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 | State |
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Epigenetic Regulation of T cell Activation and Immunotherapy | The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine / Brian Ladle, MD, PhD | Young Investigator Grants | 2013 | Maryland |
SETD2 Mutations in Prognosis and Chemotherapy Resistance in Relapsed Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia | Dana-Farber Cancer Institute / Brenton Mar, MD, PhD | Young Investigator Grants | 2014 | Massachusetts |
Developing an accurate genetic model for rhabdomyosarcoma therapy | Children’s Research Institute / Dawn Chandler, PhD | Young Investigator Grants | 2007 | District of Columbia |
Identification and Targeting of Microenvironmental Factors Controlling Pediatric Leukemia | New York University School of Medicine / Anastasia Tikhonova, PhD | Young Investigator Grants | 2017 | New York |
Translating BET Bromodomain Inhibitors for Acute Myeloid Leukemia Therapy | Dana-Farber Cancer Institute / Yana Pikman, MD | Young Investigator Grants | 2014 | Massachusetts |
Activating Metabolic Pathways to Increase the Persistence of Leukemia Targeting T Cells | Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh / Erica Braverman, MD | Young Investigator Grants | 2021 | Pennsylvania |
Pedi-PRESTO: Pediatric Patient-Reported Symptom Tracking in Oncology | Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia / Allison Barz Leahy, MD | Young Investigator Grants | 2018 | Pennsylvania |
The Role of PTPRD as a Tumor Suppressor in Neuroblastoma Pathogenesis | Mayo Clinic / Shizhen Zhu, MD, PhD | Young Investigator Grants | 2013 | Minnesota |
Molecular Mechanism and Development of Therapeutic Strategies Targeting MYCN-induced Calcium Signaling in Advanced Neuroblastoma | University of Hawaii at Hilo / Ingo Koomoa-Lange, PhD | Young Investigator Grants | 2014 | Hawaii |
Selective inhibition of nuclear export as a novel therapeutic strategy in AML | Dana-Farber Cancer Institute / Julia Etchin | Young Investigator Grants | 2012 | Massachusetts |