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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WIP1 Modulates Responsiveness of MB to Genotoxic Stress. | Aflac Cancer Center and Blood Disorders Service of Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta / Robert Craig Castellino, MD | Young Investigator Grants | 2006 | Georgia |
The Role of Metabolism in MLL-AF9 Leukemia Initiation | Massachusetts General Hospital / Rushdia Yusuf | Young Investigator Grants | 2010 | Massachusetts |
The Role of Inhibition of Apoptosis by C/EBPalpha and C/EBPalpha oncoproteins in AML. | The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine / Ido Paz-Priel, MD | Young Investigator Grants | 2007 | Maryland |
Variation in Care and Outcomes in Pediatric Acute Leukemia | Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia / Amanda DiNofia, MD | Young Investigator Grants | 2016 | Pennsylvania |
Identifying Ewing Sarcoma Developmental Vulnerabilities | Children’s Hospital Los Angeles / Elena Vasileva, PhD | Young Investigator Grants | 2023 | California |
Determinants of Testicular Germ Cell Tumor Platinum Sensitivity and Resistance | University of California, San Diego / Paolo Abada | Young Investigator Grants | 2012 | California |
MTG-16 Regulation by Phosphorylation | Vanderbilt University Medical Center / Michael Engel, MD, PhD | Young Investigator Grants | 2006 | Tennessee |
Therapeutic Targeting of Childhood Leukemia by Pharmacological Inhibition of Proteolytic Cleavage of MLL1 | Northwestern University (Illinois) / Zibo Zhao, PhD | Young Investigator Grants | 2018 | Illinois |
Virotherapy on Primary Neuroblastoma Cells | Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center / Pin-Yi Wang | Young Investigator Grants | 2010 | Ohio |
Generation of a novel oncolytic virus for treatment of pediatric brain tumors. | The Ohio State University / Balveen Kaur, PhD | Young Investigator Grants | 2007 | Ohio |