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ALSF Funded Research Projects

Project Title	Institution / Principal Investigator(s)	Grant Type	Year	State
Unraveling GABAergic interneuron-like lineage in H3G34-mutant hemispheric high-grade gliomas: their impact on network formation and invasion	Dana-Farber Cancer Institute / Gustavo Alencastro Veiga Cruzeiro, PhD	Young Investigator Grants	2024	Massachusetts
Understanding the Role of Translational Control in Humanized Mouse Models for Medulloblastoma	University of California San Francisco / Ozlem Aksoy, PhD	Young Investigator Grants	2015	California
Understanding the role of CDK8 in protein synthesis for treating MYC-driven medulloblastoma	University of Colorado Denver / Dong Wang, PhD	Young Investigator Grants	2024	Colorado
Understanding the Role of a Novel Hereditary Cancer Gene	University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio / Patricia Dahia	Innovation Grants	2010	Texas
Understanding the Mechanisms of HOX Gene Regulation in Normal and Leukemic Hematopoietic Stem Cells to Identify New Therapies for Pediatric AML	Boston Children’s Hospital / Anne Robertson, PhD	Young Investigator Grants	2017	Massachusetts
Understanding factors contributing to retention in care among children with cancer in sub-Saharan Africa	Baylor College of Medicine / Mark Zobeck, MD, PhD	Psychosocial Launch Grant	2019	Texas
Understanding and Preventing Healthy Tissue Damage in Pediatric Cancer Patients	Dana-Farber Cancer Institute / Kristopher Sarosiek, PhD	Young Investigator Grants	2014	Massachusetts
Understanding and inhibiting mechanisms of metastatic spread in osteosarcoma	University of California San Francisco / Alejandro Sweet-Cordero, MD	Crazy 8 Awards	2022	California
Uncovering the signaling mechanisms allowing medulloblastoma progenitor cells to orchestrate tumor relapse	Medical University of South Carolina / Jezabel Rodriguez Blanco, PhD	'A' Award Grants	2023	South Carolina
Uncovering the Dysregulated RNA Binding Protein Network in Childhood Acute Myeloid Leukemia	Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center / Michael Kharas, PhD	'A' Award Grants	2016	New York

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