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 1,000 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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Targeting polycomb-mediated epigenetic silencing in T cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia | Vanderbilt University Medical Center / Emmanuel Volanakis | Young Investigator Grants | 2011 | Tennessee |
Clinical Development of RNA Nanoparticle Vaccines Targeting Recurrent Pediatric Brain Cancers | Duke University / Duane Mitchell, MD, PhD | Innovation Grants | 2011 | North Carolina |
Engineering A Graft Versus Leukemia Effect into Cord Blood Transplant for Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia | Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center / Rebecca Gardner | Young Investigator Grants | 2011 | Washington |
Studying the clonal dynamics and evolution of leukemia using molecular barcodes | Lucile Packard Children’s Hospital at Stanford University School of Medicine / Matthew Porteus, MD, PhD | Innovation Grants | 2011 | California |
Phase I and II Clinical Research Program Infrastructure Award | University of Minnesota / Brenda Weigel, MD, MSc | Phase I/II Infrastructure Grants | 2011 | Minnesota |
Targeting inhibitory phosphatase signaling in high-risk childhood ALL | University of California San Francisco / Markus Muschen, MD, PhD | Innovation Grants | 2011 | California |
Identification of the Molecular Targets of MLL Translocation-Based Childhood Leukemia | Stowers Institute for Medical Research / Ali Shilatifard | Innovation Grants | 2010 | Missouri |
Discovery of Inhibitors of MLL Fusion Proteins as Targeted Therapies for Pediatric Acute Leukemia | Nemours Center for Childhood Cancer Research / Andrew Napper | Innovation Grants | 2010 | Delaware |
Expansion of the Innovative Therapies Program to Include the Development of a Pediatric Neuro-Oncology Translational Research Program | Aflac Cancer Center and Blood Disorders Service of Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta / Howard Katzenstein, MD | Phase I/II Infrastructure Grants | 2010 | Georgia |
Understanding the Role of a Novel Hereditary Cancer Gene | University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio / Patricia Dahia | Innovation Grants | 2010 | Texas |