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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrosative Stress And Symptom Severity During Childhood Leukemia Treatment | Duke University Medical Center / Marilyn Hockenberry, RN, PhD | Nurse Researcher Grants | 2013 | North Carolina |
| Yoga for Children and Adolescents After Completing Cancer Treatment | Children's Health Care / Mary (Casey) Hooke | Nurse Researcher Grants | 2010 | Minnesota |
| The Therapy-Related Symptom Checklist for Children (TRSC-C): Systematic Monitoring of Symptoms to Improve Oncology Interventions. | Kansas Medical Center Research Institute, Inc. / Phoebe Williams | Nurse Researcher Grants | 2008 | Kansas |
| Sexuality in Adolescents with Cancer | University of Calgary / Nancy Moules, PhD | Nurse Researcher Grants | 2013 | Alberta |
| Circadian Rhythms, Fatigue and Bright Light Therapy in Adolescent Cancer Survivors | University of Maryland, College Park / Valerie E. Rogers, PhD | Nurse Researcher Grants | 2015 | Maryland |
| Relationships Between Symptoms and the Hospital Care Environment in Children and Adolescents with Cancer | Huntsman Cancer Institute / Lauri Linder | Nurse Researcher Grants | 2010 | Utah |
| Mothers and Fathers Perspectives: Family Management of Young Adult Survivors of Childhood Brain Tumors | University of Pennsylvania / Janet Deatrick | Nurse Researcher Grants | 2010 | Pennsylvania |
| Assessing the Relationship Between Physical Activity, Fatigue and Health Related Quality of Life in Children Receiving Cancer Treatment | Children's Hospital of Philadelphia / Pattianne Belfield, PNP, CRNP | Nurse Researcher Grants | 2012 | Pennsylvania |
| KAM: Kids are Moving; An Exercise Program for Children with Cancer | University of Minnesota / Mary Catherine (Casey) Hooke, PhD | Nurse Researcher Grants | 2014 | Minnesota |
| COPE in Parents of Children Diagnosed with Cancer | University of Arizona / Gloanna Peek | Nurse Researcher Grants | 2011 | Arizona |