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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Telomeres and Telomerase in Pediatric Acute Myeloid Leukemia | Baylor College of Medicine / Maria Gramatges | Young Investigator Grants | 2011 | Texas |
Role of Myosin VI in Pediatric Glioma Proliferation and Invasion | University of Pennsylvania / Monalisa Mukherjea | Young Investigator Grants | 2012 | Pennsylvania |
Epigenetic Regulation of T cell Activation and Immunotherapy | The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine / Brian Ladle, MD, PhD | Young Investigator Grants | 2013 | Maryland |
The Impact Of CD56neg NK Cells in the Pathogenesis of Endemic Burkitt Lymphoma | University of Massachusetts Medical School / Catherine Forconi, PhD | Young Investigator Grants | 2019 | Massachusetts |
Function and Dependency of NFkB Activity in ZFTA-RELA Fusion Ependymoma | Baylor College of Medicine / Austin Stuckert, MD | Young Investigator Grants | 2021 | Texas |
Targeting Protein Translation to Antagonize MYC-driven Neuroblastoma | Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia / Andrea Flynn, MD | Young Investigator Grants | 2017 | Pennsylvania |
GSTM4, a novel target for treating Ewing sarcoma. | Huntsman Cancer Institute / Wen Luo | Young Investigator Grants | 2009 | Utah |
Identifying Therapeutic Targets for MiT Associated Pediatric Cancers | Yale School of Medicine / Sean Landrette | Young Investigator Grants | 2012 | Connecticut |
The Role of PTPRD as a Tumor Suppressor in Neuroblastoma Pathogenesis | Mayo Clinic / Shizhen Zhu, MD, PhD | Young Investigator Grants | 2013 | Minnesota |
Untangling the Matrix in Medulloblastoma | St. Christopher's Hospital for Children / Duncan Stearns, MD | Young Investigator Grants | 2008 | Ohio |