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Katie Chin

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The National Pediatric Cancer Foundation has developed a business model unlike any other in the field of pediatric cancer research. Capitalizing on the strengths of researchers from various scientific fields, we have streamlined the process of protocol development in the hopes of delivering more personalized medicine to children with cancer.

Through the Sunshine Project, the National Pediatric Cancer Foundation has launched several clinical trials and many new combinations of drugs and therapies have been, and continue to be, tested. The treatment options being discovered through the Sunshine Project are bringing great promise for children who have not experienced positive results under the standard treatment protocol.

Research Leadership Team

Damon Reed

Damon Reed

Sunshine Project Leader

Moffitt Cancer Center
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David Frazer

David Frazer

CEO, National Pediatric Cancer Foundation
Ricky Huff

Ricky Huff

Chairman of Research Program Committee
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Focus Group Structure

Full Research Team

Elizabeth Alva, MD, MSPH

Elizabeth Alva, MD, MSPH

Sunshine Project Site PI

University of Alabama
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Amy Armstrong, MD

Amy Armstrong, MD

Sunshine Project Site PI

St. Louis Children’s Hospital/Washington University
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Tom C. Badgett, MD, PhD

Tom C. Badgett, MD, PhD

Sunshine Project Site PI

University of Kentucky
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Julio C. Barredo, MD

Julio C. Barredo, MD

Sunshine Project Site PI

University of Miami Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center
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Scott Borinstein, MD, PhD

Scott Borinstein, MD, PhD

Sunshine Project Site PI/Vice Chair, Education and Pathway Development

Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt
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Matthew Campbell, MD

Matthew Campbell, MD

Sunshine Project Site PI

UT Southwestern Medical Center
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Emi Caywood, MD

Emi Caywood, MD

Sunshine Project Site PI

Nemours/Alfred I. DuPont Hospital for Children
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Alexander Ja-Ho Chou, MD

Alexander Ja-Ho Chou, MD

Sunshine Project Site PI

Weill Cornell Medicine
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Carrye Cost, MD

Carrye Cost, MD

Sunshine Project Site PI/Vice-Chair, Novel Initiatives

Children’s Hospital Colorado
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Girish Dhall, MD

Girish Dhall, MD

Sunshine Project Site PI

University of Alabama
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Aditi Dhir, MD

Aditi Dhir, MD

Sunshine Project Site PI

University of Miami
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Mihaela Druta, MD

Mihaela Druta, MD

Sunshine Project Site PI

Moffitt Cancer Center
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Douglas Fair, MD, MS, FAAP

Douglas Fair, MD, MS, FAAP

Sunshine Project Site PI

University of Utah Huntsman Cancer Institute
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Jonathan B. Gill, MD

Jonathan B. Gill, MD

Sunshine Project Site PI

MD Anderson Cancer Center
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Ajay Gupta, MD, MS

Ajay Gupta, MD, MS

Sunshine Project Site PI

Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center
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Richard Gorlick, MD

Richard Gorlick, MD

Johns Hopkins University
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Mas Hayashi, MD

Mas Hayashi, MD

Sunshine Project Site PI

Children’s Hospital Colorado
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Eugene Hwang, MD

Eugene Hwang, MD

Sunshine Project Site PI/Vice Chair, Neuro-oncology

Children’s National Medical Center
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Michael Isakoff, MD

Michael Isakoff, MD

Sunshine Project Site PI/Chair, Protocol Committee

Connecticut Children’s Hospital
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Theodore W. Laetsch, MD

Theodore W. Laetsch, MD

Sunshine Project Site PI

Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia
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Joanne Lagmay, MD

Joanne Lagmay, MD

Sunshine Project Site PI

University of Florida
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Trish P. Larkin, MD

Trish P. Larkin, MD

Sunshine Project Site PI

St Joseph’s Hospital
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Patrick Leavey, MD

Patrick Leavey, MD

Sunshine Project Site PI

UT Southwestern Medical Center
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Nicolas Jose Llosa, MD

Nicolas Jose Llosa, MD

Sunshine Project Site PI

Johns Hopkins University
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David M. Loeb, MD, PhD

David M. Loeb, MD, PhD

Children’s Hospital at Montefiore
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Leo Mascarenhas, MD, MS

Leo Mascarenhas, MD, MS

Sunshine Project Site PI

Children’s Hospital of Los Angeles
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Jonathan Metts, MD

Jonathan Metts, MD

Sunshine Project Site PI/Vice-Chair, Central Operations

Johns Hopkins All Children’s Hospital
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Duane Mitchell, MD, PhD

Duane Mitchell, MD, PhD

Chair, Preclinical Research

University of Florida
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Ramamoorthy Nagasubramanian, MD

Ramamoorthy Nagasubramanian, MD

Sunshine Project Site PI

Nemours Children’s Hospital
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Javier Oesterheld, MD

Javier Oesterheld, MD

Sunshine Project Site PI

Levine Children’s Hospital
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Christine Anne Pratilas, MD

Christine Anne Pratilas, MD

Sunshine Project Site PI

Johns Hopkins University
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Eric Sandler, MD

Eric Sandler, MD

Sunshine Project Site PI

Nemours Children’s Specialty Care, Jacksonville
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Elias Sayour, MD, PhD

Elias Sayour, MD, PhD

Sunshine Project Site PI

University of Florida
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Bhuvana Setty, MD

Bhuvana Setty, MD

Sunshine Project Site PI

Nationwide Children’s Hospital
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Patrick Thompson, MD

Patrick Thompson, MD

Sunshine Project Site PI/Vice Chair, Immuno-oncology Initiatives

University of North Carolina
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Matteo Trucco, MD

Matteo Trucco, MD

Sunshine Project Site PI/Vice Chair, External Operations

Cleveland Clinic
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Lars M. Wagner, MD

Lars M. Wagner, MD

Sunshine Project Site PI/Vice Chair, External Operations

Duke Children’s Hospital
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Daniel A. Weiser, MD

Daniel A. Weiser, MD

Sunshine Project Site PI/ Vice-Chair, Novel Initiaties

Children’s Hospital at Montefiore
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