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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Using Chemical Genetics to Define the Precise Role of RUNX1 in Transcription and Beyond | Albert Einstein College of Medicine / Kristy Stengel | RUNX1 Early Career Investigator Grants | 2022 | New York |
| Using Neurofibromatosis-1 (NF1) to understand Pediatric Brain Tumor Initiation | MD Anderson Cancer Center / Yuan Pan, PhD | Young Investigator Grants | 2020 | Texas |
| Using Splice Switching Oligonucleotides (SSOs) to target MDM2 for rhabdomyosarcoma therapy | Research Institute at Nationwide Children's Hospital / Dawn Chandler, PhD | Innovation Grants | 2019 | Ohio |
| Using zebrafish to model the molecular origins of pediatric myeloid malignancies and acute myeloid leukemia | Dana-Farber Cancer Institute / Evisa Gjini | Young Investigator Grants | 2011 | Massachusetts |
| Utilizing chromatin directed inhibitors to regulate gene expression in Ewing sarcoma for therapeutic benefit | University of North Carolina / Justin Sperlazza, MD/PhD | Young Investigator Grants | 2024 | North Carolina |
| V alpha-invariant NKT cells as a novel platform for cancer immunotherapy | Baylor College of Medicine / Leonid Metelitsa, MD, PhD | Innovation Grants | 2012 | Texas |
| Vaccine-boosted CAR T cell therapy for high risk neuroblastoma | Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia / Timothy Spear, MD/PhD | Young Investigator Grants | 2024 | Pennsylvania |
| Validation of microRNAs as valid targets in a pediatric sarcoma | University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center / Mark Hatley | Young Investigator Grants | 2011 | Texas |
| Variation in Care and Outcomes in Pediatric Acute Leukemia | Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia / Amanda DiNofia, MD | Young Investigator Grants | 2016 | Pennsylvania |
| Virotherapy on Primary Neuroblastoma Cells | Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center / Pin-Yi Wang | Young Investigator Grants | 2010 | Ohio |