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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V alpha-invariant NKT cells as a novel platform for cancer immunotherapy | Baylor College of Medicine / Leonid Metelitsa, MD, PhD | Innovation Grants | 2012 | Texas |
Adoptive immunotherapy using clinical-grade T cells. | University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center / Laurence Cooper, MD, PhD | Innovation Grants | 2007 | Texas |
Exploring the Intersection between Childhood Cancer and Birth Defects to Identify Novel Cancer Predisposition Syndromes | Baylor College of Medicine / Philip Lupo, PhD | Epidemiology Grants | 2014 | Texas |
Enhancing the Viability, Function, and Safety, of Genetically-Enhanced NK Cells Within the Solid Tumor Microenvironment With IL-15 and a Suicide Gene | Baylor College of Medicine / Robin Parihar, MD, PhD | Young Investigator Grants | 2015 | Texas |
Understanding the Role of a Novel Hereditary Cancer Gene | University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio / Patricia Dahia | Innovation Grants | 2010 | Texas |
STAT3 Signaling Profiles Predict Response to Chemotherapy in Pediatric AML | Baylor College of Medicine / Michele Redell, M.D./Ph.D. | Springboard Grants | 2014 | Texas |
Center for Pediatric T Cell Therapy (CEPET) | Baylor College of Medicine / Cliona Rooney | Phase I/II Infrastructure Grants | 2010 | Texas |
Understanding factors contributing to retention in care among children with cancer in sub-Saharan Africa | Baylor College of Medicine / Mark Zobeck, MD, PhD | Psychosocial Launch Grant | 2019 | Texas |
Optimizing Engager T-cells for CD19+ Malignancies | Baylor College of Medicine / Mireya Paulina Velasquez, MD | Young Investigator Grants | 2014 | Texas |
Telomeres and Telomerase in Pediatric Acute Myeloid Leukemia | Baylor College of Medicine / Maria Gramatges | Young Investigator Grants | 2011 | Texas |