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 our nearly 1,000 funded projects below.
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ALSF Funded Research Projects
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Institution / Principal Investigator(s) | Grant Type | Year | State |
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TrkB Signaling in the Genesis of Murine Neuroblastoma | University of Vermont / Rae Nishi, PhD | Innovation Grants | 2007 | Vermont |
Tumor cell hybridoma vaccine for recurrent neuroblastoma and Ewing sarcoma | The Pennsylvania State University / Ken Lucas, MD | Innovation Grants | 2006 | Pennsylvania |
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 |
Tyrosine Kinase Mutation Discovery in Neuroblastoma. | Dana-Farber Cancer Institute / Matthew Meyerson, MD, PhD | Innovation Grants | 2006 | Massachusetts |
Uncovering the Dysregulated RNA Binding Protein Network in Childhood Acute Myeloid Leukemia | Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center / Michael Kharas, PhD | 'A' Award Grants | 2016 | New York |
Understanding and Preventing Healthy Tissue Damage in Pediatric Cancer Patients | Dana-Farber Cancer Institute / Kristopher Sarosiek, PhD | Young Investigator Grants | 2014 | Massachusetts |
Understanding the Mechanisms of HOX Gene Regulation in Normal and Leukemic Hematopoietic Stem Cells to Identify New Therapies for Pediatric AML | Boston Children's Hospital / Anne Robertson, PhD | Young Investigator Grants | 2017 | Massachusetts |
Understanding the Role of a Novel Hereditary Cancer Gene | University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio / Patricia Dahia | Innovation Grants | 2010 | Texas |
Understanding the Role of Translational Control in Humanized Mouse Models for Medulloblastoma | University of California San Francisco / Ozlem Aksoy, PhD | Young Investigator Grants | 2015 | California |
Untangling the Matrix in Medulloblastoma | St. Christopher's Hospital for Children / Duncan Stearns, MD | Young Investigator Grants | 2008 | Ohio |