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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Characterization and Targeting of Novel Activating BRAF Mutations in Pediatric Brain Tumors | Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia / Angela Waanders, MD, MPH | Young Investigator Grants | 2010 | 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 |
Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh Phase 1-2 Infrastructure Support Grant | University of Pittsburgh / A. Kim Ritchey, MD | Phase I/II Infrastructure Grants | 2008 | Pennsylvania |
Trk-Targeted Therapy of Human Neuroblastomas | Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia / Garrett Brodeur, M.D. | Bridge Grants | 2014 | 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 |
Targeting Metabolism as a Therapeutic Approach for High-Risk MYCN-Driven Neuroblastoma | University of Pennsylvania / Nicole Anderson, PhD | Young Investigator Grants | 2016 | Pennsylvania |
Cancer Risk and Incidence in Beckwith-Wiedemann Syndrome | Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia / Jennifer Kalish, MD/PhD | Epidemiology Grants | 2019 | Pennsylvania |
Multivalent Nanomedicine to Treat High-Risk Pediatric Solid Tumors | Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia / Garrett Brodeur, MD | Reach Grants | 2019 | Pennsylvania |