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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Defining the Molecular Mechanisms Underlying Pediatric Brain Tumor Penetrance | Washington University / Nicole Brossier, MD/PhD | Young Investigator Grants | 2019 | Missouri |
Development and Characterization of Novel Models of Human Osteosarcoma Development and Metastasis | University of Minnesota / Beau Webber, PhD | Young Investigator Grants | 2017 | Minnesota |
Using Neurofibromatosis-1 (NF1) to understand Pediatric Brain Tumor Initiation | MD Anderson Cancer Center / Yuan Pan, PhD | Young Investigator Grants | 2020 | Texas |
CDK8 as a New Therapeutic Target in Alveolar Rhabdomyosarcoma | Dana-Farber Cancer Institute / Susu Zhang, PhD | Young Investigator Grants | 2023 | Massachusetts |
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 |
The Regulation of Hematopoietic Stem Cell Function by Granulocyte-Colony Stimulating Factor | Washington University / Laura Schuettpelz, MD, PhD | Young Investigator Grants | 2013 | Missouri |
Targeting the Epigenome of Diffuse Intrinsic Pontine Glioma | The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine / Sama Ahsan, MD | Young Investigator Grants | 2014 | Maryland |
Exploring a novel immunotherapy: cooperation of endogenous CD8+ t-cells and exogenous, allogeneic CD4+ t-cells. | The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine / Heather Symons | Young Investigator Grants | 2009 | Maryland |
Radiation and the Tumor Microenvironment in an Immunocompetent Model of Ewing Sarcoma | Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh Foundation / Jessica Daley, MD | Young Investigator Grants | 2023 | Pennsylvania |
Investigating the Role of the RNA Binding Protein LIN28 in Neuroblastoma | Boston Children’s Hospital / John Powers | Young Investigator Grants | 2012 | Massachusetts |