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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Targeted nanoparticle-mediated “cold”-to-“hot” reprogramming of the tumor microenvironment of high-risk neuroblastoma | University of Massachusetts Chan Medical School / Prabhani Atukorale, PhD & Jason Shohet, MD, PhD | Innovation Grants | 2022 | Massachusetts |
Pharmacologic Enhancement of Residual Wild Type RUNX1 Protein Activity in FPD/AML | Boston Children’s Hospital / Alan Cantor, MD, PhD | RARE Grant Program (Research Accelerating RUNX1 Exploration) | 2016 | Massachusetts |
SWI/SNF Complex and Glucocorticoid Resistance in Pediatric Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia | Dana-Farber Cancer Institute / Jennifer Wu | Young Investigator Grants | 2012 | Massachusetts |
Web-Based Cognitive-Behavioral Treatment for Insomnia in Adolescent Cancer Survivors | Dana-Farber Cancer Institute / Eric Zhou, PhD | Psychosocial Grants | 2016 | Massachusetts |
Targeted Therapy for Core Binding Factor Leukemia | University of Massachusetts Medical School / John Pulikkan, PhD | Young Investigator Grants | 2014 | Massachusetts |
Identifying Therapeutic Vulnerabilities in Pediatric AML through Investigation of the MECOM Transcriptional Network | Boston Children’s Hospital / Richard Voit, MD/PhD | Young Investigator Grants | 2023 | Massachusetts |
Characterizing Resistance Mechanisms to BET-Bromodomain Inhibition in MYC-amplified | Broad Institute / Rameen Beroukhim, MD,PhD | Innovation Grants | 2015 | Massachusetts |
Identification of FDA approved drugs with anti-tumor activity in rhabdomyosarcoma. | Massachusetts General Hospital / David Langenau | Young Investigator Grants | 2009 | Massachusetts |
The Therapy-Related Symptom Checklist for Children (TRSC-C): Systematic Monitoring of Symptoms to Improve Oncology Interventions. | Kansas Medical Center Research Institute, Inc. / Phoebe Williams | Nurse Researcher Grants | 2008 | Kansas |
DNA Sequencing Using Malaria Slides | Indiana University / Terry Vik, MD | Epidemiology Grants | 2015 | Indiana |