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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Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh of UPMC Phase 1-2 Infrastructure Support Grant | University of Pittsburgh / Jean Tersak, MD | Phase I/II Infrastructure Grants | 2013 | Pennsylvania |
Anti-Angiogenic Effects of BAI Proteins in Neuroblastoma | Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia / Naomi Balamuth, MD | Young Investigator Grants | 2006 | Pennsylvania |
Development of Targeted Therapies in High Risk Childhood Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia | Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia / Sarah Tasian | Young Investigator Grants | 2012 | Pennsylvania |
Targeting Metabolism as a Therapeutic Approach for High-Risk MYCN-Driven Neuroblastoma | University of Pennsylvania / Nicole Anderson, PhD | Young Investigator Grants | 2016 | Pennsylvania |
Trk-Targeted Therapy of Human Neuroblastomas | Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia / Garrett Brodeur, M.D. | Bridge Grants | 2014 | Pennsylvania |
Alternative Splicing in the Pathogenesis of Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia | Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia / Andrei Thomas-Tikhonenko, PhD | Innovation Grants | 2017 | Pennsylvania |
Loss of ER-mitochondria contacts drives therapy resistance in neuroblastoma | Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia / Michael Hogarty, MD | Innovation Grants | 2021 | Pennsylvania |
Development of Immunostimulatory DNA as a Novel Therapy in Pediatric Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia | Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia / Alix Seif, MD, MPH | Young Investigator Grants | 2008 | Pennsylvania |
Hospital Volume and Induction Mortality in Children, Adolescents, and Young Adults with Acute Leukemia | Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia / Jennifer Wilkes, MD | Young Investigator Grants | 2014 | Pennsylvania |
Factors Influencing the Decision to Provide General Anesthesia or Moderate Sedation for Treatment Related Procedures in Children with Cancer | Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia / Elizabeth Ely, PhD, RN | Nurse Researcher Grants | 2007 | Pennsylvania |