2342 (clinical) guptan@neurosurg.ucsf.eduResearch Summary
Diagnoses Studied
brainstem glioma
ependymoma
medulloblastoma
Type of Tissue Needed
frozen
paraffin

University of Iowa Children’s Hospital

Investigator(s)
Dr. M. Sue O’Dorisio
319-356-7873
sue-odorisio@uiowa.eduResearch Summary
Diagnoses Studied
medulloblastoma
Type of Tissue Needed
frozen
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