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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Identification and Validation of Differentiation Therapy for Osteosarcoma | Dana-Farber Cancer Institute / Katherine Janeway, MD | Young Investigator Grants | 2008 | Massachusetts |
MLL Oncogene-Dependent Enhancer Reprogramming Promotes Leukemogenesis | Stanford University / Feng Pan, PhD | Young Investigator Grants | 2019 | California |
Targeting Secondary Mutations in Juvenile Myelomonocytic Leukemia | University of California San Francisco / Elliot Stieglitz, MD | Young Investigator Grants | 2015 | California |
LRP1 and Angiogenesis in Pediatric Malignant Glioma | Mayo Clinic Jacksonville / Takahisa Kanekiyo, MD, PhD | Young Investigator Grants | 2013 | Florida |
The Role of Mxi1 in the Modulation N-Myc Function in Neuroblastoma | Duke University / Michael Armstrong | Young Investigator Grants | 2011 | North Carolina |
Exploiting the Potential of Bromodomain Inhibitors in Ewing Sarcoma | Seattle Children’s Hospital / Shireen Ganapathi, MD | Young Investigator Grants | 2021 | Washington |
Investigation of Genetic and Molecular Mechanisms of Second Malignant Neoplasms in a Mouse Model | University of California San Francisco / Jean Nakamura | Young Investigator Grants | 2011 | California |
Understanding the Mechanisms of HOX Gene Regulation in Normal and Leukemic Hematopoietic Stem Cells to Identify New Therapies for Pediatric AML | Boston Children’s Hospital / Anne Robertson, PhD | Young Investigator Grants | 2017 | Massachusetts |
Ex Vivo Modeling of Medulloblastoma using Human iPSC-Derived Cerebellar Organoids | St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital / Stephanie Wu, PhD | Young Investigator Grants | 2023 | Tennessee |
Defining how unique properties of the pediatric immune system contribute to poor efficacy of checkpoint blockade in children | Stanford University / Adrienne Long, MD/PhD | Young Investigator Grants | 2024 | California |