At Wellstar Children’s Hospital of Georgia, Dr. David Munn was awarded a $400,000 Scholar Hope Grant from Hyundai Hope on Wheels. The funds will push ahead studies to support pediatric cancer research.
“We really rely on people like Hyundai who understand the need and give hope to these kids,” Dr. Munn said per Augusta CEO. He works as a professor at the Medical College of Georgia, guiding the Pediatric Immunotherapy Program.
Scientists aim to make kids’ natural defenses stronger so cancer drugs can work as well as they do in grown-ups. Each year, about 4,000 young Americans face brain and spinal cord tumors…