International Women's Day 2020
Happy International Women’s Day!
International Women’s Day celebrates the achievements of women.
International Women's Day (8th March 2020) is a global day celebrating the achievements of women. The day also marks a call to action for accelerating women's equality.
Thanks to your support, we fund amazing researchers working to improve treatments for neuroblastoma.
Today we celebrate those female scientists who work tirelessly to help more children with neuroblastoma.
We asked three of our funded researchers about what motivates them in their work
Dr Zoë Walters, University of Southampton
“I am passionate about science and cancer research in particular. As far back as I can remember I have always wanted to be a scientist. My team firmly believes that every child with cancer deserves to be cured and given their life back.”
Dr Heike Laman
Dr Heike Laman – University of Cambridge
“A fascination with biology in all its wondrous diversity and elegance. Every day I get up hoping to discover something even more interesting than the day before. And I’m surrounded by passionate and motivated scientists, who are fun to work with.”
Dr Juliet Gray
Dr Juliet Gray – University of Southampton
“My motivation for research and new clinical trials comes from the patients that I see, and the need to find new and better treatments for the cancers that they have. New and different types of therapy are needed to improve survival rates for children with neuroblastoma. “
We are proud to support women in science and those who are researching neuroblastoma.
Funding research. Saving lives.
We are a small national charity, dedicated to finding a cure for neuroblastoma, a rare childhood cancer.
We do this by funding leading research projects to develop new, more effective and kinder treatments for children with neuroblastoma.
Find out more about our research approach and currently funded research projects.