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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COPE in Parents of Children Diagnosed with Cancer | University of Arizona / Gloanna Peek | Nurse Researcher Grants | 2011 | Arizona |
Clinical Development of RNA Nanoparticle Vaccines Targeting Recurrent Pediatric Brain Cancers | Duke University / Duane Mitchell, MD, PhD | Innovation Grants | 2011 | North Carolina |
Studying the clonal dynamics and evolution of leukemia using molecular barcodes | Lucile Packard Children’s Hospital at Stanford University School of Medicine / Matthew Porteus, MD, PhD | Innovation Grants | 2011 | California |
Blockade of MYCN in neuroblastoma | University of California San Francisco / William Weiss, MD/PhD | Innovation Grants | 2011 | California |
In vivo Analysis of Neuroblastoma Pathogenesis using Transgenic Zebrafish | Dana-Farber Cancer Institute / Alfred Tom Look, MD | Innovation Grants | 2011 | Massachusetts |
Targeting HMGA1 in Childhood ALL | The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine / Amy M. Belton, PhD | Young Investigator Grants | 2011 | Maryland |
Expanding Hope: Innovative Therapy at Shands Children's Hospital | University of Florida / Amy Smith | Phase I/II Infrastructure Grants | 2010 | Florida |
Expansion of the Innovative Therapies Program to Include the Development of a Pediatric Neuro-Oncology Translational Research Program | Aflac Cancer Center and Blood Disorders Service of Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta / Howard Katzenstein, MD | Phase I/II Infrastructure Grants | 2010 | Georgia |
The Role of Metabolism in MLL-AF9 Leukemia Initiation | Massachusetts General Hospital / Rushdia Yusuf | Young Investigator Grants | 2010 | Massachusetts |
To test the feasibility, acceptability and effectiveness of a sleep hygiene and relaxation intervention to improve sleep and fatigue for children receiving maintenance therapy for acute lymphoblastic leukemia | Hospital for Sick Children / Sue Zupanec | Nurse Researcher Grants | 2010 | Ontario |