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 |
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STING Pathway Activation: The Missing Link between Genomic Instability and Antitumor Immunity in Osteosarcoma | University of California San Francisco / Elizabeth Young, MD | Young Investigator Grants | 2021 | California |
A CRISPRi Genetic Screen in Ewing sarcoma Identifies a Novel Dependence on Homologous Recombination DNA Repair | University of California San Francisco / Asmin Tulpule, MD/PhD | Young Investigator Grants | 2016 | California |
Neural Crest Gene Regulatory Networks Underlying Normal Meningeal Development and Onset of Meningioma | California Institute of Technology / Ayyappa Raja Desingu Rajan, PhD | Young Investigator Grants | 2021 | California |
New Approaches to Neuroblastoma Therapy | Children's Hospital Los Angeles / Robert Seeger | Phase I/II Infrastructure Grants | 2008 | California |
Investigating the Role of Genetic and Epigenetic Variation in Risk of Childhood Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia in Down Syndrome | University of California San Francisco / Adam de Smith, Ph.D. | 'A' Award Grants | 2014 | California |
Preclinical Testing of Candidate Therapeutics in a Pediatric Spinal Cord High-grade Glioma Model | Stanford University / Michelle Monje, MD/PhD | Innovation Grants | 2016 | California |
Role of PHF6 Mutations in Germline RUNX1 Deficiency Associated Hematopoietic Disorders | The Regents of the University of California San Francisco / Serine Avagyan, MD/PhD | RUNX1 Early Career Investigator Grants | 2021 | California |
Physical Properties of Drug-Resistant Leukemia Cells | Children's Hospital Los Angeles / Yong-mi Kim, MD/PhD | Innovation Grants | 2018 | California |
Antibody Targeted Natural Killer Cell-Derived Extracellular Vesicles for the Treatment of Childhood Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia and Neuroblastoma | Children's Hospital Los Angeles / Robert Seeger, MD & Alan Wayne, MD | Innovation Grants | 2015 | California |
Targeting TGFb Pathway Dependencies in Group 3 Medulloblastoma | University of California San Francisco / Zulekha Qadeer, PhD | Young Investigator Grants | 2019 | California |