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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Describing the Biological Impacts of Gain-of-function SAMD9 Mutations | Vanderbilt University Medical Center / Jason Schwartz, MD/PhD | Young Investigator Grants | 2018 | Tennessee |
Improving CAR T-Cell Therapy for Pediatric Osteosarcoma by Manipulating Arginine Metabolism | St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital / Shannon Lange, PhD | Young Investigator Grants | 2019 | Tennessee |
Functional Characterization of RELA Fusion Ependymoma as a Basis for Therapeutic Targeting | St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital / Stephen Mack, PhD | 'A' Award Grants | 2018 | Tennessee |
Interrogation of Neuroblastoma Dependencies and RNAs on the Core-Regulatory Circuitry for Therapeutic Inhibition | St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital / Adam Durbin, PhD | Young Investigator Grants | 2018 | Tennessee |
Pediatric Oncology Translational Research Program | Vanderbilt University Medical Center / James Whitlock, M.D. | Phase I/II Infrastructure Grants | 2009 | Tennessee |
Targeting microenvironment-induced TGFB signaling to overcome drug resistance in acute lymphoblastic leukemia | St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital / Charles Mullighan, MD | Innovation Grants | 2019 | Tennessee |
Targeting wnt in synovial sarcoma models. | Vanderbilt University Medical Center / Josiane Eid | Innovation Grants | 2009 | Tennessee |
Novel Targeted Therapies for Rhabdomyosarcoma | St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital / Michael Dyer, PhD | Innovation Grants | 2013 | Tennessee |
Single Nuclear RNA-seq and Spatial Transcriptomic Analysis of Anaplastic and Favorable Histology Wilms Tumor | St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital / Andrew Murphy, MD and Xiang Chen, PhD | Single-cell Pediatric Cancer Atlas Grant | 2019 | Tennessee |
NUDT15 Polymorphisms and Individualization of Thiopurine Therapy in Children with Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia | St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital / Takaya Moriyama, MD/PhD | Young Investigator Grants | 2018 | Tennessee |