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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pediatric Precision Oncology: Parent and Adolescent Experiences | Hospital for Sick Children / Anita Villani, MD | Psychosocial Launch Grant | 2017 | Ontario |
| Understanding factors contributing to retention in care among children with cancer in sub-Saharan Africa | Baylor College of Medicine / Mark Zobeck, MD, PhD | Psychosocial Launch Grant | 2019 | Texas |
| Enhancing Communication about Sexual and Reproductive Health between Oncology Clinicians and Adolescent and Young Adults | Connecticut Children’s Medical Center / Dr. Natasha Frederick, PhD | Psychosocial Launch Grant | 2018 | Connecticut |
| Intervention Development and Evaluation to Reduce Disparities in Quality of Life for Latino Families Impacted by Cancer | The Regents of the University of California, Irvine / Michelle Fortier, PhD | Psychosocial Family Impact Grant | 2019 | California |
| Surviving Cancer CAMPetently: Evidence-based Care Delivered at Family Camp | Nemours A.I. duPont Hospital for Children / Melissa Alderfer, PhD | Psychosocial Family Impact Grant | 2018 | Delaware |
| A Home Physical Activity Program to Improve Cognitive Late Effects in Children Treated with Radiation for Brain Tumors | National Cancer Institute / Pamela Wolters, PhD | Psychosocial Family Impact Grant | 2017 | Maryland |
| Impact of Pediatric Germline Testing in a Pediatric Cancer Predisposition Clinic | Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia / Lisa Schwartz, PhD | Psychosocial Family Impact Grant | 2018 | Pennsylvania |
| Families of Children with Advanced Cancer: Quality of Life & Goals of Care | Research Institute at Nationwide Children's Hospital / Cindy Gerhardt, PhD | Psychosocial Family Impact Grant | 2017 | Ohio |
| Cooperating Genes for inv16 Acute Myeloid Leukemia | University of Massachusetts Medical School / Lucio Castilla | Bridge Grants | 2012 | Massachusetts |
| Targeting the ETS Transcription Factor Rearrangement EWS/FLI in Ewing sarcoma | Dana-Farber Cancer Institute / Kimberly Stegmaier, MD | Bridge Grants | 2012 | Massachusetts |