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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Genetically Modified, Cord Blood Derived Natural Killer Cell Therapy for High Grade Pediatric Brain Tumors | Children’s Research Institute / Conrad Russell Cruz, MD, PhD | 'A' Award Grants | 2015 | District of Columbia |
Child and Adolescent Preferences for Involvement in their Cancer Treatment Decisions | Children’s Research Institute / Katherine Kelly, Ph.D. | Nurse Researcher Grants | 2012 | District of Columbia |
Developing an accurate genetic model for rhabdomyosarcoma therapy | Children’s Research Institute / Dawn Chandler, PhD | Young Investigator Grants | 2007 | District of Columbia |
Epigenetic regulation of self-renewal pathways in hematopoietic and leukemic stem cells | George Washington University / Alexandros Tzatsos, MD/PhD | Young Investigator Grants | 2012 | District of Columbia |
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 |
Immune Stimulatory Antigen Loaded Particles (ISAPS) for the Treatment of Solid Childhood Tumors | Children’s National Medical Center / Suzanne Miles | Young Investigator Grants | 2009 | District of Columbia |
Treating Brain Tumor by Changing Cell Division Pattern | Yale School of Medicine / Weimin Zhong | Innovation Grants | 2010 | Connecticut |
Small-molecule screening for novel pediatric glioma radiosensitizers. | Yale School of Medicine / Ranjit Bindra | Young Investigator Grants | 2012 | Connecticut |
Novel Genomic Diagnostics for Intracranial Germ Cell Tumors | Connecticut Children’s Medical Center Foundation, Inc. / Ching Lau, MD/PhD | Reach Grants | 2021 | Connecticut |
Development of Nanoparticle-Encapsulated Chemo/Radio-Sensitizers for Intrathecal Delivery | Yale School of Medicine / Ranjit S. Bindra, MD/PhD & Mark Saltzman, PhD | Innovation Grants | 2017 | Connecticut |