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 1,000 funded projects below.
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ALSF Funded Research Projects
| Project Title | Institution / Principal Investigator(s) |
Grant Type |
Year | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Effects of CNS Treatment on Antioxidant Level, Apoptosis and Cognitive Abilities in Childhood Leukemia | University of Arizona / Ki Moore, R.N./Ph.D. | Nurse Researcher Grants | 2012 | Arizona |
| KAM: Kids are Moving; An Exercise Program for Children with Cancer | University of Minnesota / Mary Catherine (Casey) Hooke, PhD | Nurse Researcher Grants | 2014 | Minnesota |
| Yoga for Children and Adolescents After Completing Cancer Treatment | Children's Health Care / Mary (Casey) Hooke | Nurse Researcher Grants | 2010 | Minnesota |
| Child and Adolescent Preferences for Involvement in their Cancer Treatment Decisions | Children's Research Institute / Katherine Kelly, Ph.D. | Nurse Researcher Grants | 2012 | District of Columbia |
| Symptom Patterns during Pediatric Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplant Recovery | Duke University Medical Center / Cheryl Rodgers, RN, PhD | Nurse Researcher Grants | 2014 | North Carolina |
| Relationships Between Symptoms and the Hospital Care Environment in Children and Adolescents with Cancer | Huntsman Cancer Institute / Lauri Linder | Nurse Researcher Grants | 2010 | Utah |
| Evaluation of the Literacy Demand and Racial/Ethnic Influences for Self-Reported Symptomatic Adverse Events during Childhood Cancer Therapy | Palmetto Health / Janice Withycombe, PhD | Nurse Researcher Grants | 2013 | South Carolina |
| Pediatric Oncology Nurses' Experiences with Prognosis-Related Communication | Marquette University / Amy Newman, RN, MSN | Nurse Researcher Grants | 2014 | Wisconsin |
| Prospective Symptom Assessment in Children with Advanced Cancer | University of Wisconsin - Madison / Kathleen Montgomery, PhD & Jennifer Madden, RN/MSN | Nurse Researcher Grants | 2015 | Wisconsin |
| Pain and Symptom Experiences in Children with Cancer | University of California, Los Angeles / Eufemia Jacob, PhD, RN | Nurse Researcher Grants | 2007 | California |