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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Direct targeting of oncoprotein assembly using mimetic peptide interference | Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center / Alex Kentsis, MD/PhD | Innovation Grants | 2024 | New York |
Investigating the impact of osteosarcoma genetic lesions on bone differentiation | Dana-Farber Cancer Institute / James Morrow, 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 |
Dissecting the role and mechanism of MLLT10 fusion proteins to treat pediatric leukemia | The Trustees of the University of Pennsylvania / Kathy Fange Liu, Ph.D. | R Accelerated Award Grants | 2024 | Pennsylvania |
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 |
Translating sarcoma antigen-directed co-stimulatory NK cells to the clinic | Baylor College of Medicine / Robin Parihar | Reach Grants | 2024 | Texas |
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 |
Overcoming Menin-inhibitor resistance | Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia / Kathrin Bernt, MD | Reach Grants | 2024 | Pennsylvania |
Collective cell invasion of fusion positive rhabdomyosarcoma regulated by PAX3-FOXO1 | Children’s Hospital Los Angeles / Jinseok Park, PhD | 'A' Award Grants | 2024 | California |
Gene-mediated cytotoxic immunotherapy in pediatric patients with recurrent malignant brain tumors | University of Michigan / Andrea Franson, MD | 'A' Award Grants | 2024 | Michigan |