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Scientific Advisory Board

In 2019 we set up our first Scientific Advisory Board to help assess the requests we receive for funding research projects. We are honoured to have exceptional experts in the area of neuroblastoma. With their expertise, we will be able to ensure we fund the most promising meaningful research in line with our mission; developing better, safer and kinder treatments so all children diagnosed with neuroblastoma get the chance to grow up and lead a long and healthy life.




Prof. Gudrun Schleiermacher

Prof. Gudrun Schleiermacher

Gudrun Schleiermacher is a pediatric oncologist and researcher who works as a physician-scientist at Institut Curie, Paris, France, where she is Delegate Director for Translational Research of the SIREDO Integrated Pediatric Oncology Center, a group leader of the RTOP (Translational Research in Pediatric Oncology) team of the U1300 INSERM research unit Read more

Posted to: Scientific Advisory Board

In 2019 we set up our first Scientific Advisory Board to help assess the requests we receive for funding research projects. We are honoured to have exceptional experts in the area of neuroblastoma. With their expertise, we will be able to ensure we fund the most promising meaningful research in line with our mission; developing better, safer and kinder treatments so all children diagnosed with neuroblastoma get the chance to grow up and lead a long and healthy life.




Published: 16th February, 2026

Dr. Steve DuBois

Dr. Steve DuBois

Dr. DuBois is director of experimental therapeutics at Dana-Farber/Boston Children’s Cancer and Blood Disorders Center. He is a pediatric oncologist with an active clinical and translational research program focused on patients with advanced neuroblastoma and Ewing sarcoma. He conducts phase 1 and 2 clinical trials of novel targeted agents. His clinical practice focuses on providing outstanding team-based care for children and young adults with solid cancers. Read more

Posted to: Scientific Advisory Board

In 2019 we set up our first Scientific Advisory Board to help assess the requests we receive for funding research projects. We are honoured to have exceptional experts in the area of neuroblastoma. With their expertise, we will be able to ensure we fund the most promising meaningful research in line with our mission; developing better, safer and kinder treatments so all children diagnosed with neuroblastoma get the chance to grow up and lead a long and healthy life.




Published: 26th August, 2019

Updated: 3rd March, 2026

Author: Karina May

Prof. Juliet Gray

Prof. Juliet Gray

Professor Juliet Gray is an Associate Professor in Paediatric Oncology at the Cancer Immunology Centre, University of Southampton. She leads a translational research group focused on novel antibody immunotherapies for neuroblastoma, including preclinical evaluation of novel combinational therapies as well as early phase clinical trials. Read more

Posted to: Scientific Advisory Board

In 2019 we set up our first Scientific Advisory Board to help assess the requests we receive for funding research projects. We are honoured to have exceptional experts in the area of neuroblastoma. With their expertise, we will be able to ensure we fund the most promising meaningful research in line with our mission; developing better, safer and kinder treatments so all children diagnosed with neuroblastoma get the chance to grow up and lead a long and healthy life.




Published: 26th August, 2019

Updated: 3rd March, 2026

Author: Karina May

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