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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Dissecting the Role of FOXR2 in the Oncogenesis of Diffuse Intrinsic Pontine Glioma | Dana-Farber Cancer Institute / Jessica Tsai, MD/PhD | Young Investigator Grants | 2020 | Massachusetts |
Targeting Protein Translation to Antagonize MYC-driven Neuroblastoma | Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia / Andrea Flynn, MD | Young Investigator Grants | 2017 | Pennsylvania |
Telomeres and Telomerase in Pediatric Acute Myeloid Leukemia | Baylor College of Medicine / Maria Gramatges | Young Investigator Grants | 2011 | Texas |
CD19 Delta Ex2 Isoform as a Target for Alternative Therapies in Relapsed Pediatric B-ALL | Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia / Asen Bagashev, PhD | Young Investigator Grants | 2016 | Pennsylvania |
Zebrafish Modeling of PAX3-FOXO1 Driven Rhabdomyosarcoma | University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center / Genevieve Kendall, PhD | Young Investigator Grants | 2015 | Texas |
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 |
Identification and Targeting of Microenvironmental Factors Controlling Pediatric Leukemia | New York University School of Medicine / Anastasia Tikhonova, PhD | Young Investigator Grants | 2017 | New York |
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 |
ECM-targeted CAR T-cell therapy for high-grade glioma | St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital / Jessica Wagner, PhD | Young Investigator Grants | 2019 | Tennessee |