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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	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
Elucidating the Mechanism of ERK Mediated Pathogenesis of LCH	Baylor College of Medicine / Rikhia Chakraborty, PhD	Young Investigator Grants	2015	Texas
Enhancing the Viability, Function, and Safety, of Genetically-Enhanced NK Cells Within the Solid Tumor Microenvironment With IL-15 and a Suicide Gene	Baylor College of Medicine / Robin Parihar, MD, PhD	Young Investigator Grants	2015	Texas
Genetically Engineered T Cells as Therapy for Pediatric Glioma	Baylor College of Medicine / Giedre Krenciute, PhD	Young Investigator Grants	2016	Texas
Interrogating the Enhancer Landscapes of Ependymoma to Inform Novel Therapies	Baylor College of Medicine / Stephen Mack, PhD	Young Investigator Grants	2016	Texas
Targeting MYCN-amplified Neuroblastoma Through RORalpha Activation	Baylor College of Medicine / Eveline Barbiere, MD	Innovation Grants	2016	Texas
Engineering the CAR T Cells to Overcome Tumor Derived Immune-Inhibition in Glioblastoma	Baylor College of Medicine / Meenakshi Hegde, MD	'A' Award Grants	2016	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
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
Functional Characterization of RELA Fusion Ependymoma as a Basis for Therapeutic Targeting	Baylor College of Medicine / Stephen Mack, PhD	'A' Award Grants	2018	Texas

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