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The Strands of Discovery recording is now available.

See how research tools became shared #CAVATICA resources, follow the live walkthrough, and hear #NIH thought leaders discuss the future of Kids First.

Watch: https://sbrew.link/Bonm7z5z

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New to the Kids First DRC? SupportU can help you find your footing. Join this welcoming group session to explore the portal, ask questions, and leave confident about what to do next. First Tuesdays at 10 a.m. ET. Add to your calendar: https://sbrew.link/f8vt4fHU #KidsFirstDRC

The Kids First Program and INCLUDE bring together data from 2,800+ participants with Down syndrome into a single resource, helping researchers study connections to leukemia and heart defects. Explore: https://sbrew.link/vNp2TebM

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Across these strands, shared cancer studies reveal genetic links, possible treatment targets, and new paths for rare cancer research. Each discovery moves the field toward better answers for kids.

Keep discovery moving: https://monkeylink.co/c440f7

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Dr. Katherine Janeway and the Ewing sarcoma research community are using shared family data to uncover inherited risk, including findings in DNA repair genes.

Explore this rare-cancer strand: https://monkeylink.co/aa3de7

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Shared family data are helping Dr. Katherine Janeway and the Ewing sarcoma research community uncover patterns in DNA repair genes that may explain inherited risk and guide future research.

Explore: https://monkeylink.co/aa3de7

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With Dr. John Prensner helping advance the work, CBTN data has supported research identifying a feature in high-grade brain tumors that may offer a future immunotherapy target.

See research in action: https://monkeylink.co/ba8713

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Today, the strands come together.

See how a research need became public #CAVATICA tools, join a live walkthrough with Q&A, and hear directly from #NIH thought leaders behind Kids First.

Join the Kids First Fall Public Webinar: https://monkeylink.co/b397cb

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Using the Kids First T-cell leukemia dataset, Dr. David Teachey’s team studies why treatment works differently and why cancer returns, helping identify relapse drivers and future therapy targets.

See where this strand leads: https://monkeylink.co/aa5d3c

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Why does neuroblastoma affect children so differently? Dr. Sharon Diskin’s work with this Kids First dataset is uncovering inherited changes linked to survival and more tailored care.

Follow this discovery: https://monkeylink.co/ee2a9b

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The Kids First/INCLUDE dataset led by Dr. Philip Lupo found distinct genetic features in B-ALL among children with Down syndrome, pointing to more targeted therapies.

See what this strand reveals: https://monkeylink.co/947663

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The Weaving Innovation NIH Panel brings Kids First Working Group co-chairs together to discuss the ideas, technologies, and priorities shaping Kids First’s future. Hear from thought leaders guiding the program forward.

Register: https://monkeylink.co/b397cb

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