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ALSF Funded Research Projects

Project Title	Institution / Principal Investigator(s)	Grant Type	Year	State
Engineering the CAR T Cells to Overcome Tumor Derived Immune-Inhibition in Glioblastoma	Baylor College of Medicine / Meenakshi Hegde, MD	'A' Award Grants	2016	Texas
Natural Killer T cells with an IL-15-armored GD2-specific CAR for Children with Neuroblastoma	Baylor College of Medicine / Andras Heczey, MD	Bio-Therapeutic Impact Award	2017	Texas
Modeling and Therapeutic Targeting of p21-Activated Kinase Members in High-Risk Rhabdomyosarcoma	Baylor College of Medicine / Jason Yustein, MD/PhD	Innovation Grants	2018	Texas
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
High-throughput CAR NKT Library Screen for Improving Neuroblastoma Immunotherapy	Baylor College of Medicine / Xavier Rios, MD/PhD	Young Investigator Grants	2020	Texas
Turning Killers into THINKers: TME Hostility-Impervious NK Cells for Treating Neuroblastoma and Sarcoma	Baylor College of Medicine / Robin Parihar, MD/PhD	'A' Award Grants	2021	Texas
Function and Dependency of NFkB Activity in ZFTA-RELA Fusion Ependymoma	Baylor College of Medicine / Austin Stuckert, MD	Young Investigator Grants	2021	Texas
GENOME ORIGAMI: Refolding Aberrant Chromosome 3D Structure for Treating NUT Carcinoma	Baylor College of Medicine / Kyle Eagen, PhD	R Accelerated Award Grants	2022	Texas
GD2-directed CAR T cell therapy for H3K27M+ spinal cord diffuse midline glioma	Board of Trustees of the Leland Stanford Junior University / Michelle Monje	Catalyst Grants	2021	California
The role of vitamin D in hepatoblastoma formation and prevention	Brigham and Women's Hospital / Wolfram Goessling, MD/PhD	Innovation Grants	2012	Massachusetts

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