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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Engager T Cells: A Novel Immunotherapeutic for AML | University of Michigan / Challice Bonifant, MD, PhD | Young Investigator Grants | 2015 | Michigan |
Investigation of Genetic and Molecular Mechanisms of Second Malignant Neoplasms in a Mouse Model | University of California San Francisco / Jean Nakamura | Young Investigator Grants | 2011 | California |
Social Determinants of Health, Hospital-level Resources, and Risk of Septic Shock in Pediatric Leukemia | Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia / Jenny Ruiz, MD | Young Investigator Grants | 2021 | Pennsylvania |
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 |
DFMO-based combination therapy for the treatment of advanced stage neuroblastoma. | Cancer Research Center of Hawaii / Dana-Lynn Koomoa | Young Investigator Grants | 2009 | Hawaii |
Oncogenic Hedgehog Pathway Activation by a Putative Rho GTPase-Activating Protein | Lucile Packard Children’s Hospital at Stanford University School of Medicine / Jun Ni, PhD | Young Investigator Grants | 2013 | California |
High-Throughput Gene-Editing via Microfluidic Cell Deformability to Enable Off-the-Shelf Allogeneic Cellular Immunotherapies | University of California, Los Angeles / Steven Jonas, MD/PhD | Young Investigator Grants | 2017 | California |
Identification of Alveolar Rhabdomyosarcoma "Achilles' Heel" | National Cancer Institute / Fernanda Arnaldez | Young Investigator Grants | 2011 | Maryland |
Targeted Hyperactivation of PI3K/AKT in B-cell malignancies | Dana-Farber Cancer Institute / Vishal Khairnar, PhD | Young Investigator Grants | 2019 | Massachusetts |
Identification and Characterization of an Epigenetic Program that Maintains the Self-Renewal of MLL Myeloid Leukemia Stem Cells | Stanford University / Hon-Kit Wong | Young Investigator Grants | 2010 | California |