The Cancer Genome Atlas has announced that it is ready to accept malignant peripheral nerve sheath tumors (MPNST) for comprehensive study. Help TCGA get the samples they need for their research.

May 17th is World Neurofibromatosis Awareness Day. Please click "Continue Reading" below for tips on how to support this initiative.

Today, on World NF Awareness Day, CTF is proud to announce two exciting advances toward building "tissue libraries" for NF research. Both will be multipurpose, openly available resources to help researchers move ahead more quickly in their work.

The Congressionally Directed Medical Research Program-Neurofibromatosis Research Program (CDMRP-NFRP) has announced fiscal year 2013 funding opportunities.

The Children's Tumor Foundation Clinical Research Awards fund small-scale clinical trials as part of an ambitious initiative to accelerate identification of NF drug therapies. In response to feedback from the research and clinical communities, the Foundation expanded the scope of the program so that Clinical Research Awards also fund adjunct studies to improve the design and implementation of clinical trials, making them faster and more meaningful.

Please click "Continue Reading" below to learn about the three most recent Clinical Research Awards funded by the Children's Tumor Foundation.