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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Therapeutic Reactivation of p53 to Overcome Apoptotic Resistance in Pediatric Leukemia | Dana-Farber Cancer Institute / Loren Walensky, MD, PhD & Kimberly Stegmaier, MD | Reach Grants | 2015 | Massachusetts |
| Targeting PI3Kdelta in Childhood Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia | Children’s Hospital Los Angeles / Yong-mi Kim, MD & Nora Heisterkamp, PhD | Reach Grants | 2015 | California |
| DNA Methylation Inhibitor Therapy for Testicular Germ Cell Tumors | University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign / Michael Spinella, Ph.D. | Reach Grants | 2014 | Illinois |
| Targeted Inhibition of the DNA Damage Response Pathway: A Novel Intervention in the Treatment of Pediatric Leukemias | National Cancer Institute / Andre Nussenzweig, Ph.D. | Reach Grants | 2014 | Maryland |
| A Novel Target for Neuroblastoma Treatment | Beckman Research Institute of City of Hope / Linda Malkas, Ph.D. | Reach Grants | 2014 | California |
| Identifying Novel Therapeutic Combinations with 131I-MIBG to Treat Relapsed and Refractory Neuroblastoma | The Regents of the University of California San Francisco / William Clay Gustafson, M.D., Ph.D. | Reach Grants | 2014 | California |
| Identification of Rhabdomyosarcoma Therapies Using an Efficient Mouse and Drosophila Repurposing Screen | Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center / Mary Baylies, Ph.D. | Reach Grants | 2014 | New York |
| Immunotherapy for Pediatric Atypical Teratoid/Rhabdoid Tumor | Baylor College of Medicine / William Decker, PhD | Reach Grants | 2013 | Texas |
| Targeting RNA Helicase DDX3 to Treat Recurrent High Grade Sarcoma | The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine / David Loeb, MD, PhD | Reach Grants | 2013 | Maryland |
| Stroma Biology Identifies Heparin as a Differentiating Agent in Neuroblastoma | Duke University Medical Center / Gerard Blobe, MD, PhD | Reach Grants | 2013 | North Carolina |