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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	State
Altered Cerebral Blood Flow after Pediatric Posterior Fossa Brain Tumor Treatment	Children's Hospital Los Angeles / Mary Baron Nelson, RN/PhD	Nurse Researcher Grants	2016	California
Circadian Rhythms, Fatigue and Bright Light Therapy in Adolescent Cancer Survivors	University of Maryland, College Park / Valerie E. Rogers, PhD	Nurse Researcher Grants	2015	Maryland
Symptom Patterns during Pediatric Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplant Recovery	Duke University Medical Center / Cheryl Rodgers, RN, PhD	Nurse Researcher Grants	2014	North Carolina
To test the feasibility, acceptability and effectiveness of a sleep hygiene and relaxation intervention to improve sleep and fatigue for children receiving maintenance therapy for acute lymphoblastic leukemia	Hospital for Sick Children / Sue Zupanec	Nurse Researcher Grants	2010	Ontario
Mothers and Fathers Perspectives: Family Management of Young Adult Survivors of Childhood Brain Tumors	University of Pennsylvania / Janet Deatrick	Nurse Researcher Grants	2010	Pennsylvania
Nitrosative Stress And Symptom Severity During Childhood Leukemia Treatment	Duke University Medical Center / Marilyn Hockenberry, RN, PhD	Nurse Researcher Grants	2013	North Carolina
Prospective Symptom Assessment in Children with Advanced Cancer	University of Wisconsin - Madison / Kathleen Montgomery, PhD & Jennifer Madden, RN/MSN	Nurse Researcher Grants	2015	Wisconsin
Evaluation of the Literacy Demand and Racial/Ethnic Influences for Self-Reported Symptomatic Adverse Events during Childhood Cancer Therapy	Palmetto Health / Janice Withycombe, PhD	Nurse Researcher Grants	2013	South Carolina
Self-Management of Cancer-Related Fatigue by Adolescents: Pilot Study of an Evidence Based Educational Resource.	Seattle Children's Hospital and Regional Medical Center / Catherine Fiona Macpherson	Nurse Researcher Grants	2008	Washington
Effects of CNS Treatment on the Hippocampus	University of Arizona / Ki Moore	Nurse Researcher Grants	2009	Arizona

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