The University of Alabama at Birmingham Department of Neurosurgery Associate Professor Satoru Osuka, M.D., Ph.D., has been awarded $470,000 in research funding from Children with Cancer UK.
Children with Cancer UK is the leading childhood cancer non-profit in the United Kingdom, having invested over £3 million ($4 million) into childhood cancer research across the country. The organization funds projects that aim to understand the biology of cancer, emphasize early detection or prevention, develop new treatments or improve patient quality of life. Submitted proposals are evaluated by the organization’s Scientific Advisory Panel, a diverse pool of experts in childhood oncology.
Osuka’s project, “Overcoming the immunotherapy-resistant mechanism of paediatric high-grade glioma through a tumour targeted bispecific antibody (CBD-αGITR),” was proposed in collaboration with Imperial College London Associate Professor Jun Ishihara, Ph.D.
The three-year research project will be conducted at both Imperial College London and at UAB.