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GOSH Charity gives £2.4m to pioneering clinical trial for children with aggressive blood cancer

14 Oct 2024, 11:20 a.m.

In line with our new cancer research strategy, we’re funding a pioneering phase I clinical trial for children with T-cell acute lymphoblastic leukaemia.

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Launching GOSH Charity’s Lift-Off Grants

1 Aug 2024, 4:03 p.m.

Some of the biggest breakthroughs come from the smallest ideas, which is why we recently launched our new Lift-off Grant scheme.

Designed to help early-stage research get to a point where it can secure further funding to grow and thrive, the scheme m…

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GOSH Charity commits largest amount yet towards 2023/24 National Funding Call

4 Jun 2024, 10:07 a.m.

Each year, we invite researchers from across the country to apply for funding through our National Call – the UK’s largest regular funding scheme dedicated towards research into rare or complex childhood diseases.

From these applications, we select a…

GOSH Charity to jointly fund two data-driven projects to advance research into childhood cancers

29 May 2024, 4:17 p.m.

GOSH Charity is proud to be jointly funding two research projects that will use data science to advance research into childhood cancers.

inside of a cell where the WIPI4 protein has been depleted

GOSH Charity supported research gives new understanding of childhood brain disorder

8 May 2024, 12:07 p.m.

A Cambridge based research team funded through GOSH Charity’s National Call has published findings which shed light on the cause behind Beta-propeller protein-associated neurodegeneration (BPAN), a rare brain disorder found in children.

This discover…