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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cure Osteosarcoma Lung Metastasis by Disrupting Tumor VCAM-1 Signaling with Macrophages | Case Western Reserve University / Alex Huang, MD, PhD | Innovation Grants | 2015 | Ohio |
| Targeting Pediatric Brain Tumors Using PTPmu Nanochains with Radiofrequency-Releasable Therapeutics | Case Western Reserve University / Susann Brady-Kalnay, PhD & Efstathios Karathanasis, PhD | Innovation Grants | 2017 | Ohio |
| DFMO-based combination therapy for the treatment of advanced stage neuroblastoma. | Cancer Research Center of Hawaii / Dana-Lynn Koomoa | Young Investigator Grants | 2009 | Hawaii |
| The role of vitamin D in hepatoblastoma formation and prevention | Brigham and Women's Hospital / Wolfram Goessling, MD/PhD | Innovation Grants | 2012 | Massachusetts |
| Parallel sequencing to identify the causes of childhood cancer | Baylor College of Medicine / Sharon Plon | Innovation Grants | 2008 | Texas |
| Characterization and Targeting of p53 Ubiquitination in Neuroblastoma. | Baylor College of Medicine / Eveline Barbieri, MD, PhD | Young Investigator Grants | 2008 | Texas |
| Immunotherapy for Osteosarcoma and Ewing sarcoma | Baylor College of Medicine / Nabil Ahmed, MD, MSc | Young Investigator Grants | 2007 | Texas |
| Building a Texas-based center for neuroblastoma clinical research. | Baylor College of Medicine / Heidi Russell, MD | Phase I/II Infrastructure Grants | 2006 | Texas |
| Parallel sequencing to identify the causes of childhood cancer. | Baylor College of Medicine / Sharon Plon, MD, PhD | Innovation Grants | 2006 | Texas |
| The Meaning of Adolescents' Eating Experiences during Bone Marrow Transplant Recovery. | Baylor College of Medicine / Cheryl Rodgers, PhD, RN | Nurse Researcher Grants | 2007 | Texas |