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 |
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Characterization and Targeting of Novel Activating BRAF Mutations in Pediatric Brain Tumors | Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia / Angela Waanders, MD, MPH | Young Investigator Grants | 2010 | Pennsylvania |
Arginine Depletion with DFMO in High-Risk Neuroblastoma | Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia / Christina Turn, MD | Young Investigator Grants | 2023 | Pennsylvania |
Identify Novel Druggable Targets to Treat Philadelphia chromosome-like B-Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia | Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia / Wei Tong, PhD | Innovation Grants | 2019 | Pennsylvania |
Social Determinants of Health, Hospital-level Resources, and Risk of Septic Shock in Pediatric Leukemia | Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia / Jenny Ruiz, MD | Young Investigator Grants | 2021 | Pennsylvania |
Molecular Annotation for Treatment of Childhood Cancers Trial: Neuroblastoma (MATCH-NB) | Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia / Yael Mosse, M.D. | Bio-Therapeutic Impact Award | 2015 | Pennsylvania |
Anti-Angiogenic Effects of BAI Proteins in Neuroblastoma | Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia / Naomi Balamuth, MD | Young Investigator Grants | 2006 | Pennsylvania |
Modeling Genetic Modifiers of Down Syndrome Leukemogenesis | Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia / Stella T. Chou, MD | Springboard Grants | 2013 | Pennsylvania |
Cancer Risk and Incidence in Beckwith-Wiedemann Syndrome | Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia / Jennifer Kalish, MD/PhD | Epidemiology Grants | 2019 | Pennsylvania |
Norepinephrine Transporter-Targeted Pharmacotherapy of Aggressive Neuroblastoma | Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia / Michael Chorny, PhD | Innovation Grants | 2019 | Pennsylvania |
Sepsis as innate immune stimulus: severe sepsis exposures and protection against relapse in children with acute leukemias | Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia / Alix Seif, MD | Epidemiology Grants | 2016 | Pennsylvania |