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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Therapeutic Targeting of Childhood Leukemia by Pharmacological Inhibition of Proteolytic Cleavage of MLL1 | Northwestern University (Illinois) / Zibo Zhao, PhD | Young Investigator Grants | 2018 | Illinois |
Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Survival of Children with Neuroblastoma | University of Chicago / Susan Cohn, MD | Innovation Grants | 2011 | Illinois |
Genomic and nuclear organizational changes in chemotherapy-resistant rhabdomyosarcoma cells | Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children’s Hospital of Chicago / Kyle MacQuarrie, MD/PhD | 'A' Award Grants | 2023 | Illinois |
DNA Methylation Inhibitor Therapy for Testicular Germ Cell Tumors | University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign / Michael Spinella, Ph.D. | Reach Grants | 2014 | Illinois |
The Impact of Hypoxia on Epigenetic Changes in Neuroblastoma | University of Chicago / Sakshi Uppal, PhD | Young Investigator Grants | 2017 | Illinois |
Theranostics in Children and Young Adults | University of Iowa / Sue O'Dorisio, MD, PhD | Springboard Grants | 2013 | Iowa |
Molecular Mechanism and Development of Therapeutic Strategies Targeting MYCN-induced Calcium Signaling in Advanced Neuroblastoma | University of Hawaii at Hilo / Ingo Koomoa-Lange, PhD | Young Investigator Grants | 2014 | Hawaii |
DFMO-based combination therapy for the treatment of advanced stage neuroblastoma. | Cancer Research Center of Hawaii / Dana-Lynn Koomoa | Young Investigator Grants | 2009 | Hawaii |
PI-3 kinase as a novel and attractive target in pediatric cancer and neuroblastoma | Emory University / Donald Durden | Innovation Grants | 2008 | Georgia |
Empowering specificity of AML immunotherapies by HSC engineering | Aflac Cancer Center and Blood Disorders Service of Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta / Pietro Genovese | Catalyst Grants | 2023 | Georgia |