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 |
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Targeting PLK1 as a Common Mechanism in Ph-like ALL | University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center / Joya Chandra, PhD | Reach Grants | 2016 | Texas |
B-lapachone as a Novel Targeted Therapy for ATRTs and other Pediatric Cancers | University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center / James Amatruda, MD, PhD | Reach Grants | 2013 | Texas |
Interrogating the Enhancer Landscapes of Ependymoma to Inform Novel Therapies | Baylor College of Medicine / Stephen Mack, PhD | Young Investigator Grants | 2016 | Texas |
Modeling and Therapeutic Targeting of p21-Activated Kinase Members in High-Risk Rhabdomyosarcoma | Baylor College of Medicine / Jason Yustein, MD/PhD | Innovation Grants | 2018 | Texas |
Function and Dependency of NFkB Activity in ZFTA-RELA Fusion Ependymoma | Baylor College of Medicine / Austin Stuckert, MD | Young Investigator Grants | 2021 | Texas |
Elucidating the Mechanism of ERK Mediated Pathogenesis of LCH | Baylor College of Medicine / Rikhia Chakraborty, PhD | Young Investigator Grants | 2015 | Texas |
Fatigue and Carnitine Levels over Eight Cycles of Chemotherapy in Children and Adolescents. | Baylor College of Medicine / Marilyn Hockenberry | Nurse Researcher Grants | 2008 | Texas |
Immunotherapy for Pediatric Atypical Teratoid/Rhabdoid Tumor | Baylor College of Medicine / William Decker, PhD | Reach Grants | 2013 | Texas |
Telomeres and Telomerase in Pediatric Acute Myeloid Leukemia | Baylor College of Medicine / Maria Gramatges | Young Investigator Grants | 2011 | Texas |
Genetic Analysis of Pediatric Gliomas | Baylor College of Medicine / Will Parsons, MD, PhD | 'A' Award Grants | 2009 | Texas |