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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Targeting Protein Translation to Antagonize MYC-driven Neuroblastoma | Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia / Andrea Flynn, MD | Young Investigator Grants | 2017 | Pennsylvania |
Mechanisms of BRAF Activation in KIAA1549-BRAF Mutant pLGGs | Broad Institute / Sean Misek, PhD | Young Investigator Grants | 2023 | Massachusetts |
The Impact Of CD56neg NK Cells in the Pathogenesis of Endemic Burkitt Lymphoma | University of Massachusetts Medical School / Catherine Forconi, PhD | Young Investigator Grants | 2019 | Massachusetts |
DNA methylation in medulloblastoma | University of Colorado Denver / Rajeev Vibhakar, MD, PhD, MPH | Young Investigator Grants | 2007 | Colorado |
Screening for New Rhabdomyosaroma Pathogenesis Genes in a Drosophila Model | University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center / Kathleen Galindo | Young Investigator Grants | 2012 | Texas |
Identifying novel biomarkers for risk stratification in t-cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL). | University of California San Francisco / Michelle Hermiston, MD, PhD | Young Investigator Grants | 2009 | California |
Targeting the Thymic Stromal Lymphopoeitin Receptor Signaling Axis to Reduce Relapse of High Risk Pediatric Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia | National Cancer Institute / Christopher Chien, PhD | Young Investigator Grants | 2014 | Maryland |
Genetically Engineered T Cells as Therapy for Pediatric Glioma | Baylor College of Medicine / Giedre Krenciute, PhD | Young Investigator Grants | 2016 | Texas |
Characterization of the Role of Chromosome 1p Deletion in MYCN-Amplified Neuroblastoma | University of California San Francisco / Miller Huang, PhD | Young Investigator Grants | 2013 | California |
Developing an accurate genetic model for rhabdomyosarcoma therapy | Children’s Research Institute / Dawn Chandler, PhD | Young Investigator Grants | 2007 | District of Columbia |