April is finally here, which means we are counting down to #DNADay23 on April 25! This year is extra special, as this year also marks 70 years since the double helix was discovered, and 20 years since the Human Genome Project was completed. genome.gov/DNA-Day-2023

>>>Announcing the Children’s Tumor Foundation Strategic Plan 2023-2028<<< The CTF Board of Directors has approved a new and bold strategic plan to bolster our mission to #ENDNF. Read the Strategic Plan Summary Document - ctf.org/strategic

Thank you to NIH Clinical Center for this mental health boost in the middle of a busy day of clinical trial appointments. #clinicaltrials #ENDNF

Genetics and genomics are both important in health, but what is the difference between them? Genetics refers to the study of inheritance and the ways that traits or conditions are passed down from one generation to another. Genomics describes the study of all of a person's DNA.

We are very sorry to share the news that Nick Gilbert, the son of Cleveland Cavaliers owner Dan Gilbert and longtime good luck charm for the Cavaliers passed away earlier today. He was 26 years old. echovita.com/us/obituaries/…

We're thrilled to announce that, for the 3rd year, Lamar Advertising is helping us #MakeNFVisible through a national PSA digital billboard campaign! ctf.org/news/national-… If you see a Make NF Visible billboard, take a photo and tag CTF, #endnf and #makenfvisible!

In memory of our beloved Mamie Moss, we are running in the Norma Livingston MotherWalk 5K tomorrow morning. Happy Mother’s Day to the most amazing mother in law that ever walked this earth. #lovelikeMamie #ovariancancer

It’s World NF Awareness Day. Wear blue and green for May 17. Sharing our family’s diagnosis story from 2014. #ENDNF The Moss Family - 2014 Strength and Honor Award youtu.be/ozH6hkdkzto

Wore by blue and green on May 17! #EndNF #teammoss

MPNST #sarcoma is the #1 cause of mortality in #NF1. Early detection and accurate dx of pre-malignant atypical NF is critical to improve outcome. Excited that our Test Account @NCI_CCR_PedOnc #liquidbx collaboration will have two platform talks Children's Tumor Fdn mtg re: early dx

Our dream team! So thankful for everyone in this pic and their fellow team members working to #ENDNF

#FACT: Plexiform neurofibromas are tumors associated with NF1 that involve one or more nerves and can occur anywhere in the body. More NF Facts at ctf.org/facts. More ways to #MakeNFVisible at makenfvisible.org. #endnf #NF

It’s #GlobalRunningDay I run to #ENDNF in my children’s lifetime.

Get ready for the annual Children's Tumor Fdn NF Conference! Progress in NF1 therapeutic discovery made possible via NTAP-driven collaboration and focus is invigorating. Come hear the latest data and get involved. We are eager to grow the field even more, even faster! #NF1Research

#REiNS2023 has started! What better way to kick it off than honoring the tremendous efforts of Vanessa L. Merker, PhD and Miranda McManus to improve #neurofibromatosis care and march towards the goal to #endnf. Congrats to all of the REiNS Collaboration nominees! Excited to hear groups’ progress!

Wear me out, folks! #ENDNF facebook.com/donate/9792151…

Seeking exceptional early stage clinician scientists who to be part of the cure! NTAP is now accepting applications for The Francis S. Collins Scholars Program in Neurofibromatosis Clinical and Translational Research, apply at bit.ly/3qp3MsA Johns Hopkins Medicine

One tenant of the Children's Tumor Foundation's mission is to expand knowledge, and with that in mind, we're re-sharing this handy-dandy one-sheet about the new & improved way we talk about NF. Check out-and share!-this flyer, and then visit ctf.org/aboutnf to learn more!

Proud to support the important work of #FrancisSCollinsScholars and collaborators to advance #NF1 research. tinyurl.com/4n25phct Taylor Sundby, MD 🧬 #ASTRO2023 CancerConnect nick-CCR_PedOnc-Test Account Neurofibromatosis Therapeutic Acceleration Program

Devastating news: NF research funding through the CDMRP has been eliminated for FY2025. Other disease areas were also affected, but this is a huge loss for our community. Read our full statement: ctf.org/news/ensuring-…