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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Identification and Characterization of Pathways Dysregulated by MMSET E1099K Mutation in Relapsed Pediatric Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia and Their Role in Drug Resistance | New York University School of Medicine / Joanna Pierro, DO | Young Investigator Grants | 2017 | New York |
| Long Non-Coding RNAs as Novel Biomarkers and Therapeutic Targets in Pediatric Leukemia | New York University School of Medicine / Iannis Aifantis, PhD | Innovation Grants | 2017 | New York |
| Elucidating the Role of N-Myc in a High-risk Pediatric T Cell Leukemia | New York University School of Medicine / Francesco Boccalatte, PhD | Young Investigator Grants | 2017 | New York |
| Development of Novel Biomarkers for Immunotherapy in Neuroblastoma | Columbia Institute for Cancer Genetics / Shuobo Boboila, PhD | Young Investigator Grants | 2017 | New York |
| Targeting Chondroitin Sulphate Proteoglycan 4 (CSPG4) in Glioblastoma | University of North Carolina / Gianpietro Dotti, MD & Barbara Savoldo, MD/PhD | Reach Grants | 2017 | North Carolina |
| Genomics of Pediatric Germ Cell Tumors | University of Minnesota / Jenny Poynter, PhD | Epidemiology Grants | 2017 | Minnesota |
| Development and Characterization of Novel Models of Human Osteosarcoma Development and Metastasis | University of Minnesota / Beau Webber, PhD | Young Investigator Grants | 2017 | Minnesota |
| Development of Mithramycin Analogs for Ewing sarcoma | Van Andel Research Institute / Patrick Grohar, MD/PhD | Innovation Grants | 2017 | Michigan |
| A Home Physical Activity Program to Improve Cognitive Late Effects in Children Treated with Radiation for Brain Tumors | National Cancer Institute / Pamela Wolters, PhD | Psychosocial Family Impact Grant | 2017 | Maryland |
| Targeting Glutamine Metabolism in MYC Driven Atypical Teratoid Rhabdoid Tumors | The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine / Jeffrey Rubens, MD | Young Investigator Grants | 2017 | Maryland |