Press Releases

New Grants Aim to Improve Quality of Life for Patients with Brain Tumors and Their Caregivers  Today, the National Brain Tumor Society (NBTS) is announcing its first-ever Quality of Life Research grants, part of a concerted new program aimed at improving the lives of those facing brain tumors, both patients and their caregivers. The new grants, supported in part by Stachestrong, will fund two projects, each for $200,000 over two years. […] March 17, 2025

National Brain Tumor Society Statement on Passing of Former President Jimmy Carter National Brain Tumor Society mourns the passing of President Jimmy Carter, the 39th President of the United States, a fierce proponent of civil rights, a consensus-builder, and a humanitarian. President Carter leaves us with a long and admirable legacy from his time in office and the decades of service and nonprofit work that followed. His […] December 29, 2024

National Brain Tumor Society Board Chair, Dr. Edjah Nduom, Appointed by President Biden to National Cancer Advisory Board Today, President Biden announced his intent to appoint four members to the National Cancer Advisory Board (NCAB), including Dr. Edjah Nduom, Chair of the National Brain Tumor Society’s Board of Directors.  Composed of 18 members from the health care, scientific, and public sectors, the NCAB plays an important role in guiding the Director of the […] May 10, 2024

NBTS Names Dr. Manmeet Ahluwalia Clinical Advisor to its DNA Damage Response Consortium Today, the National Brain Tumor Society (NBTS) announced that Manmeet Ahluwalia, MD, MBA, FASCO, Chief Scientific Officer, Chief of Medical Oncology, Deputy Director, and Fernandez Family Endowed Chair at Miami Cancer Institute, part of Baptist Health South Florida, is joining its DNA Damage Response Consortium as Clinical Advisor. The consortium –– which comprises expert teams […] October 25, 2023

NBTS Urges Congress to Keep Brain Tumor Research and Treatment Development Moving Forward David Arons, JD, president and chief executive officer of the National Brain Tumor Society, today released the following statement about averting a potential government shutdown at the end of the Fiscal Year on Friday, September 29, 2023: For thousands of Americans currently living with a brain tumor, the National Institutes of Health (NIH), through its […] September 26, 2023