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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
Immunotherapy of Neuroblastoma with CAR.GD2 NKT Cells	Baylor College of Medicine / Leonid S. Metelitsa, M.D., Ph.D.	Bio-Therapeutic Impact Award	2014	Texas
Natural Killer T cells with an IL-15-armored GD2-specific CAR for Children with Neuroblastoma	Baylor College of Medicine / Andras Heczey, MD	Bio-Therapeutic Impact Award	2017	Texas
The Role of Affective and Cognitive-Executive Processes and Structural Brain Abnormalities on Social Adjustment in Pediatric Brain Tumor Survivors	University of Calgary / Fiona Schulte, PhD	Psychosocial Grants	2016	Alberta
Factors Affecting Parental Satisfaction, Anxiety and Comprehension of the Informed Consent in Pediatric Oncology Clinical Trials	University of California, San Diego / Paula Aristizabal, MD	Psychosocial Grants	2015	California
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
Neurocognitive Outcomes in Survivors of Childhood Leukemia with Down Syndrome	St. Jude Children's Research Hospital / Lisa Jacola, PhD	Psychosocial Grants	2016	Tennessee
Neurocognitive Assessments within COG: An Intensive, Integrated Model for Successfully Evaluating Children with High-Risk ALL	Children's Research Institute / Kristina Hardy, PhD	Psychosocial Grants	2014	District of Columbia
Web-Based Cognitive-Behavioral Treatment for Insomnia in Adolescent Cancer Survivors	Dana-Farber Cancer Institute / Eric Zhou, PhD	Psychosocial Grants	2016	Massachusetts
Enhancing Coping and Communication in Children with Cancer and Their Parents: A Novel Internet-Based Intervention	Vanderbilt University Medical Center / Bruce Compas, PhD	Psychosocial Grants	2016	Tennessee
Screen to Intervene: A Family-Centered Approach to Identifying and Communicating Family Psychosocial Risk and Developing Evidence Based Clinical Pathways in Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation	Alfred I duPont Hospital for Children / Anne Kazak, PhD	Psychosocial Grants	2015	Delaware

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