Pediatric Oncology Student Training (POST) Program
The Pediatric Oncology Student Training (POST) Program is designed for undergraduate, graduate and medical students who have an interest in pediatric oncology research and would like to experience the field first hand. Students train with a pediatric oncology research mentor. Students may join a research project underway in a mentor’s lab or begin an original investigation with the mentor.
View all ALSF funded projects here.
| Recipient | Institution | Type of Cancer | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Amadu Tadesse | University of California, Los Angeles | Rhabdomyosarcoma | 2025 |
| Aditi Mehta | University of Alabama at Birmingham | General Pediatric Cancer | 2025 |
| Elise O'Hara-David | Emory University | Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia (ALL) | 2025 |
| Emma Lashyro | Children’s Cancer Therapy Development Institute | Rhabdomyosarcoma | 2025 |
| Simon Kleiner | University of Michigan | Medulloblastoma | 2025 |
| Daniel Lu | Dana-Farber Cancer Institute | Rhabdomyosarcoma | 2025 |
| Lester Heredia Gopar | Dana-Farber Cancer Institute | Osteosarcoma | 2025 |
| Mariam Yaacoub | University of Kentucky Research Foundation | Diffuse Intrinsic Pontine Glioma (DIPG) | 2025 |
| Hailey Garner | Augusta University | Glioma | 2025 |
| Sindhuja Narayanan | Seattle Children’s Hospital | Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia (ALL) | 2025 |
