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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pediatric Oncology Translational Research Program | Vanderbilt University Medical Center / James Whitlock, M.D. | Phase I/II Infrastructure Grants | 2009 | Tennessee |
| Identifying Rare Genetic Variants Involved in High Risk Pediatric Leukemia Via Pooled Sequencing | Washington University / Todd Druley, MD, PhD | 'A' Award Grants | 2009 | Missouri |
| Genetic Analysis of Pediatric Gliomas | Baylor College of Medicine / Will Parsons, MD, PhD | 'A' Award Grants | 2009 | Texas |
| WWOX as a Signal Mediator in Pediatric Osteosarcoma | The Ohio State University / Rami Aqeilan | 'A' Award Grants | 2009 | Ohio |
| Neuronal Damage, Neurocognitive Losses and Quality of Life Following High-Dose Chemotherapy in Children with Brain Tumors | Children’s Hospital Los Angeles / Mary Nelson | Nurse Researcher Grants | 2009 | California |
| Central Venous Catheter (CVC) - Related Bloodstream Infections in Pediatric Cancer | Children’s Hospital Los Angeles / Rita Secola | Nurse Researcher Grants | 2009 | California |
| Effects of CNS Treatment on the Hippocampus | University of Arizona / Ki Moore | Nurse Researcher Grants | 2009 | Arizona |
| A Pilot Study of the Feasibility and Acceptability of an Interactive Computerized Symptom Assessment Tool to Assess Disease and Treatment-Related Symptoms Experienced by Children with Cancer | University of California San Francisco / Tina Baggott, RN, PhD, PNP | Nurse Researcher Grants | 2009 | California |
| Optimizing EGFR targeted therapy in pediatric malignant glioma. | University of California San Francisco / Theodore Nicolaides | Young Investigator Grants | 2009 | 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 |
| Exploring a novel immunotherapy: cooperation of endogenous CD8+ t-cells and exogenous, allogeneic CD4+ t-cells. | The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine / Heather Symons | Young Investigator Grants | 2009 | Maryland |
| Identification of FDA approved drugs with anti-tumor activity in rhabdomyosarcoma. | Massachusetts General Hospital / David Langenau | Young Investigator Grants | 2009 | Massachusetts |
| GSTM4, a novel target for treating Ewing sarcoma. | Huntsman Cancer Institute / Wen Luo | Young Investigator Grants | 2009 | Utah |
| Aberrant DNA methylation in Ewing sarcoma. | Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center / Scott Borinstein | Young Investigator Grants | 2009 | Washington |
| Genetic Regulators of ER Stress-induced Apoptosis in Pediatric Malignancies | Dana-Farber Cancer Institute / Ujwal Pyati | Young Investigator Grants | 2009 | Massachusetts |
| Identification of proteins interacting with ALK in neuroblastoma. | Dana-Farber Cancer Institute / Rani George | Young Investigator Grants | 2009 | Massachusetts |
| Immune Stimulatory Antigen Loaded Particles (ISAPS) for the Treatment of Solid Childhood Tumors | Children’s National Medical Center / Suzanne Miles | Young Investigator Grants | 2009 | District of Columbia |
| MLL-based chromosomal translocations in the pathogenesis of childhood leukemia. | Children’s Mercy / Erin Guest | Young Investigator Grants | 2009 | Missouri |
| DFMO-based combination therapy for the treatment of advanced stage neuroblastoma. | Cancer Research Center of Hawaii / Dana-Lynn Koomoa | Young Investigator Grants | 2009 | Hawaii |
| Biology-based clinical trials for children with cancer. | Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia / Rochelle Bagatell | Phase I/II Infrastructure Grants | 2009 | Pennsylvania |
| Development of a childhood leukemia translational research program. | Dana-Farber Cancer Institute / Lewis Silverman | Phase I/II Infrastructure Grants | 2009 | Massachusetts |
| Expanding access to new agents for children with refractory cancers: the experimental therapeutics program at Children's Hospital of Colorado. | Children’s Hospital Colorado / Lia Gore, MD | Phase I/II Infrastructure Grants | 2009 | Colorado |
| Targeting wnt in synovial sarcoma models. | Vanderbilt University Medical Center / Josiane Eid | Innovation Grants | 2009 | Tennessee |
| Adaptation of acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) to the post-transplant allogeneic environment. | University of Rochester / Craig Mullen | Innovation Grants | 2009 | New York |
| BH3 profiling to define therapy resistance classes in neuroblastoma. | Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia / Michael Hogarty | Innovation Grants | 2009 | Pennsylvania |
| Pharmacogenomics of childhood AML susceptibility and treatment response. | Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia / Richard Aplenc | Innovation Grants | 2009 | Pennsylvania |
| Linking mitogenic sonic hedgehog signaling to the oncogene Yap 1 in neural stem/progenitor cells and medulloblastoma. | Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center / Anna Kenney, PhD | Innovation Grants | 2009 | New York |
| Molecular diagnostic, prognostic, and therapeutic approaches toward Ewing sarcoma. | Huntsman Cancer Institute / Stephen Lessnick | Innovation Grants | 2009 | Utah |
| Targeted regulation of acetylation as novel therapy for Ewing sarcoma. | Georgetown University / Jeffrey Toretsky | Innovation Grants | 2009 | District of Columbia |
| Modeling anaplastic medulloblastoma using cerebellar stem cells | Duke University / Robert Wechsler-Reya, PhD | Innovation Grants | 2009 | North Carolina |
| Metabolic control of p53 activation in T-ALL. | Duke University / Jeffrey Rathmell | Innovation Grants | 2009 | North Carolina |
| Epigenetic manipulation of leukemia. | Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center / H. Leighton Grimes | Innovation Grants | 2009 | Ohio |
| Investigating the role of lin-28 in germ cell tumorigenesis | Boston Children’s Hospital / George Daley | Innovation Grants | 2009 | Massachusetts |