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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mechanisms of LGR5 Regulation and Function in Ewing sarcoma Metastasis | University of Michigan / Elizabeth Lawlor, M.D., Ph.D. | Innovation Grants | 2014 | Michigan |
| Childhood Leukemia in Kenya Identified Through Malaria Slide Review | Indiana University / Terry Vik | Epidemiology Grants | 2012 | Indiana |
| Development of a Connectedness with Healthcare Providers Scale for Adolescents and Young Adults with Cancer | Indiana University / Celeste Phillips-Salimi | Nurse Researcher Grants | 2011 | Indiana |
| Genomic Discovery of Wilms Tumor | Samuel Lunenfeld Research Institute of Mount Sinai Hospital / Rayjean Hung, PhD | Epidemiology Grants | 2014 | Ontario |
| Molecular Mechanism and Development of Therapeutic Strategies Targeting MYCN-induced Calcium Signaling in Advanced Neuroblastoma | University of Hawaii at Hilo / Ingo Koomoa-Lange, PhD | Young Investigator Grants | 2014 | Hawaii |
| An Engineered Nanoimmunotherapy for Treating Neuroblastoma | George Washington University / Rohan Fernandes, PhD | 'A' Award Grants | 2016 | District of Columbia |
| Epigenetic regulation of self-renewal pathways in hematopoietic and leukemic stem cells | George Washington University / Alexandros Tzatsos, MD/PhD | Young Investigator Grants | 2012 | District of Columbia |
| Development of a Screening Module to Assess Sibling-Related Psychosocial Risk in Families of Children with Cancer | Boston University / Kristin Long, PhD | Psychosocial Grants | 2014 | Massachusetts |
| Blocking the Evil Messenger in MYCN-driven High-risk Neuroblastoma | Boston University / Hui Feng, Md, PhD | Innovation Grants | 2022 | Massachusetts |
| Pediatric Oncology Nurses' Experiences with Prognosis-Related Communication | Marquette University / Amy Newman, RN, MSN | Nurse Researcher Grants | 2014 | Wisconsin |