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
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Institution / Principal Investigator(s) | Grant Type | Year | State |
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Trib2 in the Pathogenesis of T-ALL | University of Pennsylvania / Warren Pear, M.D., Ph.D., | Innovation Grants | 2014 | Pennsylvania |
Trk-Targeted Therapy of Human Neuroblastomas | Children's Hospital of Philadelphia / Garrett Brodeur, M.D. | Bridge Grants | 2014 | Pennsylvania |
TrkB Signaling in the Genesis of Murine Neuroblastoma | University of Vermont / Rae Nishi, PhD | Innovation Grants | 2007 | Vermont |
Tumor cell hybridoma vaccine for recurrent neuroblastoma and Ewing sarcoma | The Pennsylvania State University / Ken Lucas, MD | Innovation Grants | 2006 | Pennsylvania |
Two-pronged Cell Therapy: Engineering T Cells to Redirect Bystander T- and NK-Cells to Pediatric Cancer | Baylor College of Medicine / Stephen Gottschalk, M.D. | Innovation Grants | 2014 | Texas |
Tyrosine Kinase Mutation Discovery in Neuroblastoma. | Dana-Farber Cancer Institute / Matthew Meyerson, MD, PhD | Innovation Grants | 2006 | Massachusetts |
Uncovering the Dysregulated RNA Binding Protein Network in Childhood Acute Myeloid Leukemia | Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center / Michael Kharas, PhD | 'A' Award Grants | 2016 | New York |
Understanding and Preventing Healthy Tissue Damage in Pediatric Cancer Patients | Dana-Farber Cancer Institute / Kristopher Sarosiek, PhD | Young Investigator Grants | 2014 | Massachusetts |
Understanding factors contributing to retention in care among children with cancer in sub-Saharan Africa | Baylor College of Medicine / Heather Haq, MD, PhD | Psychosocial Launch Grant | 2019 | Texas |
Understanding the Mechanisms of HOX Gene Regulation in Normal and Leukemic Hematopoietic Stem Cells to Identify New Therapies for Pediatric AML | Boston Children's Hospital / Anne Robertson, PhD | Young Investigator Grants | 2017 | Massachusetts |