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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
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
Investigating the Role of Genetic and Epigenetic Variation in Risk of Childhood Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia in Down Syndrome	University of California San Francisco / Adam de Smith, Ph.D.	'A' Award Grants	2014	California
Determinants of Testicular Germ Cell Tumor Platinum Sensitivity and Resistance	University of California, San Diego / Paolo Abada	Young Investigator Grants	2012	California
Optimizing EGFR targeted therapy in pediatric malignant glioma.	University of California San Francisco / Theodore Nicolaides	Young Investigator Grants	2009	California
Saving Lives, Saving Neurons, the Head Start Consortium for Young Children with Malignant Central Nervous System Tumors	Children's Hospital Los Angeles / Jonathan Finlay, MD	Phase I/II Infrastructure Grants	2007	California
Enhancing Effectiveness of Immune Checkpoint Therapy in Neuroblastoma	Children's Hospital Los Angeles / Shahab Asgharzadeh, MD	Innovation Grants	2015	California
Single-cell RNA-seq Profiling of Transcriptional Transition States During Human Retinoblastoma	Children's Hospital Los Angeles / Sunhye Lee, PhD	Young Investigator Grants	2016	California
Pediatric Developmental Therapeutics Center of Excellence at UCSF	University of California San Francisco / Katherine Matthay, MD, Kieuhoa Vo, MD, - Scholars: Amit Sabnis, MD, Lena Winestone, MD/MSHP, Beth Winger, MD/PhD, Bo Qiu, MD/PhD	Center of Excellence Grants	2012	California
Predicting Outcome for Patients with Metastatic Neuroblastoma by Analysis of Bone Marrow and Blood for a Neuroblastoma Gene Expression Signature	Children's Hospital Los Angeles / Robert Seeger	Innovation Grants	2010	California
A Pilot Study of the Feasibility and Acceptability of an Interactive Computerized Symptom Assessment Tool to Assess Disease and Treatment-Related Symptoms Experienced by Children with Cancer	University of California San Francisco / Tina Baggott, RN, PhD, PNP	Nurse Researcher Grants	2009	California

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