PNOC Ependymoma Webinar, October 23 2023

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The Pacific Pediatric Neuro-Oncology Consortium (PNOC) is an international consortium, led by Dr. Sabine Mueller and Dr. Michael Prados, with centers within the United States, Europe, Asia and Australia. PNOC are dedicated to bringing new therapies to children and young adults with brain tumors. PNOC's goal is to improve outcomes by translating the latest findings in brain tumor biology into better treatments for these children. Learn more about PNOC here: https://pnoc.us

PNOC Foundation's mission is to urgently raise funds, resources and awareness to support PNOC’s research and clinical trials, to ultimately improve outcomes for all children with brain tumors. Learn more about PNOC Foundation here: https://www.pnocfoundation.org

As part of our ongoing webinar series on Oct 23, 2023 we presented the PNOC Ependymoma webinar to provide updates on research and clinical trials and to answer patient family questions.

FEATURED SPEAKERS:
- Dr. Sabine Mueller, Pacific Pediatric Neuro-Oncology Consortium (PNOC) Co-founder and Project Lead; Professor of Neurology, Neurosurgery and Pediatrics at University of California, San Francisco (UCSF); Affiliated Professor at the University of Zurich, Switzerland.
-Dr. Cassie Kline, Pacific Pediatric Neuro-Oncology Consortium (PNOC) Co-Project Leader; Director of Clinical Research for Neuro-Oncology within the Division of Oncology at the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, as well as Assistant Professor of Pediatrics at the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania.
- Dr. Michael Prados, Pacific Pediatric Neuro-Oncology Consortium (PNOC) Co-founder and Co-Project Leader; Charles B. Wilson, MD, Endowed Chair in Neurological Surgery, Professor Emeritus, Department of Neurological Surgery and Department of Pediatrics, UCSF.
- Dr. Robert Wechsler-Reya, Professor of Neurological Sciences, Columbia University Department of Neurology (Division of Neuro-Oncology); Scientific Director of Brain Tumor Research, Herbert Irving Comprehensive Cancer Center.
- Dr. Eugene Hwang, Chief, Division of Oncology at Children's National Medical Center; Director, Clinical Neuro-oncology Immunotherapy Program.
- Dr. Derek Hanson, Section Chief of Pediatric Neuro-oncology, Joseph M. Sanzari Children’s Hospital at Hackensack University Medical Center.
- Dr. Steve Braunstein Associate Professor and Vice Chair Department of Radiation Oncology, UCSF.
- Bruce Campbell, PNOC Foundation Co-founder
- Allyn Campbell, PNOC Foundation Co-founder
- Adam Eversole, PNOC Foundation Director of Development