The LBF Podcast: Purpose. Passion. Progress.

The Lilabean Foundation is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit that focuses on raising funds for research that will advance treatments to create better outcomes for children diagnosed with brain cancer. The end goal of the Foundation is to help fund a cure for pediatric brain cancer. On this podcast we will hear from pediatric oncology doctors, the founder of the foundation, The Children's Brain Tumor Network, and parents who have experienced the heartbreak of hearing the words - “your child has cancer”. We’re doing this show to help tell our story and advance our mission. We’ll do that today with our guest - Dr. Brian Rood, director of molecular biology and data science as well as the associate director of the Brain Tumor Institute at Children's National Hospital.

Check us out at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.lilabeanfoundation.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ to learn more. Please consider joining us for an upcoming event or supporting with a donation!

The Lilabean Foundation is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit that focuses on raising funds for research that will advance treatments to create better outcomes for children diagnosed with brain cancer. The end goal of the Foundation is to help fund a cure for pediatric brain cancer. On this podcast we will hear from pediatric oncology doctors, the founder of the foundation, The Children's Brain Tumor Network, and parents who have experienced the heartbreak of hearing the words - “your child has cancer”. We’re doing this show to help tell our story and advance our mission. We’ll do that today with our guest -Erika Kerbalek, research fellow at Children’s National Hospital and the 2026 LBF Fellow.

Check us out at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.lilabeanfoundation.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ to learn more. Please consider joining us for an upcoming event or supporting with a donation!

The Lilabean Foundation is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit that focuses on raising funds for research that will advance treatments to create better outcomes for children diagnosed with brain cancer. The end goal of the Foundation is to help fund a cure for pediatric brain cancer. On this podcast we will hear from pediatric oncology doctors, the founder of the foundation, The Children's Brain Tumor Network, and parents who have experienced the heartbreak of hearing the words - “your child has cancer”. We’re doing this show to help tell our story and advance our mission. We’ll do that today with our guest - Kelly Barch, Executive Director of the Lilabean Foundation.

Check us out at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.lilabeanfoundation.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ to learn more. Please consider joining us for an upcoming event or supporting with a donation!

Please visit Cameron's Heroes Page⁠ ⁠and consider a donation in his honor.

The Lilabean Foundation is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit that focuses on raising funds for research that will advance treatments to create better outcomes for children diagnosed with brain cancer. The end goal of the Foundation is to help fund a cure for pediatric brain cancer. On this podcast we will hear from pediatric oncology doctors, the founder of the foundation, The Children's Brain Tumor Network, and parents who have experienced the heartbreak of hearing the words - “your child has cancer”. We’re doing this show to help tell our story and advance our mission. We’ll do that today with our guest - Cara Sarubin, mother of LBF Hero Cameron.

Check us out at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.lilabeanfoundation.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ to learn more. Please consider joining us for an upcoming event or supporting with a donation!

The Lilabean Foundation is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit that focuses on raising funds for research that will advance treatments to create better outcomes for children diagnosed with brain cancer. The end goal of the Foundation is to help fund a cure for pediatric brain cancer. On this podcast we will hear from pediatric oncology doctors, the founder of the foundation, The Children's Brain Tumor Network, and parents who have experienced the heartbreak of hearing the words - “your child has cancer”. We’re doing this show to help tell our story and advance our mission. We’ll do that today with our guests - Serge Yaacoub, a research postdoctoral fellow at the Brain Tumor Institute of Children’s National Hospital and the 2025 LBF Fellow, and Dalia Haydar, who leads The Haydar Laboratory at Children's National.

Check us out at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.lilabeanfoundation.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ to learn more. Please consider joining us for an upcoming event or supporting with a donation!

Please visit ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Ashton's Heroes Page ⁠and consider a donation in her honor.

The Lilabean Foundation is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit that focuses on raising funds for research that will advance treatments to create better outcomes for children diagnosed with brain cancer. The end goal of the Foundation is to help fund a cure for pediatric brain cancer. On this podcast we will hear from pediatric oncology doctors, the founder of the foundation, The Children's Brain Tumor Network, and parents who have experienced the heartbreak of hearing the words - “your child has cancer”. We’re doing this show to help tell our story and advance our mission. We’ll do that today with our guests - Amanda Hawkins, mother of LBF Hero Ashton.

Check us out at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.lilabeanfoundation.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ to learn more. Please consider joining us for an upcoming event or supporting with a donation!

The Lilabean Foundation is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit that focuses on raising funds for research that will advance treatments to create better outcomes for children diagnosed with brain cancer. The end goal of the Foundation is to help fund a cure for pediatric brain cancer. On this podcast we will hear from pediatric oncology doctors, the founder of the foundation, The Children's Brain Tumor Network, and parents who have experienced the heartbreak of hearing the words - “your child has cancer”. We’re doing this show to help tell our story and advance our mission. We’ll do that today with our guest - Bavani Subramaniam, a research postdoctoral fellow at the Brain Tumor Institute of Children’s National Hospital and the 2022 LBF Fellow.

Check us out at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.lilabeanfoundation.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ to learn more. Please consider joining us for an upcoming event or supporting with a donation!

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The Lilabean Foundation is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit that focuses on raising funds for research that will advance treatments to create better outcomes for children diagnosed with brain cancer. The end goal of the Foundation is to help fund a cure for pediatric brain cancer. On this podcast we will hear from pediatric oncology doctors, the founder of the foundation, The Children's Brain Tumor Network, and parents who have experienced the heartbreak of hearing the words - “your child has cancer”. We’re doing this show to help tell our story and advance our mission. We’ll do that today with our guest - Meghan Savercool, LBF Ambassador Council President.

Check us out at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.lilabeanfoundation.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ to learn more. Please consider joining us for an upcoming event or supporting with a donation!

The Lilabean Foundation is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit that focuses on raising funds for research that will advance treatments to create better outcomes for children diagnosed with brain cancer. The end goal of the Foundation is to help fund a cure for pediatric brain cancer. On this podcast we will hear from pediatric oncology doctors, the founder of the foundation, The Children's Brain Tumor Network, and parents who have experienced the heartbreak of hearing the words - “your child has cancer”. We’re doing this show to help tell our story and advance our mission. We’ll do that today with our guest - Skylar Corr, Ambassador Council member and big sister of Sam.

Check us out at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.lilabeanfoundation.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ to learn more. Please consider joining us for an upcoming event or supporting with a donation!

The Lilabean Foundation is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit that focuses on raising funds for research that will advance treatments to create better outcomes for children diagnosed with brain cancer. The end goal of the Foundation is to help fund a cure for pediatric brain cancer. On this podcast we will hear from pediatric oncology doctors, the founder of the foundation, The Children's Brain Tumor Network, and parents who have experienced the heartbreak of hearing the words - “your child has cancer”. We’re doing this show to help tell our story and advance our mission. We’ll do that today with our guest - Nicole Giroux, LBF Founder and mother of LBF Hero Lila.

Check us out at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.lilabeanfoundation.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ to learn more. Please consider joining us for an upcoming event or supporting with a donation!