DIPG Collaborative Foundational Partner

Aidan’s Avengers™ is a proud Foundational Partner of the DIPG Collaborative.  Being a member allows us access to resources such as a medical review board who will ensure we are funding the newest and most cutting edge research programs.

Aidan’s Avengers™ contributes to the programs recommended by the collaborative and also to local families of children currently battling.

What is the DIPG Collaborative?

The DIPG Collaborative is a collection of foundations with the common interest of inspiring research to find the cure for Diffuse Intrinsic Pontine Glioma (DIPG) with the belief that through a cure for DIPG, significant advances in other cancer research will be made. Today the DIPG Collaborative is made up of more than 20 foundations cooperatively funding between $1,000,000 to $2,000,000 in DIPG research every two years. The DIPG Symposium, which occurs every two years, is the culmination of not only the DIPG Collaborative’s funding cycle, but also features unique perspectives on research from experts around the globe. With a goal of seeking the balance of research transparency, institutional collaboration and the elimination of duplication, the DIPG Collaborative funds both clinical and translational research worldwide. Being a member allows us access to resources such as a medical review board who will ensure we are funding the newest and most cutting edge research programs.

Dr. Dunkel Awarded with DIPG Grant

Aidan’s Avengers had the honor of traveling to Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center to present a check to Dr. Dunkel on behalf of the DIPG Collaborative for his current DIPG research program.

Dr. Dunkel’s research is one of the approved research programs Aidan’s Avengers contributed to in 2015 via the DIPG Collaborative.



Scott and Andi on Y102 – Daily Do Good:
Aidan’s Avengers helps local child fighting brain cancer

Aidan's Avengers helps local boy

Dylan loves his fun box of goodies from Aidan’s Avengers

While funding Pediatric Brain Cancer Research is our top priority as an organization, we’ve also made it part of our mission to help local families that are battling this devastating disease.

Recently, we had the opportunity to bring a smile to 5-year old Dylan of Pottstown, who is battling DIPG. On behalf of Aidan’s Avengers , we put together a fun box of goodies that included some of Dylan’s favorite toys, a Minion blanket that was made special by Caitlin (Aidan’s sister), along with some Cards of Encouragement made by Caitlin’s 5th grade classmates at Amity Elementary Center. We were also able to provide Dylan’s parents with a check to assist with the financial burden that goes along with this battle.

Thank you to all of Aidan’s Avengers for helping us to make this possible – to bring a smile to this cutie and some peace of mind to his parents. Most importantly, we ask that you all keep Dylan and his family in your daily thoughts and prayers.

Read more: http://y102reading.iheart.com/onair/scott-and-andi-55756/daily-do-good-aidans-avengers-helps-14517340/#ixzz449cSUe3w



This is where the funds go…..  See More

This is Doctor Maryam Fouladi of Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center and she is receiving a grant for $699,935 for the International ‪DIPG‬ Registry on behalf of the DIPG Collaborative. 

For more information on the types of research programs we contribute to, please visit www.dipg.org/grants