TWIPO #33 ~Effective Advocacy - a podcast by Solving Kids Cancer

October
31, 2013

New York, NY—This Week in Pediatric Oncology
(TWiPO), the first podcast focusing on pediatric cancer research, announced
that Gavin Lindberg is a featured guest on its most recent episode, entitled
Effective Advocacy. In this episode, Mr. Lindberg speaks with host Dr. Tim Cripe
(Nationwide Children’s Hospital), and co-host Dr. Robyn Dennis (Nationwide
Children’s Hospital), about his work to increase funding for childhood cancer
research.

Mr. Lindberg is the President and Co-Founder of
The Evan’s Victory Against Neuroblastoma (EVAN) Foundation, which was
established in memory of his only child Evan Lindberg. Evan bravely battled
neuroblastoma for four years before passing away at the age of 7 in 2010. The
Foundation funds research aimed at fostering new therapies for children with
neuroblastoma, and sponsors patient-wellness programs for childhood cancer
patients enduring long and difficult stays in the hospital.

While his son was in treatment, Mr. Lindberg
served as the founding president of the Band of Parents, an organization that
raised over $1 million to develop a new humanized antibody for neuroblastoma
currently used at Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, in New York City. Mr.
Lindberg and his wife Wendy also work to increase awareness of neuroblastoma
among policymakers in Washington, DC and have successfully advanced new
opportunities for federal support of neuroblastoma research within the
Department of Defense.

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