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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A leukemia organoid platform for dissection and targeting of tumor-niche interactions | Columbia Institute for Cancer Genetics / Adolfo Ferrando, MD/PhD | Innovation Grants | 2021 | New York |
A mouse model of Wilms' Tumor | Massachusetts General Hospital / Nabeel Bardeesy, PhD | Young Investigator Grants | 2008 | Massachusetts |
A New York Based Pediatric Oncology Developmental Therapeutics Program | Columbia University / Julia Glade Bender, MD | Phase I/II Infrastructure Grants | 2008 | New York |
A New York Based Pediatric Oncology Developmental Therapeutics Program | Columbia University / Julia Glade Bender, MD | Phase I/II Infrastructure Grants | 2010 | New York |
A Novel Adjunctive LAT-Activating CART (ALA-CART) Cell Platform for the Treatment of Acute Leukemia | University of Colorado Denver_ Anschutz Medical Campus / Catherine Danis, PhD | Young Investigator Grants | 2023 | Colorado |
A novel compound for treatment of T cell leukemia | Huntsman Cancer Institute / Nikolaus Trede | Innovation Grants | 2010 | Utah |
A novel mouse model of rhabdomyosarcoma | Vanderbilt University Medical Center / Chin Chiang, PhD | Innovation Grants | 2012 | Tennessee |
A Novel Target for Neuroblastoma Treatment | Beckman Research Institute of City of Hope / Linda Malkas, Ph.D. | Reach Grants | 2014 | California |
A Nurse-Led Structured Discharge Teaching Intervention for Parents of Newly Diagnosed Pediatric Oncology Patients | University of Alabama at Birmingham / Wendy Landier, RN/PhD | Nurse Researcher Grants | 2016 | Alabama |
A Pilot Study of the Feasibility and Acceptability of an Interactive Computerized Symptom Assessment Tool to Assess Disease and Treatment-Related Symptoms Experienced by Children with Cancer | University of California San Francisco / Tina Baggott, RN, PhD, PNP | Nurse Researcher Grants | 2009 | California |