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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HOX Genes As Developmental Regulators Of Sarcomagenesis | University of Michigan / Elizabeth Lawlor, MD/PhD & Deneen Wellik, PhD | Innovation Grants | 2016 | Michigan |
| 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 |
| Cure Osteosarcoma Lung Metastasis by Disrupting Tumor VCAM-1 Signaling with Macrophages | Case Western Reserve University / Alex Huang, MD, PhD | Innovation Grants | 2015 | Ohio |
| In Vivo Analysis of Early Neuroblastoma Development using Transgenic Quail | Stowers Institute for Medical Research / Paul Kulesa, PhD | Innovation Grants | 2015 | Missouri |
| Histone H3.3 Targeted Therapy for Pediatric High-grade Gliomas | University of California, Davis Medical Center / Paul Knoepfler, PhD | Innovation Grants | 2015 | California |