Cancer 2026

Hope C. Ball, completed her Ph.D. at The University of Akron, specializing in cell and molecular biology and bioinformatics. She completed her postdoctoral studies at Northeast Ohio Medical University. She is currently the Director of the Akron Children’s Hospital Hematology/Oncology Molecular Research lab, where her focus lies in elucidating the role of genetic mutations in pediatric brain tumors.  She has published over 28 papers and spoken at numerous national conferences.