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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Functional Characterization of RELA Fusion Ependymoma as a Basis for Therapeutic Targeting | Baylor College of Medicine / Stephen Mack, PhD | 'A' Award Grants | 2018 | Texas |
| Genetically Modified, Cord Blood Derived Natural Killer Cell Therapy for High Grade Pediatric Brain Tumors | Children's Research Institute / Conrad Russell Cruz, MD, PhD | 'A' Award Grants | 2015 | District of Columbia |
| Mechanisms of PAX3-FOXO1 and HES3 Cooperation in Rhabdomyosarcoma | University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas / Genevieve Kendall, PhD | 'A' Award Grants | 2018 | Texas |
| 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 |
| Dana-Farber/Children’s Hospital Cancer Center Developmental Therapeutics Center of Excellence | Dana-Farber Cancer Institute / Steven DuBois, MD & Wendy London, PhD - Scholars: Melissa Burns, MD; Kevin Campbell, MD; Natalie Collins, MD/PhD; David Shulman, MD | Center of Excellence Grants | 2012 | Massachusetts |
| Texas Children's Cancer Center Alex's Lemonade Stand Center of Excellence | Baylor College of Medicine / Stacey Berg, MD - Scholars: Holly Lindsay, MD/MS, Sarah Injac, MD | Center of Excellence Grants | 2012 | Texas |
| Alex's Lemonade Stand Foundation Center of Excellence in Childhood Cancer Drug Development and Clinical Pharmacology at The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia | Children's Hospital of Philadelphia / Frank Balis, MD - Scholar: Emily Blauel, MD | Center of Excellence Grants | 2013 | Pennsylvania |
| Preclinical Development of Targeted Therapy for Neuroblastoma with ALK and CDK4/6 Dual Pathway Inhibition | Children's Hospital of Philadelphia / Yael Mossé, MD | Reach Grants | 2013 | Pennsylvania |
| Combining Oncolytic Vaccinia Virus with GD2.CAR-modified Vaccinia Virus-specific T-cells for the Treatment of Relapsed Neuroblastoma and Sarcoma | Baylor College of Medicine / Cliona Rooney, PhD | Reach Grants | 2013 | Texas |
| Development of a Pharmacodynamic Marker of EWS-FLI1 Activity to Aid in the Clinical Translation of Targeted Therapies for Ewing sarcoma | Van Andel Research Institute / Patrick Grohar, MD, PhD | Reach Grants | 2013 | Michigan |