BUSM’s Lian Studying Drug to Treat Neuroblastoma

Haiwei Lian
Haiwei Lian

Haiwei Lian, MD, a postdoctoral associate at Boston University School of Medicine, was awarded the “Amanda Rozman Pediatric Cancer Research Fund St. Baldrick’s International Scholar” grant, totaling $330,000. With this funding, Lian and his team hope to determine the effect of a potent drug on treating aggressive neuroblastoma. He is a member of the Feng Lab.

The St. Baldrick’s Foundation, a volunteer-powered and donor-centered charity dedicated to raising money for childhood cancer research,  awarded nearly $2 million in grants to Boston area institutions to support research that seeks to find cures and better treatments for pediatric cancers.