2023 Research Workshop

Detroit International Airport (DTW) is the airport nearest Ann Arbor.  Travel time from DTW to Ann Arbor is approximately 25 minutes.

For a complete listing of accommodations and transportation options in the Ann Arbor area please visit the Destination Ann Arbor.

Kensington Hotel — SOLD OUT

Even Hotel — SOLD OUT

Hilton Garden Inn-Ann Arbor — ChadTough Room Block

Research Workshop, Friday

Thomson Reuters
6300 Interfirst Dr.
Ann Arbor, MI 48108

Dinner Reception, Friday + Research Workshop, Saturday

Kensington Hotel
3500 S State St.
Ann Arbor, MI 48108

All DIPG/DMG researchers are invited to participate in a day of plenary talks, presentations and workshops including breakout sessions on pre-clinical, genetics+metabolism, and clinical+correlates. There will also be resource talks with invitees from NIH, leading journals, and research consortiums (e.g. CBTN).

Researchers and DIPG/DMG families who partner with the foundation are invited to attend this morning session featuring a keynote address from Dr. Suzanne Baker from St. Jude and to learn more about the Friday breakout session findings.

Dr. Baker currently holds the Endowed Chair in Brain Tumor Research St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital. Her research is directed toward understanding normal and cancerous growth in the brain, with a specific focus on the underlying molecular, cellular, and genetic mechanisms driving pediatric high-grade glioma. Full Bio

Suzanne J. Baker, PhD, St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital

While the research portion of the event will conclude by noon on Saturday, there will also be an opportunity to join us that evening for our 5th annual ChadTough Defeat DIPG Gala.

To get a sense of this incredibly moving night, where researchers are treated like celebrities, please watch this video for highlights from the 2022 event.

Co-hosted by Jenine & Juwan Howard and Kim & Larry Arico, coaches of the University of Michigan Men’s and Women’s Basketball Programs.