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Co-Funded Projects

Alex's Lemonade Stand Foundation is proud to partner with nearly 20 different childhood cancer charities to bring us closer to cures. Together, we are supporting the most cutting-edge research in the fight against childhood cancer. View projects supported in collaboration with our charity partners below!

Co-funder

Project Title	Institutions	Co-Funder(s)
Targeting Chromatin Remodelers to Enhance Neuroblastoma Differentiation Therapy	Dana-Farber Cancer Institute	Northwestern Mutual Foundation
Elucidating Essential Kinase-Independent Functions of ALK	Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia	Northwestern Mutual Foundation
Novel Synergistic Drug Combinations for Lineage-plastic Pediatric Leukemias	The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine	Northwestern Mutual Foundation
Social Determinants of Health Associated with Clinical Trial Enrollment in a Diverse Cohort of Children and Adolescents with Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia	University of California, San Diego	Northwestern Mutual Foundation
Exploring the interplay of microbiome, bile acids, immune reconstitution, and clinical outcomes following allogeneic hematopoietic transplantation	Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center	Northwestern Mutual Foundation
Utilizing a novel zebrafish model of neuroblastoma to identify mechanisms of tumor regression	University of Mississippi Medical Center	Northwestern Mutual Foundation
Next-Generation CAR-T Cell Immunotherapies for Pediatric Acute Myeloid Leukemia	Boston Children’s Hospital	Northwestern Mutual Foundation
Elucidating the tumor promoting roles of itaconate in ZFTA-RELA Fusion driven ependymomas	University of Michigan	Northwestern Mutual Foundation
Elucidating the role of MIF in the immunosuppressive tumor microenvironment of Ewing sarcoma	Children’s Hospital Los Angeles	Northwestern Mutual Foundation
A biophysical approach to improve CAR T cell efficacy against diffuse midline gliomas	St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital	Northwestern Mutual Foundation

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