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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| A Developmental Model to Characterize the Epigenetic Origins of the Retinoblastoma Tumor Initiating Cell | The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine / Jeffrey Huo, MD, PhD | Young Investigator Grants | 2014 | Maryland |
| Targeting Tumor Suppressor MicroRNAs in Pediatric Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia | The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine / Linda Resar, M.D. | Innovation Grants | 2014 | Maryland |
| Targeted Inhibition of the DNA Damage Response Pathway: A Novel Intervention in the Treatment of Pediatric Leukemias | National Cancer Institute / Andre Nussenzweig, Ph.D. | Reach Grants | 2014 | Maryland |
| Converting the Glioblastoma Multiforme Tumor-Associated Macrophage Phenotype | The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine / Alan D. Friedman, M.D. | Innovation Grants | 2014 | Maryland |
| Targeting the Epigenome of Diffuse Intrinsic Pontine Glioma | The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine / Sama Ahsan, MD | Young Investigator Grants | 2014 | Maryland |
| Mechanisms of LGR5 Regulation and Function in Ewing sarcoma Metastasis | University of Michigan / Elizabeth Lawlor, M.D., Ph.D. | Innovation Grants | 2014 | Michigan |
| Development of Targeted DNA-damaging Therapy for ATRX-deficient Pediatric Glioblastoma | University of Michigan / Carl Koschmann, MD | Young Investigator Grants | 2014 | Michigan |
| KAM: Kids are Moving; An Exercise Program for Children with Cancer | University of Minnesota / Mary Catherine (Casey) Hooke, PhD | Nurse Researcher Grants | 2014 | Minnesota |
| Exosomes as Biomarkers to Monitor Disease Progression and Response to Therapy in Ewing sarcoma | Children's Mercy / Glenson Samuel, MD | Young Investigator Grants | 2014 | Missouri |
| Developing Personalized (precision) Medicine Strategies to Optimize Pediatric Brain Tumor Management | Washington University / David Gutmann, M.D., Ph.D. | Innovation Grants | 2014 | Missouri |