{"id":156213,"date":"2022-03-08T13:29:57","date_gmt":"2022-03-08T23:29:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/?p=156213"},"modified":"2022-03-08T14:10:53","modified_gmt":"2022-03-09T00:10:53","slug":"st-baldricks-pediatric-cancer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/2022\/03\/08\/st-baldricks-pediatric-cancer\/","title":{"rendered":"<abbr>UH<\/abbr> community creates buzz in support of pediatric cancer research"},"content":{"rendered":"<span class=\"span-reading-time rt-reading-time\" style=\"display: block;\"><span class=\"rt-label rt-prefix\">Reading time: <\/span> <span class=\"rt-time\"> 2<\/span> <span class=\"rt-label rt-postfix\">minutes<\/span><\/span><figure id=\"attachment_156222\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-156222\" style=\"width: 676px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/manoa-soest-st-baldricks-11.jpg\" alt=\"people smiling with bald heads\" width=\"676\" height=\"381\" class=\"size-full wp-image-156222\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/manoa-soest-st-baldricks-11.jpg 676w, https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/manoa-soest-st-baldricks-11-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/manoa-soest-st-baldricks-11-130x73.jpg 130w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 676px) 100vw, 676px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-156222\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">St. Baldrick&#8217;s Foundation fundraiser participants.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The University of <span aria-label=\"Hawaii\">Â鶹´«Ã½<\/span> community is creating a buzz ahead of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.stbaldricks.org\/events\/hawaii2022\">11th annual head-shaving fundraiser<\/a> hosted by St. Baldrick\u2019s Foundation on April 24, 12&#8211;5 p.m. <abbr title=\"University of Hawaii\">UH<\/abbr> students, faculty, staff and the general public are invited to support the organization which has helped to provide opportunities for doctors, summer research fellows and earth scientists.<\/p>\n<p>St. Baldrick\u2019s Foundation has granted more than $470,000 to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.stbaldricks.org\/grants-search\/grantPeriod\/all\/country\/US\/state\/HI\/page\/1\/\">researchers and student fellows<\/a> focused on pediatric cancer research at the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.uhcancercenter.org\/\"><abbr>UH<\/abbr> Cancer Center<\/a>, <abbr>UH<\/abbr> M&#257;noa\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/jabsom.hawaii.edu\/\">John A. Burns School of Medicine<\/a> (<abbr>JABSOM<\/abbr>), <span aria-label=\"Kapiolani\">Kapi&#699;olani<\/span> Medical Center for Women and Children and Tripler Army Medical Center.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Related <em><abbr>UH<\/abbr> News<\/em> story: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/2020\/04\/21\/st-baldrick-jabsom-fellow\/\"><abbr>JABSOM<\/abbr> fellow inspired by mother to study Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma<\/a>, April 21, 2020<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The main event is the signature head shaving for participants who have raised money to fund life-saving research.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_156224\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-156224\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/manoa-soest-st-baldricks-usgs-300x169.jpg\" alt=\"group photo \" width=\"300\" height=\"169\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-156224\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/manoa-soest-st-baldricks-usgs-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/manoa-soest-st-baldricks-usgs-130x73.jpg 130w, https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/manoa-soest-st-baldricks-usgs.jpg 676w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-156224\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><abbr>UH<\/abbr> Geophysical Society at their charity softball event.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&ldquo;Everyone is welcome to support this effort by attending the event, pledging monetary donations that support the event as a whole, or by clicking on your favorite participant to support their head shave,&rdquo; said <strong>Wendy Cockshell<\/strong>, event lead organizer who works at <abbr>UH<\/abbr> M&#257;noa\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.soest.hawaii.edu\/soestwp\/\">School of Ocean and Earth Science and Technology<\/a> (<abbr>SOEST<\/abbr>) and the <a href=\"https:\/\/ndptc.hawaii.edu\/\">National Disaster Preparedness Training Center<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>There are additional ways volunteers can support this mission. The <abbr>UH<\/abbr> Geophysical Society (<abbr>UHGS<\/abbr>), a group led by <abbr>SOEST<\/abbr> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.soest.hawaii.edu\/gg\/\">Department of Earth Sciences<\/a> graduate students, will raise funds through their <a href=\"https:\/\/www.stbaldricks.org\/teams\/mypage\/133381\/2022\">annual charity softball tournament<\/a>. During the last fundraiser, <abbr>UHGS<\/abbr> donated $1,238 to the foundation.<\/p>\n<h2>Commitment runs deep<\/h2>\n<p>Many participants return, year after year, to contribute to the worthy cause.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Bruce Shiramizu<\/strong>, a <abbr>JABSOM<\/abbr> pediatrician and researcher, has mentored numerous summer fellows, conducted important research and was honored for his long-term commitment to children and their families, and raising funds for lifesaving research.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_156225\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-156225\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/manoa-soest-st-baldricks-hayley.jpg\" alt=\"little girl in princess dress\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" class=\"size-full wp-image-156225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/manoa-soest-st-baldricks-hayley.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/manoa-soest-st-baldricks-hayley-130x130.jpg 130w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-156225\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Haley<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&ldquo;Dr. Bruce has shaved his head for 10 years and at our last event, he was knighted as a &lsquo;Knight Commander&rsquo; in the honorable League of Legendary Heroes, our knights of the Bald Table,&rdquo; said Cockshell.<\/p>\n<p>After receiving the honor at the virtual event, Shiramizu presented his research that was funded by a St. Baldrick&#8217;s grant. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=taX3OQkUI1Q\">His presentation can be viewed online<\/a> (starting at 46 minute mark).<\/p>\n<p>Cockshell and her family have a deep personal commitment to the mission of St. Baldrick\u2019s Foundation. At five years old, their <a href=\"https:\/\/www.stbaldricks.org\/kids\/mypage\/3252\">daughter Haley<\/a> was diagnosed with Medulloblastoma, a brain and spinal cord cancer, and began a long and very hard battle for her life. They continue to fund research in her honor, knowing so many other children and their families need help.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Innovative treatments allowed us precious time with our daughter,&rdquo; said Cockshell. &ldquo;The St. Baldrick\u2019s Foundation supports research that saves the little lives of her friends and it makes living their lives better.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.soest.hawaii.edu\/soestwp\/announce\/news\/uh-community-creates-a-buzz-in-support-of-pediatric-cancer-research\/\">For more information, see <abbr>SOEST<\/abbr>\u2019s website<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>From pediatric cancer doctors to summer research fellows, <abbr>UH<\/abbr> is supporting the 11th annual head-shaving fundraiser hosted by St. Baldrick\u2019s Foundation.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":16,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[26],"tags":[218,31,92,169,9],"class_list":["post-156213","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-community","tag-cancer","tag-john-a-burns-school-of-medicine","tag-school-of-ocean-and-earth-science-and-technology","tag-uh-cancer-center","tag-uh-manoa","entry","has-media"],"aioseo_notices":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/156213","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/16"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=156213"}],"version-history":[{"count":10,"href":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/156213\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":156235,"href":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/156213\/revisions\/156235"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=156213"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=156213"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=156213"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}