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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Clinical Epidemiology Studies in Children's Oncology Group Clinical Trials | Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia / Richard Aplenc, MD, PhD, MSCE | Epidemiology Grants | 2013 | Pennsylvania |
Comprehensive Analysis of Risk Factors for Pediatric Cancers Using the Utah Population Database | Huntsman Cancer Institute / Joshua Schiffman, MD | Epidemiology Grants | 2010 | Utah |
Molecular Epidemiology to Detect Tumor Precursors in Children at Risk for Endemic Burkitt's Lymphoma | SUNY Upstate Medical University / Rosemary Rochford | Epidemiology Grants | 2008 | New York |
Genomics of Pediatric Germ Cell Tumors | University of Minnesota / Jenny Poynter, PhD | Epidemiology Grants | 2017 | Minnesota |
DNA Sequencing Using Malaria Slides | Indiana University / Terry Vik, MD | Epidemiology Grants | 2015 | Indiana |
Perinatal Hormonal Biomarkers and Risk of Testicular Germ Cell Tumors | University of California Berkeley / Catherine Metayer, MD, PhD | Epidemiology Grants | 2014 | California |
Neighborhood Factors, Acute Kidney Injury and Disparities in Pediatric Acute Myeloid Leukemia | Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia / Richard Aplenc, MD/PhD | Epidemiology Grants | 2018 | Pennsylvania |
Childhood Leukemia in Kenya Identified Through Malaria Slide Review | Indiana University / Terry Vik | Epidemiology Grants | 2012 | Indiana |
Identification of Risk Factors for Pediatric Brain Tumors in a High Risk Population | Washington University / Kimberly Johnson, PhD, MPH | Epidemiology Grants | 2013 | Missouri |
Maternal Comorbidities, Pharmaceutical Use and Childhood Cancers: A Record Linkage Study in Taiwan | University of California, Los Angeles / Julia Heck, PhD | Epidemiology Grants | 2017 | California |