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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Identification of Aberrantly Methylated Differentially Expressed Genes to Distinguish High- vs. Low-Risk Retinoblastoma | Children’s Hospital Los Angeles / Jesse Berry, MD | Reach Grants | 2023 | California |
| The Impact of the Intestinal Microbiome on Sarcoma Metastasis | Albert Einstein College of Medicine / David Loeb, MD, PhD | Innovation Grants | 2023 | New York |
| Ectopic Neuroligin Signaling in Pediatric Glioblastoma | University of Utah / Alex Shcheglovitov, PhD | Innovation Grants | 2023 | Utah |
| Mechanisms to Redirect Tumor Associated Macrophages to Target Retinoblastoma Cells | The Regents of the University of Minnesota / Timothy Hallstrom, PhD | Innovation Grants | 2023 | Minnesota |
| Development of RADARS-based Therapy to Treat Fusion Molecule Driven Pediatric Malignancies | Boston Children’s Hospital / Alan B. Cantor, MD, PhD | Innovation Grants | 2023 | Massachusetts |
| Stapled Oncolytic Peptides for Treatment-Resistant Pediatric Leukemias | Dana-Farber Cancer Institute / Loren Walensky, MD, PhD | Innovation Grants | 2023 | Massachusetts |
| Targeting Chromatin Remodeling Complexes for Rhabdomyosarcoma (RMS) Therapy | Dana-Farber Cancer Institute / Jun Qi, PhD | Innovation Grants | 2023 | Massachusetts |
| CDK12 Links Radiation Response to PARPi Sensitivity in Pediatric Glioma | University of Colorado Denver_ Anschutz Medical Campus / Nathan Dahl, MD | Innovation Grants | 2023 | Colorado |
| Desmoplastic Small Round Cell Tumors: Investigation of its Pathogenesis and Development of Novel Therapies | Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center / Andrea Ventura, MD, PhD | Innovation Grants | 2023 | New York |
| Targeting Neurons in the Osteosarcoma Microenvironment with Non-Opioid Analgesic Lipid Nanoparticles | The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine / Aaron James, MD, PhD | Innovation Grants | 2023 | Maryland |