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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Epigenetic Regulation of T cell Activation and Immunotherapy | The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine / Brian Ladle, MD, PhD | Young Investigator Grants | 2013 | Maryland |
MLL-based chromosomal translocations in the pathogenesis of childhood leukemia. | Children’s Mercy / Erin Guest | Young Investigator Grants | 2009 | Missouri |
Critical Contributions of CRM1 to Leukemogenesis | University of Vermont / Jessica Linda Heath, MD | Young Investigator Grants | 2015 | Vermont |
Selective inhibition of nuclear export as a novel therapeutic strategy in AML | Dana-Farber Cancer Institute / Julia Etchin | Young Investigator Grants | 2012 | Massachusetts |
Pedi-PRESTO: Pediatric Patient-Reported Symptom Tracking in Oncology | Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia / Allison Barz Leahy, MD | Young Investigator Grants | 2018 | Pennsylvania |
Role of Kindlin-3 In Natural Killer Cell Mediated Tumor Killing | Children’s Hospital of Wisconsin - Milwaukee / Nathan Schloemer, MD | Young Investigator Grants | 2016 | Wisconsin |
Overcoming Glucocorticoid Resistance in Lymphoid Cancers | University of California San Francisco / Anica Wandler, PhD | Young Investigator Grants | 2017 | California |
The Role of PTPRD as a Tumor Suppressor in Neuroblastoma Pathogenesis | Mayo Clinic / Shizhen Zhu, MD, PhD | Young Investigator Grants | 2013 | Minnesota |
Therapeutic Targets and Molecular Mechanisms in Childhood Brainstem Tumors | University Health Network - Toronto Western Research Institute / Jerome Fortin, PhD | Young Investigator Grants | 2019 | Ontario |
Interrogating the Enhancer Landscapes of Ependymoma to Inform Novel Therapies | Baylor College of Medicine / Stephen Mack, PhD | Young Investigator Grants | 2016 | Texas |