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 |
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Identification of predisposition genes for Ewing sarcoma segregating in high-risk pedigrees | Huntsman Cancer Institute / Lisa Cannon-Albright, PhD | Innovation Grants | 2012 | Utah |
Relationships Between Symptoms and the Hospital Care Environment in Children and Adolescents with Cancer | Huntsman Cancer Institute / Lauri Linder | Nurse Researcher Grants | 2010 | Utah |
Small Molecule Inhibitors of ERG for Pediatric Leukemia and Sarcoma | University of Virginia, School of Medicine / John Bushweller, PhD | Innovation Grants | 2015 | Virginia |
LSD1 Inhibition to Treat T-cell Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia/Lymphoma | University of Virginia, School of Medicine / Michael Engel, MD/PhD | Reach Grants | 2016 | Virginia |
Pharmacogenomics and Drug Screening Lead to a Novel Targeted Therapy with Potent and Specific Activity Against Mouse Models of MYCN-amplified Neuroblastoma | Virginia Commonwealth University / Anthony Faber, MD & Yael Mosse, MD (CHOP) | Innovation Grants | 2015 | Virginia |
Critical Contributions of CRM1 to Leukemogenesis | University of Vermont / Jessica Linda Heath, MD | Young Investigator Grants | 2015 | Vermont |
TrkB Signaling in the Genesis of Murine Neuroblastoma | University of Vermont / Rae Nishi, PhD | Innovation Grants | 2007 | Vermont |
Use sophisticated approaches to optimize the effectiveness of current chemotherapy agents, and to develop novel chemotherapy agents | Seattle Children's Hospital and Regional Medical Center / Julie Park, MD | Phase I/II Infrastructure Grants | 2006 | Washington |
Establishing the Function of Novel MicroRNAs Associated with Resistance and Relapse in Pediatric AML | Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center / Vivian Oehler, MD & Soheil Meshinchi, MD/PhD | Innovation Grants | 2017 | Washington |
Niche for in Vitro Generation of Hematopoietic Stem Cells from Pluripotent Stem Cells | Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center / Brandon Hadland, MD, PhD | Young Investigator Grants | 2014 | Washington |