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 1,000 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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Mothers and Fathers Perspectives: Family Management of Young Adult Survivors of Childhood Brain Tumors | University of Pennsylvania / Janet Deatrick | Nurse Researcher Grants | 2010 | Pennsylvania |
Pedi-PRESTO: Pediatric Patient-Reported Symptom Tracking in Oncology | Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia / Allison Barz Leahy, MD | Young Investigator Grants | 2018 | Pennsylvania |
Generation of CHD5 Antibodies and Know-out Mouse Model | Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia / Garrett Brodeur | Innovation Grants | 2008 | Pennsylvania |
Arginine Depletion with DFMO in High-Risk Neuroblastoma | Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia / Christina Turn, MD | Young Investigator Grants | 2023 | Pennsylvania |
Neighborhood Factors, Acute Kidney Injury and Disparities in Pediatric Acute Myeloid Leukemia | Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia / Richard Aplenc, MD/PhD | Epidemiology Grants | 2018 | Pennsylvania |
A Comparison of Parent and Clinician Reported Toxicities in Standard Radiation Versus Proton Beam Radiation in Children with Posterior Fossa Tumors. | Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia / Rosanna Pollack, RN & Cynthia Schmus, RN | Nurse Researcher Grants | 2007 | Pennsylvania |
Molecular Annotation for Treatment of Childhood Cancers Trial: Neuroblastoma (MATCH-NB) | Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia / Yael Mosse, M.D. | Bio-Therapeutic Impact Award | 2015 | Pennsylvania |
Social Determinants of Health, Hospital-level Resources, and Risk of Septic Shock in Pediatric Leukemia | Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia / Jenny Ruiz, MD | Young Investigator Grants | 2021 | Pennsylvania |
Norepinephrine Transporter-Targeted Pharmacotherapy of Aggressive Neuroblastoma | Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia / Michael Chorny, PhD | Innovation Grants | 2019 | Pennsylvania |
Sepsis as innate immune stimulus: severe sepsis exposures and protection against relapse in children with acute leukemias | Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia / Alix Seif, MD | Epidemiology Grants | 2016 | Pennsylvania |