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 1,000 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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Loss of ER-mitochondria contacts drives therapy resistance in neuroblastoma | Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia / Michael Hogarty, MD | Innovation Grants | 2021 | Pennsylvania |
Development of Immunostimulatory DNA as a Novel Therapy in Pediatric Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia | Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia / Alix Seif, MD, MPH | Young Investigator Grants | 2008 | Pennsylvania |
Tumor cell hybridoma vaccine for recurrent neuroblastoma and Ewing sarcoma | The Pennsylvania State University / Ken Lucas, MD | Innovation Grants | 2006 | 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 |
Epigenomic Mechanisms of Neuroblastoma Tumorigenesis | Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia / Jo Lynne Harenza, PhD | Young Investigator Grants | 2017 | Pennsylvania |
Beyond Febrile Neutropenia: Risks Associated with Antibiotic Choice in Children with Leukemia that Undergo Transplant | Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia / Caitlin Elgarten, MD | Young Investigator Grants | 2018 | Pennsylvania |
Variation in Care and Outcomes in Pediatric Acute Leukemia | Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia / Amanda DiNofia, MD | Young Investigator Grants | 2016 | Pennsylvania |
The role of overexpressed microRNA’s in the pediatric cancer rhabdomyosarcoma | University of Pennsylvania / Frederic Barr, MD, PhD | Innovation Grants | 2007 | Pennsylvania |
Cancer Susceptibility and Signaling Pathways in Low-Grade Brain Tumors | Jewish General Hospital / Bárbara Rivera, PhD | Young Investigator Grants | 2017 | Quebec |
Identifying targeted treatments for DICER1-associated sarcomas | Research Institute of the McGill University Health Centre / William Foulkes, MD/PhD & Sidong Huang, PhD | Innovation Grants | 2019 | Quebec |