News and research
Updates from the labs we fund, the families we stand with, and the events that make it possible.
Research Updates A New Chapter for MAF’s Ependymoma Research Funding
New partner, same mission: Faster progress for kids with brain tumors Thanks to you, The Morgan Adams Foundation (MAF) has funded groundbreaking research into one of the toughest…
August 28, 2026 · 5 min read
Research Updates Developing and improving models for testing new treatments for kids with cancer
Brain and spine tumors are one of the most common forms of cancer found in kids, second only to leukemia. Despite significant advances in treatment, brain tumors remain…
July 7, 2022 · 4 min read
Research Updates 2022 Research Funded
Thanks to the support of generous donors, 28 projects have received funding for 2022. These projects address the widest range of pediatric cancers and represent the largest single-year…
March 7, 2022 · 1 min read
Research Updates Five new clinical trials for kids with cancer
Progress in medical research takes time – and requires sustained funding. Support for kids' cancer research is critically important. Donations from caring individuals make possible studies into safer and…
May 20, 2021 · 2 min read
Research Updates The evolution of genetic sequencing: from “chips” to RNA sequencing and single-cell analysis
Andrew Donson, Senior Research Associate The Morgan Adams Foundation Pediatric Brain Tumor Research Program at the University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus & Children's Hospital Colorado Andy Donson…
August 3, 2020 · 3 min read
Research Updates Research identifies ‘genetic switch’ that may protect brain cancer stem cells
Chemotherapy and radiation kill rapidly dividing cells, a hallmark of cancer (and hair). However, cancer stem cells do not divide rapidly and so tend to resist these treatments.…
March 25, 2020 · 3 min read
Research Updates MAF Researchers secure federal grants and publication
There was quite a lot for researchers in the Morgan Adams Foundation Brain Tumor Research Program to celebrate in February! Dr. Nick Foreman's group was awarded TWO large…
March 10, 2020 · 3 min read
Ependymoma International collaboration enables MAF researchers to apply for grant worth $9.6 million
Nick Foreman, MD, the Seebaum-Tschetter Chair of Pediatric Neuro-Oncology at Children’s Hospital Colorado, has been leading the way in moving groundbreaking kids’ cancer research from the lab to…
August 23, 2018 · 3 min read