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.
Use the search tool to refine your results. You can also click on a heading to sort by project title, institution name, or year the grant was awarded. Click on the project title to read more information.
You can learn about ALSF's grant review process here.
ALSF Funded Research Projects
Project Title | Institution / Principal Investigator(s) | Grant Type | Year | State |
---|---|---|---|---|
Targeting the Checkpoint Receptor TIGIT via CRISPR/Cas9 Genome Editing to Enhance NK Cell Anti-Tumor Activity | Research Institute at Nationwide Children's Hospital / Amanda Campbell, MD/PhD | Young Investigator Grants | 2023 | Ohio |
Uncovering the signaling mechanisms allowing medulloblastoma progenitor cells to orchestrate tumor relapse | Medical University of South Carolina / Jezabel Rodriguez Blanco, PhD | 'A' Award Grants | 2023 | South Carolina |
Mechanisms of BRAF Activation in KIAA1549-BRAF Mutant pLGGs | Broad Institute / Sean Misek, PhD | Young Investigator Grants | 2023 | Massachusetts |
Development of New Approaches to Target MAP Kinase Pathway in RAS-driven Rhabdomyosarcoma | University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio / Angelina Vaseva, PhD | R Accelerated Award Grants | 2023 | Texas |
Synthetic Gene Expression Regulatory Switches (SynGERS) for Improved CAR T Cell Function in Pediatric Solid Tumors | Baylor College of Medicine / Leidy Diana Caraballo Galva, PhD | Young Investigator Grants | 2023 | Texas |
The Role of the Innate Immune System in Immune Dysregulation following CART | Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia / Caroline Diorio, MD | 'A' Award Grants | 2023 | Pennsylvania |
The role of pyruvate kinase as a therapeutic target in pediatric leukemia | Rutgers Cancer Institute of New Jersey / Daniel Herranz Benito, PhD | R Accelerated Award Grants | 2023 | New Jersey |
Arginine Depletion with DFMO in High-Risk Neuroblastoma | Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia / Christina Turn, MD | Young Investigator Grants | 2023 | Pennsylvania |
Development of a comprehensive liquid biopsy-based genomics platform for pediatric solid tumors | Children’s Hospital Los Angeles / Jaclyn Biegel | Catalyst Grants | 2023 | California |
Ex Vivo Modeling of Medulloblastoma using Human iPSC-Derived Cerebellar Organoids | St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital / Stephanie Wu, PhD | Young Investigator Grants | 2023 | Tennessee |