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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Genetic Profiling and Experimental Modeling of High-risk Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia | St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital / Kathryn Roberts, PhD | Young Investigator Grants | 2013 | Tennessee |
Isoform-specific TNC-redirected T cell Therapy for DIPG | St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital / Stephen Gottschalk, MD and Giedre Krenciute, PhD | Innovation Grants | 2022 | Tennessee |
Investigation of Pediatric Rhabdomyosarcoma Recurrence through Single-Cell Sequencing | St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital / Anand Patel, MD/PhD | Young Investigator Grants | 2019 | Tennessee |
CD47-blocking Oncolytic Vaccinia Viruses as Biotherapeutics for Pediatric Solid Tumors | St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital / Stephen Gottschalk, MD & Nino Rainusso, MD | Innovation Grants | 2016 | Tennessee |
Mutagenesis and disease progression in RUNX1 mutant blood stem cells is caused by inflammation-induced hyperactive signaling and supraphysiological mitochondrial ROS | St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital / Dirk Loeffler, PhD | RUNX1 Early Career Investigator Grants | 2023 | Tennessee |
Single Nuclear RNA-seq and Spatial Transcriptomic Analysis of Anaplastic and Favorable Histology Wilms Tumor | St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital / Andrew Murphy, MD and Xiang Chen, PhD | Single-cell Pediatric Cancer Atlas Grant | 2019 | Tennessee |
NUDT15 Polymorphisms and Individualization of Thiopurine Therapy in Children with Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia | St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital / Takaya Moriyama, MD/PhD | Young Investigator Grants | 2018 | Tennessee |
Investigating Epigenetic Mechanisms of Response to Allogenic CAR T Cell Therapy | St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital / Caitlin Zebley, MD/PhD | Young Investigator Grants | 2021 | Tennessee |
Effect of SLCO Polymorphisms on High-Dose Methotrexate Clearance in Pediatric Oncology Patients | Vanderbilt University Medical Center / Rachael Schulte, MD | Young Investigator Grants | 2018 | Tennessee |
Testing a Hospital Sleep Hygiene Intervention | St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital / Belinda Mandrell, PhD, RN | Nurse Researcher Grants | 2007 | Tennessee |