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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MLL Oncogene-Dependent Enhancer Reprogramming Promotes Leukemogenesis | Stanford University / Feng Pan, PhD | Young Investigator Grants | 2019 | California |
Genomic Alterations in Medulloblastoma | Children’s Hospital Los Angeles / Shahab Asgharzadeh, MD | Young Investigator Grants | 2008 | California |
Optimizing EGFR targeted therapy in pediatric malignant glioma. | University of California San Francisco / Theodore Nicolaides | Young Investigator Grants | 2009 | California |
Chemical Genetics and CRISPRi/a Screen for Novel Therapeutic Targets in a Humanized Model for MYCN Associated High-Risk Pediatric Neuroblastoma | University of California San Francisco / Zhenyi An, PhD | Young Investigator Grants | 2015 | California |
Defining the Molecular Mechanisms Underlying Pediatric Brain Tumor Penetrance | Washington University / Nicole Brossier, MD/PhD | Young Investigator Grants | 2019 | Missouri |
Reciprocal interactions between tumor killer dendritic cells and tumor-induced regulatory T lymphocytes | University of Arizona / Nicolas Larmonier, PhD | Young Investigator Grants | 2008 | Arizona |
Exploring a novel immunotherapy: cooperation of endogenous CD8+ t-cells and exogenous, allogeneic CD4+ t-cells. | The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine / Heather Symons | Young Investigator Grants | 2009 | Maryland |
Anti-Angiogenic Effects of BAI Proteins in Neuroblastoma | Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia / Naomi Balamuth, MD | Young Investigator Grants | 2006 | Pennsylvania |
Epigenetic regulation of self-renewal pathways in hematopoietic and leukemic stem cells | George Washington University / Alexandros Tzatsos, MD/PhD | Young Investigator Grants | 2012 | District of Columbia |
A Role for Non-canonical Wnt/PCP Signaling in Growth and Self-Renewal of Embryonal Rhabdomyosarcoma | Massachusetts General Hospital / Madeline Hayes, PhD | Young Investigator Grants | 2016 | Massachusetts |