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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Circulating Tumor Biomarkers: New Paradigms for Management of Neuroblastoma | University of Chicago / Mark Applebaum, PhD | 'A' Award Grants | 2021 | Illinois |
Uncovering the signaling mechanisms allowing medulloblastoma progenitor cells to orchestrate tumor relapse | Medical University of South Carolina / Jezabel Rodriguez Blanco, PhD | 'A' Award Grants | 2023 | South Carolina |
Pediatric Sarcoma, Rhabdomyosarcoma, and Mechanisms of Origin | University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center / Rene Galindo | 'A' Award Grants | 2010 | Texas |
Investigating the Role of Genetic and Epigenetic Variation in Risk of Childhood Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia in Down Syndrome | University of California San Francisco / Adam de Smith, Ph.D. | 'A' Award Grants | 2014 | California |
The Role of the Innate Immune System in Immune Dysregulation following CART | Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia / Caroline Diorio, MD | 'A' Award Grants | 2023 | Pennsylvania |
Genetic Analysis of Pediatric Gliomas | Baylor College of Medicine / Will Parsons, MD, PhD | 'A' Award Grants | 2009 | Texas |
Targeting the LIN28 Pathway in ATRT | The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine / Eric Raabe, MD, PhD | 'A' Award Grants | 2015 | Maryland |
Prognostic and Therapeutic Significance of Stem Cell Heterogeneity in AML | Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center / Roland Walter, MD, PhD | 'A' Award Grants | 2012 | Washington |
Blockade of p53 and Aurora A in Therapy Resistant Neuroblastoma | University of California San Francisco / William Clay Gustafson, MD, PhD | 'A' Award Grants | 2011 | California |
Functional Characterization of RELA Fusion Ependymoma as a Basis for Therapeutic Targeting | St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital / Stephen Mack, PhD | 'A' Award Grants | 2018 | Tennessee |