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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Two-pronged Cell Therapy: Engineering T Cells to Redirect Bystander T- and NK-Cells to Pediatric Cancer | Baylor College of Medicine / Stephen Gottschalk, M.D. | Innovation Grants | 2014 | Texas |
Mediators of Metastasis in Alveolar Rhabdomyosarcoma. | University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio / Koichi Nishijo, MD, PhD | Young Investigator Grants | 2006 | Texas |
V alpha-invariant NKT cells as a novel platform for cancer immunotherapy | Baylor College of Medicine / Leonid Metelitsa, MD, PhD | Innovation Grants | 2012 | Texas |
Structure-guided de novo design of molecules that selectively target EWS-FLI1 | University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio / David Libich, PhD | Innovation Grants | 2023 | Texas |
Exploring the Intersection between Childhood Cancer and Birth Defects to Identify Novel Cancer Predisposition Syndromes | Baylor College of Medicine / Philip Lupo, PhD | Epidemiology Grants | 2014 | Texas |
Development of New Approaches to Target MAP Kinase Pathway in RAS-driven Rhabdomyosarcoma | University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio / Angelina Vaseva, PhD | R Accelerated Award Grants | 2023 | Texas |
STAT3 Signaling Profiles Predict Response to Chemotherapy in Pediatric AML | Baylor College of Medicine / Michele Redell, M.D./Ph.D. | Springboard Grants | 2014 | Texas |
Understanding factors contributing to retention in care among children with cancer in sub-Saharan Africa | Baylor College of Medicine / Mark Zobeck, MD, PhD | Psychosocial Launch Grant | 2019 | Texas |
Optimizing Engager T-cells for CD19+ Malignancies | Baylor College of Medicine / Mireya Paulina Velasquez, MD | Young Investigator Grants | 2014 | Texas |
Role of H3.3-G34R mutation in pediatric high-grade glioma | University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center / Jian Hu, PhD | Innovation Grants | 2021 | Texas |