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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Mediators of Metastasis in Alveolar Rhabdomyosarcoma. | University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio / Koichi Nishijo, MD, PhD | Young Investigator Grants | 2006 | Texas |
Synthetic gene expression regulator switches (SynGERS) expressed in CAR T cells to cure children with solid tumors | Baylor College of Medicine / Andras Heczey, MD | R Accelerated Award Grants | 2023 | Texas |
B-lapachone as a Novel Targeted Therapy for ATRTs and other Pediatric Cancers | University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center / James Amatruda, MD, PhD | Reach Grants | 2013 | Texas |
Immunotherapy of Neuroblastoma with CAR.GD2 NKT Cells | Baylor College of Medicine / Leonid S. Metelitsa, M.D., Ph.D. | Bio-Therapeutic Impact Award | 2014 | Texas |
V alpha-invariant NKT cells as a novel platform for cancer immunotherapy | Baylor College of Medicine / Leonid Metelitsa, MD, PhD | Innovation Grants | 2012 | Texas |
Characterization and Targeting of p53 Ubiquitination in Neuroblastoma. | Baylor College of Medicine / Eveline Barbieri, MD, PhD | Young Investigator Grants | 2008 | 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 |
Texas Children's Cancer Center Alex's Lemonade Stand Center of Excellence | Baylor College of Medicine / Stacey Berg, MD - Scholars: Holly Lindsay, MD/MS, Sarah Injac, MD | Center of Excellence Grants | 2012 | Texas |
Engager T cells for the Adoptive Immunotherapy of Pediatric Malignancies | Baylor College of Medicine / Stephen Gottschalk, MD | Innovation Grants | 2013 | Texas |
Treatment of high-risk pediatric brain tumors with a CD133-targeted adenovirus in combination with temozolomide | University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center / Marta Alonso, PhD | Young Investigator Grants | 2008 | Texas |