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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 1,000 funded projects below.

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ALSF Funded Research Projects

Project Title	Institution / Principal Investigator(s)	Grant Type	Year	State
Development of a Screening Module to Assess Sibling-Related Psychosocial Risk in Families of Children with Cancer	Boston University / Kristin Long, PhD	Psychosocial Grants	2014	Massachusetts
Factors Affecting Parental Satisfaction, Anxiety and Comprehension of the Informed Consent in Pediatric Oncology Clinical Trials	University of California, San Diego / Paula Aristizabal, MD	Psychosocial Grants	2015	California
Screen to Intervene: A Family-Centered Approach to Identifying and Communicating Family Psychosocial Risk and Developing Evidence Based Clinical Pathways in Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation	Alfred I duPont Hospital for Children / Anne Kazak, PhD	Psychosocial Grants	2015	Delaware
Enhancing Coping and Communication in Children with Cancer and Their Parents: A Novel Internet-Based Intervention	Vanderbilt University Medical Center / Bruce Compas, PhD	Psychosocial Grants	2016	Tennessee
Neurocognitive Outcomes in Survivors of Childhood Leukemia with Down Syndrome	St. Jude Children's Research Hospital / Lisa Jacola, PhD	Psychosocial Grants	2016	Tennessee
The Role of Affective and Cognitive-Executive Processes and Structural Brain Abnormalities on Social Adjustment in Pediatric Brain Tumor Survivors	University of Calgary / Fiona Schulte, PhD	Psychosocial Grants	2016	Alberta
Web-Based Cognitive-Behavioral Treatment for Insomnia in Adolescent Cancer Survivors	Dana-Farber Cancer Institute / Eric Zhou, PhD	Psychosocial Grants	2016	Massachusetts
Symptom Burden, Health-Related Quality of Life and Health Care Utilization Among Children Undergoing Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation: Impact of Parent Sleep, Fatigue and Psychological Distress	Children's Hospital Los Angeles / Jessica Ward, PhD	Nurse Researcher Fellowship Grant	2017	California
Improving Thymus Function by RB Inactivation	Lucile Packard Children's Hospital at Stanford University School of Medicine / Julien Sage, PhD	Springboard Grants	2012	California
Molecular Signature of Inflammation	Medical College of Wisconsin / Subramaniam Malarkannan, PhD	Springboard Grants	2013	Wisconsin

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