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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| An Exploration of the Medulloblastoma and Glioblastoma Genomes: A Critical Analysis of Candidate Cancer Genes as Potential Molecular Targets for Diagnostics and Therapeutics | The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine / Will Parsons, MD, PhD | Young Investigator Grants | 2007 | Maryland |
| Saving Lives, Saving Neurons, the Head Start Consortium for Young Children with Malignant Central Nervous System Tumors | Children’s Hospital Los Angeles / Jonathan Finlay, MD | Phase I/II Infrastructure Grants | 2007 | California |
| Research Institute at Nationwide Children's Hospital / Mary Beth Ross, MD/PhD | Young Investigator Grants | 2006 | Ohio | |
| Tumor cell hybridoma vaccine for recurrent neuroblastoma and Ewing sarcoma | The Pennsylvania State University / Ken Lucas, MD | Innovation Grants | 2006 | Pennsylvania |
| Tyrosine Kinase Mutation Discovery in Neuroblastoma. | Dana-Farber Cancer Institute / Matthew Meyerson, MD, PhD | Innovation Grants | 2006 | Massachusetts |
| Molecular characterization of OTX2 as a novel therapeutic target. | Duke University Medical Center / Hai Yan, MD | Innovation Grants | 2006 | North Carolina |
| Parallel sequencing to identify the causes of childhood cancer. | Baylor College of Medicine / Sharon Plon, MD, PhD | Innovation Grants | 2006 | Texas |
| HMG-I/Y in pediatric Leukemia and Lymphoma. | The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine / Linda Smith Resar, MD | Innovation Grants | 2006 | Maryland |
| Targeting Pediatric Brainstem Glioma with Oncolytic Polioviruses. | Duke University Medical Center / Matthias Gromeier, MD | Innovation Grants | 2006 | North Carolina |
| Anti-Angiogenic (Metronomic) Chemotherapy in Children with Poor Prognosis. | Dana-Farber Cancer Institute / Mark Kieran, MD, PhD | Innovation Grants | 2006 | Massachusetts |