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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Epigenomic Mechanisms of Neuroblastoma Tumorigenesis | Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia / Jo Lynne Harenza, PhD | Young Investigator Grants | 2017 | Pennsylvania |
Micro-environmental Regulators of Ewing sarcoma Metastasis | University of Pittsburgh / Kelly Bailey, MD/PhD | Young Investigator Grants | 2016 | Pennsylvania |
Factors Influencing the Decision to Provide General Anesthesia or Moderate Sedation for Treatment Related Procedures in Children with Cancer | Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia / Elizabeth Ely, PhD, RN | Nurse Researcher Grants | 2007 | Pennsylvania |
CAMKV as a Target for Immunotherapy in MYCN-Amplified Neuroblastoma | Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia / Robyn Sussman, PhD | Young Investigator Grants | 2015 | Pennsylvania |
Modeling Juvenile Myelomonocytic Leukemia with Patient-Derived Induced Pluripotent Stem Cells | Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia / Mitchell Weiss, M.D., Ph.D. | Innovation Grants | 2014 | Pennsylvania |
Next-Generation Personalized Neuroblastoma Therapy (Nepenthe) | Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia / Yael Mosse, MD & John Maris, MD | Bio-Therapeutic Impact Award | 2015 | Pennsylvania |
Epigenetic Characterization of the Neuroblastoma Driver Genes ARID1A and ARID1B | Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia / Michael Hogarty, MD | Innovation Grants | 2013 | Pennsylvania |
Augmenting Chimeric Antigen Receptor T Cell Induced Epitope Spreading for Pediatric Solid Tumors | Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia / Michael Leibowitz, MD/PhD | Young Investigator Grants | 2018 | Pennsylvania |
Activating Metabolic Pathways to Increase the Persistence of Leukemia Targeting T Cells | Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh / Erica Braverman, MD | Young Investigator Grants | 2021 | Pennsylvania |
Elucidating the Role of SETD2 in Pediatric High Grade Glioma Formation | Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia / Thomas De Raedt, PhD | 'A' Award Grants | 2019 | Pennsylvania |