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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Small Molecule Degraders for Targeting Transcription Factor Drivers of Childhood Cancers | St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital / Charles G. Mullighan, MBBS(Hons), MSc, MD, FRACP, FRCPA | Crazy 8 Awards | 2020 | Tennessee |
Describing the Biological Impacts of Gain-of-function SAMD9 Mutations | Vanderbilt University Medical Center / Jason Schwartz, MD/PhD | Young Investigator Grants | 2018 | Tennessee |
Targeting polycomb-mediated epigenetic silencing in T cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia | Vanderbilt University Medical Center / Emmanuel Volanakis | Young Investigator Grants | 2011 | Tennessee |
Functional Characterization of RELA Fusion Ependymoma as a Basis for Therapeutic Targeting | St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital / Stephen Mack, PhD | 'A' Award Grants | 2018 | Tennessee |
Platform development for target identification in high risk pediatric leukemias | St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital / Adolfo A Ferrando, MD/PhD, Charles Mullighan, MD | Crazy 8 Pilots | 2019 | Tennessee |
Interrogation of Neuroblastoma Dependencies and RNAs on the Core-Regulatory Circuitry for Therapeutic Inhibition | St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital / Adam Durbin, PhD | Young Investigator Grants | 2018 | Tennessee |
Pediatric Oncology Translational Research Program. | Vanderbilt University Medical Center / James Whitlock, MD | Phase I/II Infrastructure Grants | 2006 | Tennessee |
Isoform-specific TNC-redirected T cell Therapy for DIPG | St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital / Stephen Gottschalk, MD and Giedre Krenciute, PhD | Innovation Grants | 2022 | Tennessee |
Pediatric Oncology Translational Research Program | Vanderbilt University Medical Center / James Whitlock, M.D. | Phase I/II Infrastructure Grants | 2009 | Tennessee |
Center for Pediatric T Cell Therapy (CEPET) | Baylor College of Medicine / Cliona Rooney | Phase I/II Infrastructure Grants | 2010 | Texas |