Can We Change The Future of DIPG? A Conversation With Dr Ashley Vardon
About this episode
Ellie Thompson interviews Dr Ashley Vardon about his research on DIPG and the challenges of delivering devastating diagnoses while striving for a cure.
What is it like to dedicate your career to finding a cure for one of the deadliest childhood cancers? In this deeply personal episode of Parental Control, Ellie Thompson sits down with Dr Ashley Vardon , an NIHR Academic Clinical Lecturer at the University of Birmingham, whose pioneering research into diffuse intrinsic pontine glioma (DIPG) is being part-funded by Billy's Battalion. Together, they explore what life is like on "the other side of the room"—the side where doctors and researchers must deliver devastating diagnoses while working tirelessly to change the future. From the latest breakthroughs in childhood brain cancer research to the hope emerging from global scientific collaboration, this is an honest conversation about grief, determination and why every research project matters. Email us at info@mybaba.com Follow us on Instagram @mybabainsta and @mybabagram Show notes Billy's Battalion JustGiving page: https://www.justgiving.com/page/billysbattalionofficial More on Dr Ashley Vardon x Billy Battalion Research Project What is My Baba? My Baba provides the daily scoop on family, food and lifestyle - we're not just experts at all things parenting. Visit mybaba.com The…
People in this episode
Host: Ellie Thompson
Guest: Dr Ashley Vardon
Topics covered
- childhood cancer
- DIPG
- medical research
- grief
- hope
- scientific collaboration
Keywords
- DIPG
- childhood cancer
- research
- medical breakthroughs
- grief
- determination
- Billy's Battalion
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: University of Birmingham, Billy's Battalion
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