ALSF Childhood Cancer Research Grants
With your support, we have been able to fund outstanding research, leading toward cures and improved quality of life for children with cancer. Browse through more than 1,500 funded projects below.
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ALSF Funded Research Projects
Project Title | Institution / Principal Investigator(s) | Grant Type | Year |
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Targeting Oncogenic N-MYC Complexes in High-Risk Neuroblastoma | The Regents of the University of California San Francisco / Bo Qiu, MD/PhD | Young Investigator Grants | 2023 | California |
Enhancing Effectiveness of Immune Checkpoint Therapy in Neuroblastoma | Children’s Hospital Los Angeles / Shahab Asgharzadeh, MD | Innovation Grants | 2015 | California |
Identifying novel biomarkers for risk stratification in t-cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL). | University of California San Francisco / Michelle Hermiston, MD, PhD | Young Investigator Grants | 2009 | California |
Saving Lives, Saving Neurons, the Head Start Consortium for Young Children with Malignant Central Nervous System Tumors | Children’s Hospital Los Angeles / Jonathan Finlay, MD | Phase I/II Infrastructure Grants | 2007 | California |
Targeting inhibitory phosphatase signaling in high-risk childhood ALL | University of California San Francisco / Markus Muschen, MD, PhD | Innovation Grants | 2011 | California |
Pathological Condensates and Transcription Dysregulation in Rhabdomyosarcoma at Single-Molecule Resolution | California Institute of Technology / Shasha Chong, PhD | Innovation Grants | 2024 | California |
Phase II Trial of Poly-ICLC in Pediatric Low Grade Gliomas | University of California, San Diego / Donald Durden, MD, PhD | Springboard Grants | 2013 | California |
Development of a comprehensive liquid biopsy-based genomics platform for pediatric solid tumors | Children’s Hospital Los Angeles / Jaclyn Biegel | Catalyst Grants | 2023 | California |
Targeting Secondary Mutations in Juvenile Myelomonocytic Leukemia | University of California San Francisco / Elliot Stieglitz, MD | Young Investigator Grants | 2015 | California |
Genomic Alterations in Medulloblastoma | Children’s Hospital Los Angeles / Shahab Asgharzadeh, MD | Young Investigator Grants | 2008 | California |