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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Characterization of the Role of Chromosome 1p Deletion in MYCN-Amplified Neuroblastoma | University of California San Francisco / Miller Huang, PhD | Young Investigator Grants | 2013 | California |
| Mechanisms of Oncogenic Transformation by TLX1/HOX11 | University of Michigan / Mark Chiang | Young Investigator Grants | 2011 | Michigan |
| Defining the Molecular Mechanisms Underlying Pediatric Brain Tumor Penetrance | Washington University / Nicole Brossier, MD/PhD | Young Investigator Grants | 2019 | Missouri |
| CAMKV as a Target for Immunotherapy in MYCN-Amplified Neuroblastoma | Children's Hospital of Philadelphia / Robyn Sussman, PhD | Young Investigator Grants | 2015 | Pennsylvania |
| Epigenomic Mechanisms of Neuroblastoma Tumorigenesis | Children's Hospital of Philadelphia / Jo Lynne Harenza, PhD | Young Investigator Grants | 2017 | Pennsylvania |
| Elucidating the Mechanism of ERK Mediated Pathogenesis of LCH | Baylor College of Medicine / Rikhia Chakraborty, PhD | Young Investigator Grants | 2015 | Texas |
| Elucidating the Role of Human FAN1 Nuclease in DNA Crosslink Repair | Yale School of Medicine / Timsi Rao, PhD | Young Investigator Grants | 2016 | Connecticut |
| Targeting the Metabolic Drivers of Chemo Resistance in Acute Myeloid Leukemia | Harvard University / Nick van Gastel, PhD | Young Investigator Grants | 2018 | Massachusetts |
| 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 |
| A Comparison of Parent and Clinician Reported Toxicities in Standard Radiation Versus Proton Beam Radiation in Children with Posterior Fossa Tumors. | Children's Hospital of Philadelphia / Rosanna Pollack, RN & Cynthia Schmus, RN | Nurse Researcher Grants | 2007 | Pennsylvania |