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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Interrogating the Enhancer Landscapes of Ependymoma to Inform Novel Therapies | Baylor College of Medicine / Stephen Mack, PhD | Young Investigator Grants | 2016 | Texas |
| Using Neurofibromatosis-1 (NF1) to understand Pediatric Brain Tumor Initiation | MD Anderson Cancer Center / Yuan Pan, PhD | Young Investigator Grants | 2020 | Texas |
| The Role of MiRNA Impairment in Wilms' Tumor Formation | University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas / Kenneth Chen, MD | Young Investigator Grants | 2016 | Texas |
| Exploring the Intersection between Childhood Cancer and Birth Defects to Identify Novel Cancer Predisposition Syndromes | Baylor College of Medicine / Philip Lupo, PhD | Epidemiology Grants | 2014 | Texas |
| Structure-guided de novo design of molecules that selectively target EWS-FLI1 | University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio / David Libich, PhD | Innovation Grants | 2023 | Texas |
| V alpha-invariant NKT cells as a novel platform for cancer immunotherapy | Baylor College of Medicine / Leonid Metelitsa, MD, PhD | Innovation Grants | 2012 | Texas |
| Pediatric Sarcoma, Rhabdomyosarcoma, and Mechanisms of Origin | University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center / Rene Galindo | 'A' Award Grants | 2010 | Texas |
| Development of New Approaches to Target MAP Kinase Pathway in RAS-driven Rhabdomyosarcoma | University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio / Angelina Vaseva, PhD | R Accelerated Award Grants | 2023 | Texas |
| Is SIRT5 a Therapy Target in Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia? | University of Utah / Michael Deininger, MD/PhD | Innovation Grants | 2018 | Utah |
| Targeting Metabolism in Alveolar Soft Part Sarcomagenesis | Huntsman Cancer Institute / Kevin Jones, MD | 'A' Award Grants | 2013 | Utah |