Surgeon Takes Aim at a Lethal Childhood Brain Tumor
February 22, 2021
Peter Chiarelli, MD, DPhil, is combining chemistry, physics and nanoscience to find new therapies for diffuse intrinsic pontine gliomas.
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Cell Therapy Program Expands
February 15, 2021
With the addition of four scientists, the team is developing new and innovative approaches to CAR-T therapy in children.
When Good Macrophages go Bad
December 5, 2018
New study reveals how cancer manipulates our immune system to become harder to treat Many factors affect cancer treatment outcome, such as the size and location of the tumor, availability of effective
Can a Tiny Fish Transform Treatment for Childhood Cancers?
October 13, 2021
A physician-scientist is harnessing the power of zebrafish—and a new, state-of-the-art facility—to develop innovative treatments for solid tumors in children.
Meet Some of our Research Trainees
August 13, 2021
Michael Schumacher, PhD Mike is a postdoctoral researcher in Dr. Mark Frey’s lab looking for alternate therapeutic targets for children with inflammatory bowel disease. Mike grew up in Ohio, where he
A Father Gives Thanks to CHLA for Saving His Son's Life
May 15, 2021
Yervant Demirjian’s son is nearly free of leukemia. In gratitude, Demirjian has made a generous planned gift to Children’s Hospital Los Angeles.
Jimmy Kimmel, Vin Scully and Hasbro To Be Honored at the 2018 ‘From Paris With Love’ Children’s Hospital Los Angeles Gala
September 11, 2018
On Saturday, October 20, 2018, more than 1,400 people will attend the Children’s Hospital Los Angeles From Paris with Love gala presented by Hasbro at The Event Deck at L.A. LIVE. The biennial event
After Beating a Brain Tumor, Nathan Builds a New Life
July 21, 2016
Lying in the back seat of his parents’ car on July 3, 2012, 13-year-old Nathan Newman had no idea just how much his life was about to change. Up until that summer, when his headaches started, he’d