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Kendra Scott event

By Southeastern Brain Tumor Foundation | 04/27/2021 | Comments Off on Kendra Scott event

Once again, the SBTF has partnered with Kendra Scott to offer an opportunity to shop for good– and just in time for graduations, Mother’s Day and Brain Tumor Awareness month!…

Update from Dr. Hjelmeland

By Southeastern Brain Tumor Foundation | 04/15/2021 | Comments Off on Update from Dr. Hjelmeland

The Southeastern Brain Tumor Foundation received an exciting update from Dr. Hjelmeland recently regarding the outcomes and findings from her projects supported by the SBTF. Early in her career, Dr.…

Voices of Hope Scholarship Applications now available

By Southeastern Brain Tumor Foundation | 04/05/2021 | Comments Off on Voices of Hope Scholarship Applications now available

Beginning April 1, 2021 applications are available for Voices of Hope Scholarships offered by the Southeastern Brain Tumor Foundation. The Scholarships are intended to provide brain tumor patients, or the…

Registration open for Muddy Duck Dash 2021

By Southeastern Brain Tumor Foundation | 04/05/2021 | Comments Off on Registration open for Muddy Duck Dash 2021

Registration is OPEN for the 2021 Muddy Duck Dash! While we had to change the date from May to July to ensure a safer environment, we are set to FLOCK…

Cameron Heyward Foundation returns for third year as scholarship supporter

By Southeastern Brain Tumor Foundation | 04/01/2021 | Comments Off on Cameron Heyward Foundation returns for third year as scholarship supporter

For a third consecutive year, the Cameron Heyward Foundation has pledged their support of our Voices of Hope scholarship program. Dedicated to impacting the lives of today’s youth, founder and…

Local patient receives SBTF act of kindness

By Southeastern Brain Tumor Foundation | 03/31/2021 | Comments Off on Local patient receives SBTF act of kindness

Ellijay teachers rally around one of their own after rare tumor diagnosis Christian Johnson discovered she had a brain tumor and her world changed. So many in our community understand…

Horizons of Hope Newsletter

By Southeastern Brain Tumor Foundation | 03/31/2021 | Comments Off on Horizons of Hope Newsletter

The first quarter edition of the Foundation’s Horizons of Hope Newsletter is now available to download! It highlights current events, news and updates from January through March 2021.

Lighten the Load Patient Program Update

By Southeastern Brain Tumor Foundation | 03/26/2021 | Comments Off on Lighten the Load Patient Program Update

Our Lighten the Load Program, funded by Giving Tuesday, began this year and has impacted almost 200 patients currently undergoing treatment for a primary brain tumor. We love putting a…

Muddy Duck Dash rescheduled

By Southeastern Brain Tumor Foundation | 03/19/2021 | Comments Off on Muddy Duck Dash rescheduled

It is official! While we had to change the Dash from May to ensure a safer environment, we are set to FLOCK together on July 24, 2021 at the University…

Emily Lavell, MSSF awardee reports on her research project and findings

By Southeastern Brain Tumor Foundation | 02/18/2021 | Comments Off on Emily Lavell, MSSF awardee reports on her research project and findings

Emily Lavell (Mayo Clinic in Jacksonville, Florida) received the 2020 Medical Student Summer Fellowship grant funded by the Southeastern Brain Tumor Foundation. Her project was “Role of Glioma Extracellular Vesicles…

Guiding principles for adult CNS tumors

Guiding Principles for Adult CNS Tumor Treatment Programs

 In August 2025, a groundbreaking White Paper was published in Neuro-Oncology Advances—marking a pivotal moment for adult CNS tumor treatment ...
Grant announcement for BFTC to fund two brain tumor research projects.

Two Multi-Institutional Teams Selected to Improve Diagnosis and Monitoring of Primary Brain Tumors  

The Brain Tumor Funders’ Collaborative (BTFC) announced $1 million in grant funding to support two multi-institutional research teams focused on developing liquid ...
SBTF turns Thirty

Thirty Years of the Southeastern Brain Tumor Foundation

Southeastern Brain Tumor Foundation Celebrates 30 Years of Hope, Healing, and Progress ATLANTA, GA – June 18, 2025 – The Southeastern ...
Portraits of SBTF Board of Directors members arranged in a grid.

Two new Board of Directors to join the Foundation

Caroline Garcia & Brittany Lawton join the SBTF Board of Directors The Southeastern Brain Tumor Foundation invited two new advocates ...

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