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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Resistance and Develop Improved Treatments for Relapsed/refractory Pediatric ALL | Dana-Farber Cancer Institute / Elizabeth Townsend, PhD | Young Investigator Grants | 2016 | Massachusetts |
| Development of Novel Biomarkers for Immunotherapy in Neuroblastoma | Columbia Institute for Cancer Genetics / Shuobo Boboila, PhD | Young Investigator Grants | 2017 | New York |
| SETD2 Mutations in Prognosis and Chemotherapy Resistance in Relapsed Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia | Dana-Farber Cancer Institute / Brenton Mar, MD, PhD | Young Investigator Grants | 2014 | Massachusetts |
| Telomeres and Telomerase in Pediatric Acute Myeloid Leukemia | Baylor College of Medicine / Maria Gramatges | Young Investigator Grants | 2011 | Texas |
| Critical Contributions of CRM1 to Leukemogenesis | University of Vermont / Jessica Linda Heath, MD | Young Investigator Grants | 2015 | Vermont |
| Validation of microRNAs as valid targets in a pediatric sarcoma | University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center / Mark Hatley | Young Investigator Grants | 2011 | Texas |
| Translating BET Bromodomain Inhibitors for Acute Myeloid Leukemia Therapy | Dana-Farber Cancer Institute / Yana Pikman, MD | Young Investigator Grants | 2014 | Massachusetts |
| The role of PDE4B in Racial Disparities in Outcome of Childhood Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia | St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital / Jun Yang | Young Investigator Grants | 2010 | Tennessee |
| Characterization of Chromatin Landscapes to Identify Therapeutic Vulnerabilities in Diffuse Midline Gliomas. | Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center / Jay Sarthy, MD/PhD | Young Investigator Grants | 2019 | Washington |
| Synthetic Gene Expression Regulatory Switches (SynGERS) for Improved CAR T Cell Function in Pediatric Solid Tumors | Baylor College of Medicine / Leidy Diana Caraballo Galva, PhD | Young Investigator Grants | 2023 | Texas |