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Dr.s Crystal Mackall and Michelle Monje in their lab

Dr. Michelle Monje, IronMatt MAC Member, Published for Advancement in Treatment of Diffuse Midline Gliomas with CAR-T Cells

November 23, 2024

Dr. Michelle Monje, a member of the IronMatt Medical Advisory Committee, and her colleague, Dr. Crystal Mackall, both of Stanford Medicine led a promising immune cell trial which led to the

IronKid Lily is a Big Sister

November 13, 2024

Attendees at the 2024 September Gala learned about IronKid Lily and her battle with DIPG. We also learned that Lily had a bit of good news coming her way, mom

Matt Giegerich to Lead IronMatt as CEO

September 1, 2024

Matt Giegerich joins the IronMatt staff as Chief Executive Officer and leader of the Foundation’s mission: to build a network committed to reducing family hardship, funding pediatric brain tumor research

Greeley Girl’s Lacrosse Supports #Taubstrong Again

April 22, 2024

Deepest thanks to Greeley Girl’s Varsity Lacrosse who held their annual Casey Taub game to help raise money for #taubstrong and #ironmatt along with help from Greeley’s CT22 club.#CT22

New Jersey Man is “Hair” to Help

December 19, 2023

Joe Albertini has been inspired by his co-worker, Drew Malsbury, to start a giving campaign for IronMatt. For years Drew has donated his gorgeous locks to charities to help make

IronKid Casey Taub Honored by Town of New Castle

October 24, 2023

The Town of New Castle honored IronKid Casey Taub by renaming a sports field after him. Casey was a soccer player who lost a three-year battle against a pediatric brain

ironkid yuriza sitting in a wheelchair with a thank you card

“We love the PJs”

October 20, 2023

We love the PJ;s you sent us!! We also were soooo happy for the gift card. We will send pictures of her outfit!! Thank you for the help you’ve given us!!!

IronKid Mark and his mother, on stage at the IronMatt gala

This IronKid Battled War as Well as a Pediatric Brain Tumor

October 19, 2023

The Ukrainian war wasn’t the worst thing to hit the Negodiuk family. Just two days earlier, they had been hit by an even bigger bomb — their child, two-year-old Mark,

IronMatt Grant Recipient Finds Promising Medulloblastoma Therapy Target

October 19, 2023

Current treatments have improved the survival rate of children with medulloblastoma, but children who fall under the high-risk category are prone to having the tumor spread to other parts of

Young boy patient in a hospital bed while participating in experimental DIPG trial

IronMatt Acknowledged for Funding Groundbreaking Results in Clinical Trials

October 18, 2023

A phase 1 trial of a treatment for DIPG, or diffuse intrinsic pontine glioma, looks promising. DIPG is an aggressive type of childhood cancer that forms in the brainstem. With