Hyundai Hope on Wheels and Los Angeles-area Hyundai dealers have awarded a $75,000 Hyundai Scholar Grant to Dr. Vivian Chang, a clinical instructor in pediatric hematology and oncology and co-director of the Pediatric Cancer Predisposition Clinic at Mattel Children’s Hospital UCLA. She won the grant for her research in using DNA sequencing technology to identify cancerous genes.
Mattel Children’s Hospital UCLA is one of 40 recipients of the 2013 Hyundai Scholar Grant, which supports principal investigators known as Hyundai Scholars. Hyundai Scholars pursue research and implement clinical programs aimed at improving the lives of children battling pediatric cancer.
“We are deeply appreciative of Hyundai Hope on Wheels’ support of Dr. Chang’s work in whole-exome sequencing to identify a predisposition to cancer,” said Dr. Theodore B. Moore, chief of pediatric hematology and oncology at Mattel hospital. “This sophisticated technology is faster and less expensive for the patient and will help oncologists to design a personal surveillance program using advanced tools to find the kinds of cancer a child is at risk for developing.”
