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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Identification and Validation of Differentiation Therapy for Osteosarcoma | Dana-Farber Cancer Institute / Katherine Janeway, MD | Young Investigator Grants | 2008 | Massachusetts |
Anthracycline-Induced Cardiac Toxicity in Pediatric Acute Myeloid Leukemia | University of Pennsylvania / Kelly Getz, PhD | Young Investigator Grants | 2017 | Pennsylvania |
Improving CAR T-Cell Therapy for Pediatric Osteosarcoma by Manipulating Arginine Metabolism | St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital / Shannon Lange, PhD | Young Investigator Grants | 2019 | Tennessee |
Novel Role of Hematopoietic Stem Cells in Immunologic Rejection of Malignant Pediatric Brain Tumors | University of Florida / Catherine Flores, PhD | Young Investigator Grants | 2015 | Florida |
Identification of proteins interacting with ALK in neuroblastoma. | Dana-Farber Cancer Institute / Rani George | Young Investigator Grants | 2009 | Massachusetts |
Using Neurofibromatosis-1 (NF1) to understand Pediatric Brain Tumor Initiation | MD Anderson Cancer Center / Yuan Pan, PhD | Young Investigator Grants | 2020 | Texas |
Oncogenic Hedgehog Pathway Activation by a Putative Rho GTPase-Activating Protein | Lucile Packard Children’s Hospital at Stanford University School of Medicine / Jun Ni, PhD | Young Investigator Grants | 2013 | California |
Preclinical Efficacy of Daratumumab in T Cell Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia | New York University School of Medicine / Karen Bride, MD/PhD | Young Investigator Grants | 2017 | New York |
Targeting Valine-Specific Amino Acid Dependency -in T-Cell Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia | New York University School of Medicine / Palaniraja Thandapani, PhD | Young Investigator Grants | 2019 | New York |
Engager T Cells: A Novel Immunotherapeutic for AML | University of Michigan / Challice Bonifant, MD, PhD | Young Investigator Grants | 2015 | Michigan |