{"podcast":{"title":"Moving Medicine Forward","slug":"moving-medicine-forward-6832193","podcast_index_feed_id":6832193,"rss_url":"https://anchor.fm/s/eb715a20/podcast/rss","website_url":"https://www.ctifacts.com/","image_url":"https://d3t3ozftmdmh3i.cloudfront.net/staging/podcast_uploaded_nologo/39400744/39400744-1709928919046-527fc5e23c316.jpg","author":"CTI Clinical Trials","episode_count":74,"summary":"CTI Clinical Trial and Consulting Services presents Moving Medicine Forward, a podcast centered on advancements in healthcare and elevating individual’s stories and expertise. CTI, a global Contract Research organization with associates in 60 countries, has contributed to 10,000+ projects, 200+ drug and device approvals, and 300+ pharmaceutical and emerging biotechnology partners. Our group of innovative thinkers work to change the lives of chronically and critically ill patients.","last_synced_at":"2026-09-18T04:17:21.422880+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/moving-medicine-forward-6832193"},"episode":{"title":"Funding the Future: Closing Critical Gaps in Childhood Cancer Research","slug":"funding-the-future-closing-critical-gaps-in-childhood-cancer-research","published_at":"2026-09-10T13:38:47+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/moving-medicine-forward-6832193/funding-the-future-closing-critical-gaps-in-childhood-cancer-research","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/moving-medicine-forward-6832193","url":"https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/moving-medicine-forward/episodes/Funding-the-Future-Closing-Critical-Gaps-in-Childhood-Cancer-Research-e3olb0l","audio_url":"https://anchor.fm/s/eb715a20/podcast/play/125528533/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2026-8-10%2F04cfe73a-f7ab-ddb8-1fd4-1fba917c7e17.mp3","summary":"Childhood cancer research faces unique challenges, from limited funding opportunities to fewer treatment options compared to adult cancers. In this episode of Moving Medicine Forward , host Jeremy Schrand is joined by Jill Brink, Executive Director of CancerFree KIDS, Dr. Meisam Nami of Cincinnati Children's, and Dr. Ezgi Elmas of CARTx Therapeutics to discuss how early-stage funding is helping researchers pursue bold ideas that could transform pediatric cancer care. Together, they explore the critical role nonprofit organizations play in advancing innovation, the promise of next-generation cell therapies, and how collaboration across research, healthcare, and industry is helping bring new treatment options closer to the children and families who need them most. 00:00 | Introduction to CancerFree KIDS and pediatric cancer research 01:37 | Why childhood cancer research needs bold, early-stage funding 04:01 | Bridging the gap between scientific discovery and patient care 06:18 | How nonprofit funding helped launch a breakthrough cell therapy innovation 07:06 | Understanding gene-edited and off-the-shelf cancer therapies 10:28 | Closing critical gaps in pediatric cancer research and treatment development 14:54 | The power of collaboration across nonprofits, healthcare, and biotech 18:29 | What gives researchers hope for the future of pediatric cancer care","meta_description":"Childhood cancer research faces unique challenges, from limited funding opportunities to fewer treatment options compared to adult cancers. In this episod…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":1358,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/moving-medicine-forward-6832193/episodes/funding-the-future-closing-critical-gaps-in-childhood-cancer-research/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/moving-medicine-forward-6832193/funding-the-future-closing-critical-gaps-in-childhood-cancer-research.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}