"The Foundation's support of people rather than a specific idea-project is refreshing and much appreciated. As a grantee, I felt empowered to think and do things differently and also motivated to make a difference in the lives of brain cancer patients as quickly as possible. As well I try to support my employees in the same vein as Rick Sontag does."

About DSA-Funded Research

As a physician/scientist, Kesari harnesses his experience in surgery, chemotherapy, immunotherapy, radiation therapy and novel devices to help develop precision therapeutic strategies that will advance medicine to a new stage in the battle against brain tumors and eradicate the disease. He is the inventor on several patents and patent applications, and founder and advisor to many cancer and neurosciences focused biotech startups. Dr. Kesari has had a long-standing interest in cancer stem cells and studies their role in the formation of brain tumors and resistance to treatment. He believes that in order to cure patients with brain tumors we first need to gain a better molecular and biological understanding of the disease.