Case Western researchers awarded $250,000 to develop an effective treatment for childhood brain tumors

(Case Western Reserve University) Prayers from Maria Children's Glioma Cancer Foundation announced today that it will award its $250,000 Melana Matson Memorial Grant -- its third major research grant since 2010 -- to Case Western Reserve University, Case Comprehensive Cancer Center researchers James Basilion, Ph.D., Efstathis Karathanasis, Ph.D., and John Letterio, M.D., who are studying the use of nanotechnology to more effectively treat pediatric glioma brain tumors.