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NEW YORK, Sept. 21, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- On Monday, September 25, 2017, Hyundai Hope On Wheels® will present NYU Langone Health with a $250,000 Hyundai Scholar Hope Grant. The grant funds will support the research of principal investigators Danny Reinberg, PhD, the Terry and Mel Karmazin Professor of Biochemistry and Molecular Pharmacology, and Matija Snuderl, MD, assistant professor in the Department of Pathology at NYU Langone.

The Hyundai Scholar Hope Grant will be officially presented to William L. Carroll, MD, Julie and Edward J. Minskoff Professor of Pediatrics  and director of the Division of Pediatric Hematology/Oncology at Hassenfeld Children's Hospital at NYU Langone, accepting on behalf of Drs. Reinberg and Snuderl, during a Hope On Wheels Handprint Ceremony at Stephen D. Hassenfeld Children's Center for Cancer & Blood Disorders. New York-area children battling cancer will participate in the program's signature event, in which they'll dip their hands in paint and place their handprints on a large canvas to commemorate their battles with cancer.

This event is part of Hope On Wheels activities in September in honor of National Childhood Cancer Awareness Month.  In September alone, Hope On Wheels will award 40 research grants totaling $8.5 million to institutions nationwide. This brings the organization's donation total to $130 million since Hyundai joined the fight against pediatric cancer in 1998. With this latest grant, Hope On Wheels has awarded more than $900,000 to NYU School of Medicine.

"September is a special time for all of us at Hyundai because it's National Childhood Cancer Awareness Month. It's a time when we honor the courageous children battling cancer while also funding the doctors and researchers that are working tirelessly to provide care and develop new treatments," said Scott Fink,  chairman, Hyundai Hope On Wheels Board of Directors. "Throughout the month we will share stories of the brave children battling cancer through our campaign theme called 'Every Handprint Tells A Story' and invite the public to join our fight."

The $250,000 Hyundai Scholar Hope Grant will be officially presented at the Hope On Wheels Handprint Ceremony at Stephen D. Hassenfeld Children's Center for Cancer & Blood Disorders, on September 25, 2017 at 10:00 a.m. Doctors and researchers that receive a grant from Hope On Wheels are named Hyundai Scholars and are presented with a special lab coat.

The Hope On Wheels September campaign theme is 'Every Handprint Tells A Story.' This theme recognizes that there are many stakeholders in the fight to end childhood cancer – the child, family, doctors, nurses, caregivers and researchers. The public is encouraged to visit our website at HyundaiHopeOnWheels.org to view videos of child cancer fighters, learn about the work of Hope On Wheels-funded researchers or add a virtual handprint of support on the website. Supporters are also asked to join our movement to End Childhood Cancer and to share our stories on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram.

For more information about Hyundai Hope On Wheels and to view a complete list of this year's grant winners, please visit HyundaiHopeOnWheels.org/research. Follow us on Facebook, Twitter or Instagram at facebook.com/HyundaiHopeOnWheels, twitter.com/HopeOnWheels or instagram.com/HyundaiHopeOnWheels. 

HYUNDAI HOPE ON WHEELS 
Hyundai Hope On Wheels® is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization that is committed to finding a cure for childhood cancer. Launched in 1998, Hyundai Hope On Wheels provides grants to eligible institutions nationwide that are pursuing life-saving research and innovative treatments for the disease. Hyundai Hope on Wheels is one of the largest non-profit funders of pediatric cancer research in the country, and primary funding for Hyundai Hope On Wheels comes from Hyundai Motor America and its more than 835 U.S. dealers. Since its inception, Hyundai Hope On Wheels has awarded more than $130 million towards childhood cancer research in pursuit of a cure.

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