Who We Are

Gift from a Child owes its inception to a group of remarkable families. We are grateful to them and their extraordinary children, whose legacies inspire our mission.

Regional Centers of Excellence are regional sites for coordination, processing and storage of donated tissue. The centers work as a collaborative and example of best practice in family and patient care.

We are proud to introduce the Lead Investigators of each of our seven Centers of Excellence. Each one of these investigators works tirelessly on behalf of families in the pursuit of safer, more effective treatments for children.

The role of a Tissue Navigator was born out of hearing so many families say, “We want to donate but we have no idea where to start or how to make it happen. Our navigators are a committed, resourceful team coordinating their work so that no matter the day or time, GFAC will work to make donation a possibility.

The Medical Advisors guide the GFAC team in developing best practices for the stewardship of the precious gift families entrust to our care. They work collaboratively to maximize the impact of the GFAC program.

The Advisory Council of Gift from a Child exists to offer strategic advice and act as a resource for advancing program goals.

Our partnership with CBTN is focused on empowering research through the gift of post-mortem tissue donation partnered with global sharing of tissue and data.