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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Defining the Cell Surface Landscape of Diagnostic and Relapsed Neuroblastoma: Immunotherapeutic Target Identification | Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia / Sharon Diskin, PhD | Innovation Grants | 2017 | Pennsylvania |
Role of Myosin VI in Pediatric Glioma Proliferation and Invasion | University of Pennsylvania / Monalisa Mukherjea | Young Investigator Grants | 2012 | Pennsylvania |
Single-cell Profiling of Early T-cell Precursor Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia | Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia / David Teachey, MD and Kai Tan, PhD | Single-cell Pediatric Cancer Atlas Grant | 2019 | Pennsylvania |
Assessing the Relationship Between Physical Activity, Fatigue and Health Related Quality of Life in Children Receiving Cancer Treatment | Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia / Pattianne Belfield, PNP, CRNP | Nurse Researcher Grants | 2012 | Pennsylvania |
Nanoparticle Delivery of Therapeutic Agents in Neuroblastomas | Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia / Garrett M. Brodeur, MD | Innovation Grants | 2013 | Pennsylvania |
Generation of CHD5 Antibodies and Know-out Mouse Model | Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia / Garrett Brodeur | Innovation Grants | 2008 | Pennsylvania |
Mothers and Fathers Perspectives: Family Management of Young Adult Survivors of Childhood Brain Tumors | University of Pennsylvania / Janet Deatrick | Nurse Researcher Grants | 2010 | Pennsylvania |
Arginine Depletion with DFMO in High-Risk Neuroblastoma | Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia / Christina Turn, MD | Young Investigator Grants | 2023 | Pennsylvania |
Clinical Epidemiology Studies in Children's Oncology Group Clinical Trials | Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia / Richard Aplenc, MD, PhD, MSCE | Epidemiology Grants | 2013 | Pennsylvania |
Novel Genomic Drivers in Pediatric Polyposis Syndromes | Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia / Suzanne MacFarland, MD | Young Investigator Grants | 2019 | Pennsylvania |