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Sights & Sounds: Glioblastoma Awareness Day (#GBMDay) 2020
Perhaps Dr. Ned Sharpless, Director of the National Cancer Institute, summed up Glioblastoma (GBM) Awareness Day 2020 best when he said during NBTS’s Defeating GBM: A Virtual Town Hall event, “Events like this are really important to re-energize the community so we can join together and make progress in a disease that where progress has been […]
Glioblastoma Models Get Boost From Cutting-Edge Tech
Laboratory models are the backbone of cancer research and the development of new medicines. Researchers use models to study the biology of tumors like glioblastoma (GBM), as well as for testing the potential safety and effectiveness of drugs in different tumor types. While today’s models for glioblastoma research are the best tools scientists have to […]
Defeat GBM Research Collaborative: Progress Report (2018-2019)
Over the past five years, the Defeat GBM Research Collaborative has stood as a testament to the power of ideas, collaboration, and the philanthropic partnership between patient advocacy nonprofits like NBTS and a dedicated community of supporters. When we launched Defeat GBM as our flagship research initiative in 2014, we sought to do something different. […]