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ALSF Funded Research Projects

Project Title	Institution / Principal Investigator(s)	Grant Type	Year	State
MYCN-induced molecular clock disruption and metabolic rewiring drive neuroblastoma	Baylor College of Medicine / Lingzhi Li, PhD	Young Investigator Grants	2024	Texas
Capitalizing on functional genomics with targeted protein degradation in neuroblastoma	St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital / Ian Delahunty, PhD	Young Investigator Grants	2024	Tennessee
Investigating the impact of osteosarcoma genetic lesions on bone differentiation	Dana-Farber Cancer Institute / James Morrow, MD/PhD	Young Investigator Grants	2024	Massachusetts
Modifying CAR T cell epigenetic programs to improve therapy against aggressive pediatric brain tumors	St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital / Meghan Ward, PhD	Young Investigator Grants	2024	Tennessee
Exploiting a Novel DNA Repair Defect in Ewing Sarcoma	Dana-Farber Cancer Institute / Shuhei Asada, MD/PhD	Young Investigator Grants	2024	Massachusetts
Improving homing and activity of CAR T cells in pediatric sarcomas	University of Colorado Denver / Joselyn Cruz Cruz, PhD	Young Investigator Grants	2024	Colorado
Defining how unique properties of the pediatric immune system contribute to poor efficacy of checkpoint blockade in children	Stanford University / Adrienne Long, MD/PhD	Young Investigator Grants	2024	California
Understanding the role of CDK8 in protein synthesis for treating MYC-driven medulloblastoma	University of Colorado Denver / Dong Wang, PhD	Young Investigator Grants	2024	Colorado
The influence of the raphe nucleus and serotonin on progression of diffuse intrinsic pontine glioma	Stanford University / Richard Drexler, MD/PhD	Young Investigator Grants	2024	California
Utilizing chromatin directed inhibitors to regulate gene expression in Ewing sarcoma for therapeutic benefit	University of North Carolina / Justin Sperlazza, MD/PhD	Young Investigator Grants	2024	North Carolina

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