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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Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Survival of Children with Neuroblastoma | University of Chicago / Susan Cohn, MD | Innovation Grants | 2011 | Illinois |
An Oncolytic Herpes Simplex Virus Restricted in Entry to Neuroblastoma Cells | Northwestern University Medical School / Richard Longnecker, PhD | Innovation Grants | 2013 | Illinois |
DNA Methylation Inhibitor Therapy for Testicular Germ Cell Tumors | University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign / Michael Spinella, Ph.D. | Reach Grants | 2014 | Illinois |
Genome-Wide 5hmC Profiling of Neuroblastoma Tumors and Patient Cell-Free DNA | University of Chicago / Susan Cohn, MD & Chuan He PhD | Innovation Grants | 2017 | Illinois |
Theranostics in Children and Young Adults | University of Iowa / Sue O'Dorisio, MD, PhD | Springboard Grants | 2013 | Iowa |
Molecular Mechanism and Development of Therapeutic Strategies Targeting MYCN-induced Calcium Signaling in Advanced Neuroblastoma | University of Hawaii at Hilo / Ingo Koomoa-Lange, PhD | Young Investigator Grants | 2014 | Hawaii |
DFMO-based combination therapy for the treatment of advanced stage neuroblastoma. | Cancer Research Center of Hawaii / Dana-Lynn Koomoa | Young Investigator Grants | 2009 | Hawaii |
Reversing Feedback Immunosuppression during Oncolytic Virotherapy of Pediatric High Grade Glioma | Augusta University Research Institute, Inc. / Bangxing Hong, PhD | Reach Grants | 2023 | Georgia |
Mechanisms of PPM1D in Medulloblastoma Tumorigenesis and Invasion | Emory University / Robert Craig Castellino, MD | Bridge Grants | 2012 | Georgia |
Targeting mechanisms of Siglec15-mediated immune evasion in hematologic malignancies | Emory University / Christopher Porter, MD | Innovation Grants | 2019 | Georgia |