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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A Combinatorial Approach to Target the Tumor-Initiating and Transit Amplifying Cellular Subpopulations in Diffuse Intrinsic Pontine Glioma (DIPG) | Stanford University / Michelle Monje, MD, PhD | 'A' Award Grants | 2011 | California |
The Interplay Between Histone Mutations and Replication Stress in Shaping Glioma Phenotypes | Dana-Farber Cancer Institute / Pratiti Bandopadhayay, PhD | 'A' Award Grants | 2021 | Massachusetts |
Novel Approaches to AML Differentiation Therapy | Dana-Farber Cancer Institute / Andrew Lane, MD/PhD | 'A' Award Grants | 2017 | Massachusetts |
A Role for Notch in Self-renewal in Embryonal Rhabdomyosarcoma | Massachusetts General Hospital / Myron Ignatius, PhD | 'A' Award Grants | 2012 | Massachusetts |
The Role of MST1 in Non-canonical Hippo Signaling in Rhabdomyosarcoma | Duke University / Lisa Crose, Ph.D. | 'A' Award Grants | 2014 | North Carolina |
Modulation of STING to enhance the efficacy of treatments for diffuse midline glioma | Duke University / Zachary Reitman, MD/PhD | 'A' Award Grants | 2023 | North Carolina |
IDO-based Immunotherapy for Pediatric Brain Tumors | Georgia Health Sciences University Research Institute, Inc. / Theodore Johnson, MD, PhD | 'A' Award Grants | 2013 | Georgia |
Exploiting the Differentiation Potential of Pediatric High-Grade Glioma to Discover Novel Therapeutic Opportunities | Dana-Farber Cancer Institute / Mariella Filbin, MD/PhD | 'A' Award Grants | 2019 | Massachusetts |
Pediatric Sarcoma, Rhabdomyosarcoma, and Mechanisms of Origin | University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center / Rene Galindo | 'A' Award Grants | 2010 | Texas |
Role of Primary Cilium Signaling and Dynamics in Medulloblastoma Initiation and Progression | University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center / Saikat Mukhopadhyay, MD/PhD | 'A' Award Grants | 2016 | Texas |