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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DNA Sequencing Using Malaria Slides | Indiana University / Terry Vik, MD | Epidemiology Grants | 2015 | Indiana |
MDM2 as an Effector of Hedgehog Signaling in Brain Development and Medulloblastoma | Purdue University / Susan Mendrysa, PhD | Young Investigator Grants | 2008 | Indiana |
Childhood Leukemia in Kenya Identified Through Malaria Slide Review | Indiana University / Terry Vik | Epidemiology Grants | 2012 | Indiana |
Therapeutic Targeting of Childhood Leukemia by Pharmacological Inhibition of Proteolytic Cleavage of MLL1 | Northwestern University (Illinois) / Zibo Zhao, PhD | Young Investigator Grants | 2018 | Illinois |
Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Survival of Children with Neuroblastoma | University of Chicago / Susan Cohn, MD | Innovation Grants | 2011 | Illinois |
Genomic and nuclear organizational changes in chemotherapy-resistant rhabdomyosarcoma cells | Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children’s Hospital of Chicago / Kyle MacQuarrie, MD/PhD | 'A' Award Grants | 2023 | Illinois |
Circulating Tumor Biomarkers: New Paradigms for Management of Neuroblastoma | University of Chicago / Mark Applebaum, PhD | 'A' Award Grants | 2021 | Illinois |
The Impact of Hypoxia on Epigenetic Changes in Neuroblastoma | University of Chicago / Sakshi Uppal, PhD | Young Investigator Grants | 2017 | 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 |