The Rally Foundation for Childhood Cancer Research (Rally) has awarded a $100,000 grant to support the research of Gregory Friedman, M.D., Pediatric Hematology & Oncology. The grant brings funding from Rally to $230,000 since 2013. The grant is co-funded with The Truth 365, a non-profit organization that raises awareness and funding for childhood cancer research by being a voice for all children fighting cancer.
The competitive Rally Foundation Grant was awarded to Dr. Friedman to support his research targeting pediatric medulloblastoma with engineered herpes simplex virus. Dr. Friedman was selected as an award recipient because of the importance and quality of his work, the excellence of the candidate and the potential impact of this research to childhood cancer care.

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