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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!


Project Title Institutions Co-Funder(s)
Maternal comorbid conditions and the risk of pediatric cancer University of North Texas Northwestern Mutual Foundation
Using rapid protein degradation to determine the effect of RUNX1 loss-of-function on DNA damage accumulation and repair Albert Einstein College of Medicine Northwestern Mutual Foundation
Neuronal Regulation of Pediatric Brain Tumor Growth Washington University Northwestern Mutual Foundation
Understanding the association between genetic polymorphisms and adverse events during therapy for acute lymphoblastic leukemia Emory University Northwestern Mutual Foundation
Identification and characterization of non-P53 stress pathways in Shwachman-Diamond syndrome The Cleveland Clinic Foundation Northwestern Mutual Foundation
Synthetic Gene Expression Regulatory Switch engineered CAR T cells for children with cancer Baylor College of Medicine Northwestern Mutual Foundation
FGFR1 alterations in pediatric gliomas Dana-Farber Cancer Institute Northwestern Mutual Foundation
Structural rearrangement signatures as novel biomarkers for homologous recombination deficiency in cancer Dana-Farber Cancer Institute Northwestern Mutual Foundation
Investigating the Role of the MYCN Oncogene in Regulating Chemokine Expression in Neuroblastoma Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia Northwestern Mutual Foundation
Mutagenesis and disease progression in RUNX1 mutant blood stem cells is caused by inflammation-induced hyperactive signaling and supraphysiological mitochondrial ROS St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital The RUNX1 Research Program

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