Children's Cancer Therapy Development Institute

02/03/2026

Alyssa is our latest Podcast interviewee ... hear now a cc-TDI intern used engineering and advanced mathematics to study new ways to treat medulloblastoma, and her insights into drug development now as an engineer at Genentech. (Alyssa's medulloblastoma work was supported by ). The podcast interview with Alyssa, student host Georgia and student producer Anna is at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wL6pw43N3jY

01/28/2026

Our mission for childhood cancer cures started with work featured in a 2007 Nobel lecture, and is accompanied by 24 years NIH funding, 150+ peer-reviewed publications, recognition in the NIH DIrector's Blog, Scientific American, NPR and the journal Nature ... If you're interested to hear more about this reimagination of childhood cancer cures, with parallel Diabetes therapies and return on investment in both dollars and lives saved, please contact charles@cc-tdi.org

01/04/2026

As we begin the New Year, our mission remains clear: advancing research to improve outcomes for children with cancer. Every experiment, every discovery, and every collaboration brings us closer to safer treatments and brighter futures for the kids and families we serve.

With hope guiding our work and science leading the way, we move forward into the year ahead of us grateful for your support and committed to making a lasting difference for children everywhere. 💛

12/30/2025

We are grateful for our Junior Board, our inspirational interns ... and this poignant story by Christine Pitawanich! Charles & the cc-TDI Team

Because childhood cancers are rare compared to adult varieties, research on treatments has a funding problem. That's where a few dedicated young Oregonians come in.

12/30/2025

Meet our incredible past intern Ben, who is now achieving great things at the University of Pennsylvania!

"After two formative internships at cc-TDI, I'm now applying my skills from the lab to study Engineering at the University of Pennsylvania. Outside of coursework, I'm currently in our universities Electric Racing and Jet Propulsion clubs, and hope to reenter lab research next summer. My time at cc-TDI strengthened my love for engineering not just through fun hands-on experience, but by reminding me of the human stories behind our work."

12/25/2025

Thanks to supporters like you, we are able to raise awareness on childhood cancer and inspire future generations of passionate scientists and doctors. Hear from Molly Dicks, another summer 2023 intern, on how cc-TDI has helped her pursue research!

"Since my time at cc-TDI, I have been studying neuroscience and finance at Boston College. I am currently a sophomore and recently began working as a research assistant in the Cognitive Affective Neuroscience (CAN) Lab at BC. My work in the CAN Lab has allowed me to apply many of the skills I first developed at cc-TDI and has inspired me to continue pursuing research and a career in medicine."

12/25/2025

Santa was at the lab! 🎅 It looks like Santa left his hat behind while stopping by our lab this evening to check on our scientists working tirelessly on behalf of the bravest kids out there. On Christmas Eve, we’re reminded that hope, generosity, and belief in miracles fuel everything we do. 🎁✨

Thank you to our supporters for making this work possible—we couldn’t do it without you! 💛

12/24/2025

Hear from another 2023 summer intern, Emily Lian, and what she has been up to since her time at cc-TDI!

"Since my time at cc-TDI, I’m currently studying Biology and Entrepreneurship at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. At UNC, I have continued being a part of research, working on publications in gene therapy at the Eshelman School of Pharmacy, and now in translational orthodontics research at the Adams School of Dentistry. Being a student researcher at cc-TDI taught me important skills that were essential in preparing me for my future career in dentistry, enabling me to continue helping make changes in healthcare through research."

12/23/2025

For our second intern update, we have 2024 summer intern Grace Choi! During her time at cc-TDI, she studied the antitumor effects of ANG1005, a novel peptide-drug conjugate initially developed for treating brain cancers, on osteosarcoma. Now, she's finishing up her last year of high school while continuing to pursue her interest in research. Hear from her below:

"After my formative time at cc-TDI, I was inspired to expand on the valuable skill set I had gained. Over the past two years, I've worked at neurology/chemistry research labs and hope to continue growing as a researcher in college!"

12/19/2025

It's Bonut Day! remembering Bo Arvin, a selfless and kind young adult we greatly miss. Our sincere thanks to Bo Arvin Memorial Foundation for their recent 5k fundraising for epithelioid sarcoma research at cc-TDI

12/18/2025

Young future scientists and childhood-cancer friendly industry leaders are part of the cc-TDI mission!

See what our 2023 summer intern Kyle Durham has to say about the power of Math! (Tyler is now a medical student at UTSW - wow!)

12/18/2025

Our HUGE thanks to Joe's Burgers at Bridgeport Village for tonight's fun "Burger for Bucks" fundraiser for childhood cancer research. Our gratitude to the Waehrer family (Elizabeth, Chris, Eli, Jonathan and Charlie) for hosting this warm-hearted event made possible by the management of