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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Targeted Combination Therapy to Sensitize High-Risk Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia to Methotrexate via Restoration of Ikaros Tumor Suppression | The Pennsylvania State University / Sinisa Dovat, MD/PhD & Chunhua Song, MD/PhD | Innovation Grants | 2016 | Pennsylvania |
| Targeting the Function of Ezrin in Rhabdomyosarcoma | The Cleveland Clinic Foundation / Neetu Gupta, PhD & Peter Anderson, MD | Innovation Grants | 2016 | Ohio |
| CD47-blocking Oncolytic Vaccinia Viruses as Biotherapeutics for Pediatric Solid Tumors | St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital / Stephen Gottschalk, MD & Nino Rainusso, MD | Innovation Grants | 2016 | Tennessee |
| Pre-clinical Testing of Novel Glutamine Metabolic Inhibitors in MYC-driven Medulloblastoma | The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine / Eric Raabe, MD/PhD & Dr. Barbara Slusher, PhD | Innovation Grants | 2016 | Maryland |
| Selective Epigenetic Regulation of Notch1 in T-cell Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia | University of Michigan / Mark Yat-Fung Chiang, MD/PhD | Innovation Grants | 2016 | Michigan |
| Targeting MYCN-amplified Neuroblastoma Through RORalpha Activation | Baylor College of Medicine / Eveline Barbiere, MD | Innovation Grants | 2016 | Texas |
| Identification of Mechanisms of Resistance to Trametinib Monotherapy in PAX-fusion Negative Rhabdomyosarcoma | National Cancer Institute / Marielle Yohe, MD/PhD | Young Investigator Grants | 2016 | Maryland |
| Investigating Racial Disparities in Pediatric Acute Leukemia | University of California San Francisco / Lena Winestone, MD | Young Investigator Grants | 2016 | California |
| Targeting Eya2 to Inhibit c-Myc driven Medulloblastoma Tumor Progression | University of Colorado Denver / Melanie Vincent, PhD | Young Investigator Grants | 2016 | Colorado |
| A CRISPRi Genetic Screen in Ewing sarcoma Identifies a Novel Dependence on Homologous Recombination DNA Repair | University of California San Francisco / Asmin Tulpule, MD/PhD | Young Investigator Grants | 2016 | California |