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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Blockade of p53 and Aurora A in Therapy Resistant Neuroblastoma | University of California San Francisco / William Clay Gustafson, MD, PhD | 'A' Award Grants | 2011 | California |
Optimizing EGFR targeted therapy in pediatric malignant glioma. | University of California San Francisco / Theodore Nicolaides | Young Investigator Grants | 2009 | California |
Assess the activity of ABT-737 as a single agent against neuroblastoma cell lines grown in cell culture | Children’s Hospital Los Angeles / Theresa Harned, MD | Young Investigator Grants | 2006 | California |
Genomic Alterations in Medulloblastoma | Children’s Hospital Los Angeles / Shahab Asgharzadeh, MD | Young Investigator Grants | 2008 | California |
Chemical Genetics and CRISPRi/a Screen for Novel Therapeutic Targets in a Humanized Model for MYCN Associated High-Risk Pediatric Neuroblastoma | University of California San Francisco / Zhenyi An, PhD | Young Investigator Grants | 2015 | California |
Application of Epigenetic Markers for Early Detection of Childhood Leukemia. | University of California San Francisco / Sheng Zhong | Epidemiology Grants | 2008 | California |
Alternative Splicing Driven by MYCN Activates RAS-MAPK in Neuroblastoma | University of California San Francisco / William Weiss, MD/PhD | Innovation Grants | 2018 | California |
STING Pathway Activation: The Missing Link between Genomic Instability and Antitumor Immunity in Osteosarcoma | University of California San Francisco / Elizabeth Young, MD | Young Investigator Grants | 2021 | California |
An Intersection of Cell Metabolism and Differentiation in Childhood Sarcomas | Cedars-Sinai Medical Center / Sandra Orsulic, PhD | Innovation Grants | 2013 | California |
Altered Cerebral Blood Flow after Pediatric Posterior Fossa Brain Tumor Treatment | Children’s Hospital Los Angeles / Mary Baron Nelson, RN/PhD | Nurse Researcher Grants | 2016 | California |