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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The Role of Pyruvate Dehydrogenase in Leukemia | University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas / Michalis Agathocleous, PhD | 'A' Award Grants | 2018 | Texas |
Parallel sequencing to identify the causes of childhood cancer | Baylor College of Medicine / Sharon Plon | Innovation Grants | 2008 | Texas |
Adoptive immunotherapy using clinical-grade T cells. | University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center / Laurence Cooper, MD, PhD | Innovation Grants | 2007 | Texas |
Exploring the Intersection between Childhood Cancer and Birth Defects to Identify Novel Cancer Predisposition Syndromes | Baylor College of Medicine / Philip Lupo, PhD | Epidemiology Grants | 2014 | Texas |
Immunotherapy of Neuroblastoma with CAR.GD2 NKT Cells | Baylor College of Medicine / Leonid S. Metelitsa, M.D., Ph.D. | Bio-Therapeutic Impact Award | 2014 | Texas |
Pediatric Sarcoma, Rhabdomyosarcoma, and Mechanisms of Origin | University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center / Rene Galindo | 'A' Award Grants | 2010 | Texas |
Enhancing the Viability, Function, and Safety, of Genetically-Enhanced NK Cells Within the Solid Tumor Microenvironment With IL-15 and a Suicide Gene | Baylor College of Medicine / Robin Parihar, MD, PhD | Young Investigator Grants | 2015 | Texas |
RNA Methylation in Metabolically Disrupted Pediatric Cancers | University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio / Patricia Dahia, MD/PhD | Innovation Grants | 2018 | Texas |
The Meaning of Adolescents' Eating Experiences during Bone Marrow Transplant Recovery. | Baylor College of Medicine / Cheryl Rodgers, PhD, RN | Nurse Researcher Grants | 2007 | Texas |
High-throughput CAR NKT Library Screen for Improving Neuroblastoma Immunotherapy | Baylor College of Medicine / Xavier Rios, MD/PhD | Young Investigator Grants | 2020 | Texas |