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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Elucidating the Roles of Aneuploidy in Down Syndrome-Associated Leukemia | Boston Children’s Hospital / Chun-Chin Chen, PhD | Young Investigator Grants | 2023 | Massachusetts |
Ectopic Neuroligin Signaling in Pediatric Glioblastoma | University of Utah / Alex Shcheglovitov, PhD | Innovation Grants | 2023 | Utah |
Targeting Oncogenic N-MYC Complexes in High-Risk Neuroblastoma | The Regents of the University of California San Francisco / Bo Qiu, MD/PhD | Young Investigator Grants | 2023 | California |
Stapled Oncolytic Peptides for Treatment-Resistant Pediatric Leukemias | Dana-Farber Cancer Institute / Loren Walensky, MD, PhD | Innovation Grants | 2023 | Massachusetts |
Mutagenesis and disease progression in RUNX1 mutant blood stem cells is caused by inflammation-induced hyperactive signaling and supraphysiological mitochondrial ROS | St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital / Dirk Loeffler, PhD | RUNX1 Early Career Investigator Grants | 2023 | Tennessee |
Desmoplastic Small Round Cell Tumors: Investigation of its Pathogenesis and Development of Novel Therapies | Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center / Andrea Ventura, MD, PhD | Innovation Grants | 2023 | New York |
A Genomics Driven Pluripotent Stem Cell Model of Infant Lymphoblastic Leukemia | Children's Mercy Hospital Kansas City / Meagan Vacek, DO | Catalyst Grants | 2023 | Missouri |
In Situ CD19.CAR-T Generation Using TRIDENT System for Pediatric B Cell Malignancies | Baylor College of Medicine / Masataka Suzuki, PhD | Innovation Grants | 2023 | Texas |
Modulation of STING to enhance the efficacy of treatments for diffuse midline glioma | Duke University / Zachary Reitman, MD/PhD | 'A' Award Grants | 2023 | North Carolina |
Pre-Targeted Radioimmunotherapy for Desmoplastic Small Round Cell Tumors | Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center / Madelyn Espinosa-Cotton, PhD | Young Investigator Grants | 2023 | New York |