Children's Cancer Therapy Development Institute

11/19/2025

My daughter Addie produced this hip video about the recent government shutdown and how it affects funding decisions at NIH (spoiler: budget decisions are greatly delayed, including for our high-scoring R grant). Many thanks, Addie, for lifting up your Dad and the Lab Team!

11/18/2025

My daughter Addie produced this interview ... thank you, Addie! Love, Dad

11/18/2025

The CC-TDI Junior Board is hosting an Art and Writing Contest! The contest’s theme is “united against pediatric cancer” and submissions are open to K-12th graders (divided into a senior and junior division). Winners will receive official certificates, a feature on the CC-TDI website, and a possible display at Beaverton City Hall. The new deadline is December 30th!

11/14/2025

Sage words from an old soul: Life is an Opportunity - Seize It! For more about this young poet who embraced theoretical physics, see https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FU0t4widU0s

11/12/2025

We are so grateful to partner with the Megan's Mission Foundation on our research for childhood muscle cancer (rhabdomyosarcoma). There is an incredible community that stretches from Morris Illinois to the world that has made this research funding possible. The cc-TDI Team and I are humbled by this generosity. Stay tuned to hear updates. Charles & the cc-TDI Team

In September, thanks to Low Voltage Solutions and numerous donations from Team Megan we were able to hit our $25,000 match and raise over $50,000 during Childhood Cancer Awareness Month.

Combined with our record breaking golf outing and other donations throughout 2025, we are happy to announce that we have just donated $200,000 to Dr. Keller and the Children’s Cancer Therapy Development Institute!

In the words of Dr Keller, "This impactful new funding of the Megan Bugg Fellowship and Citizen Scientist Program is rocket fuel for our research and changing paradigms for currently incurable childhood cancers.”

We cannot begin to thank each and every one of you for your generosity year after year in seeing Megan’s mission of ending childhood cancer become a reality. 🎗️

10/23/2025

My daughter, Addie, is coaching me to make videos about our Mission with more social media appeal. Honestly, her young adult style was refreshing (mind you, she ris! Addie, thank you for your efforts in scripting, producing and final editing of this video! Dad

10/20/2025

Kudos for Cookies! Our great thanks to former cc-TDI intern Leroy, Leroy's sister (the baker) and Leroy's friends who held an epic bakesale at their California high school to benefit Childhood Cancer Research. The significant fundraise is greatly appreciated, and helps us move to creating new therapies for underserved cancers in kids.

10/11/2025

Des Choses Extraordinaires ... are in the works! at the Paris Saclay Cancer Cluster (PSCC). Integrated on site with the Gustav Roussy Cancer Hospital as new construction expands their facilities, the PSCC is creating onsite innovation with at least 10% of new companies considering applications in childhood cancer. Central to this theme are Alice De Queylard (Chief Innovation Officer at PSCC) and Iris Valtingojer (Co-Lead for the Childhood Cancer Working Group at PSCC, and Childhood Cancer CSR Lead at Sanofi). Stay tuned to hear exciting things happening next!

10/10/2025

Patient Advocates are at the center of our CRUK KOODAC program. Here this week, Gavin Lindberg, Marcela Zubieta and Scott Crowther bring inspiration to our work @passthesmileorg

10/08/2025

Dustin presented his research yesterday at the CRUK KOODAC annual retreat in Wurzburg, Germany. Dustin is the Megan's Mission Foundation Fellow.

10/08/2025

Dr Narendra Bharathy presented his short talk and poster at the Frontiers in Myogenesis conference in Bend, Oregon this week! Well-received!