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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Identifying Rare Genetic Variants Involved in High Risk Pediatric Leukemia Via Pooled Sequencing | Washington University / Todd Druley, MD, PhD | 'A' Award Grants | 2009 | Missouri |
BET Bromodomain Inhibition as Epigenetic Therapy in Pediatric Leukemia | Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory / Christopher Vakoc, MD, PhD | 'A' Award Grants | 2012 | New York |
Targeting Kinase Inhibitor Induced DNA-Damage Response in Ph-Like ALL | Temple University / Christian Hurtz, PhD | 'A' Award Grants | 2022 | Pennsylvania |
Investigating the Role of Genetic and Epigenetic Variation in Risk of Childhood Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia in Down Syndrome | University of California San Francisco / Adam de Smith, Ph.D. | 'A' Award Grants | 2014 | California |
Targeting Metabolism in Alveolar Soft Part Sarcomagenesis | Huntsman Cancer Institute / Kevin Jones, MD | 'A' Award Grants | 2013 | Utah |
The Interplay Between Histone Mutations and Replication Stress in Shaping Glioma Phenotypes | Dana-Farber Cancer Institute / Pratiti Bandopadhayay, PhD | 'A' Award Grants | 2021 | Massachusetts |
Role of Primary Cilium Signaling and Dynamics in Medulloblastoma Initiation and Progression | University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center / Saikat Mukhopadhyay, MD/PhD | 'A' Award Grants | 2016 | Texas |
DNA Damage Responses Coordinate Survival and Cell Death Switching In Lymphocytes | Washington University / Jeffrey Bednarski, MD, PhD | 'A' Award Grants | 2013 | Missouri |
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 |
Targeting the LIN28 Pathway in ATRT | The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine / Eric Raabe, MD, PhD | 'A' Award Grants | 2015 | Maryland |