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 |
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Investigation of Genetic and Molecular Mechanisms of Second Malignant Neoplasms in a Mouse Model | University of California San Francisco / Jean Nakamura | Young Investigator Grants | 2011 | California |
The Role of PTPRD as a Tumor Suppressor in Neuroblastoma Pathogenesis | Mayo Clinic / Shizhen Zhu, MD, PhD | Young Investigator Grants | 2013 | Minnesota |
Cancer Susceptibility and Signaling Pathways in Low-Grade Brain Tumors | Jewish General Hospital / Bárbara Rivera, PhD | Young Investigator Grants | 2017 | Quebec |
Investigation of Pediatric Rhabdomyosarcoma Recurrence through Single-Cell Sequencing | St. Jude Children's Research Hospital / Anand Patel, MD/PhD | Young Investigator Grants | 2019 | Tennessee |
Genetic Dissection of Trisomy 21-TMD Using Human Pluripotent Stem Cells | Boston Children's Hospital / Glenn MacLean | Young Investigator Grants | 2013 | Massachusetts |
Autophagy and mTOR Inhibition in Pediatric Gliomas with BRAF Mutations | University of Colorado Denver / Jean Mulcahy Levy, MD | Young Investigator Grants | 2014 | Colorado |
The Role of DEF and SSU Processome in Neuroblastoma Pathogenesis | Dana-Farber Cancer Institute / Ting Tao, PhD | Young Investigator Grants | 2015 | Massachusetts |
Single-cell RNA-seq Profiling of Transcriptional Transition States During Human Retinoblastoma | Children's Hospital Los Angeles / Sunhye Lee, PhD | Young Investigator Grants | 2016 | California |
Effect of SLCO Polymorphisms on High-Dose Methotrexate Clearance in Pediatric Oncology Patients | Vanderbilt University Medical Center / Rachael Schulte, MD | Young Investigator Grants | 2018 | Tennessee |
WIP1 Modulates Responsiveness of MB to Genotoxic Stress. | Aflac Cancer Center and Blood Disorders Service of Children's Healthcare of Atlanta / Robert Craig Castellino, MD | Young Investigator Grants | 2006 | Georgia |