Research portfolio
Exceptional Science Deserves Exceptional Investment.
Explore the groundbreaking research and exceptional scientists CureSearch has funded in our pursuit of better treatments and cures for children with cancer.
- 50research awards
- 49investigators funded
- 34institutions
- 12projects in progress today
- 38projects completed
Since 2013, across 23 areas of childhood cancer research.
Where the research happens
A growing network of discovery.
Press play to watch CureSearch funding reach leading research centers year by year. Select a city to meet the investigators there. See all investigators
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The people behind the progress
Meet the investigators.
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Debanjan Dhar, PhD
University of California, San Diego
Young Investigator · 2013–2015
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David Gordon, MD
University of Iowa
Young Investigator · 2013–2015
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Meenakshi Hegde, MD
Baylor College of Medicine
Young Investigator · 2013–2015
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Alex Kentsis, MD, PhD
Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
Young Investigator · 2013–2015
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Maxwell Krem, MD, PhD
University of Louisville
Young Investigator · 2013–2015
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Chris Porter, MD
University of Colorado
Young Investigator · 2013–2015
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Eric Raabe, MD, PhD
Johns Hopkins University
Young Investigator · 2013–2015
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Lynda Vrooman, MD
Dana-Farber Cancer Institute
Young Investigator · 2013–2015
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Jason Yustein, MD, PhD
Texas Children’s Hospital
Young Investigator · 2013–2015
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Shizhen Zhu, MD, PhD
Mayo Clinic
Young Investigator · 2013–2015
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Abby Rosenberg, MD, MS
Seattle Children’s
Young Investigator · 2013–2017
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Ranjit Bindra, MD, PhD
Yale University
Young Investigator · 2015–2017
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Kara Davis, DO
Stanford University
Young Investigator · 2015–2017
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Anthony Graves, MD, PhD
Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh
Young Investigator · 2015–2017
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Andrew Lee Hong, MD
Dana-Farber Cancer Institute
Young Investigator · 2015–2017
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Birgit Knoechel, MD, PhD
Dana-Farber Cancer Institute
Young Investigator · 2015–2017
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Chrystal Louis, MD, MPH
Texas Children’s Hospital
Young Investigator · 2013–2015
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Mary Beckerle, PhD
University of Utah
Acceleration Initiative · 2013–2016
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Richard Gilbertson, MD, PhD
University of Cambridge
Acceleration Initiative · 2016–2019
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Maria Grazia Roncarolo, MD
Stanford University
Acceleration Initiative · 2013–2016
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William Weiss, MD, PhD
University of California, San Francisco
Acceleration Initiative · 2013–2016
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Andrew Kung, MD, PhD
Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
Acceleration Initiative · 2017–2020
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Ranjit Bindra, MD, PhD
Yale University
Catapult
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Loretta Li, MD
Dana-Farber Cancer Institute
Young Investigator · 2018–2020
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Avery Posey, PhD
University of Pennsylvania
Young Investigator · 2018–2020
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Crystal Mackall, MD
Stanford University
Catapult · 2019–2022
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Adam Durbin, MD, PhD
Dana-Farber Cancer Institute
Young Investigator · 2019–2021
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Kathryn Lemberg, MD, PhD
Johns Hopkins University
Young Investigator · 2019–2021
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Ranjith Menon Muraleedharan / Ranjit Bindra, MD, PhD
Yale University
Young Investigator · 2020–2022
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Mark (Eric) Kohler, MD, PhD
Children’s Hospital Colorado
Young Investigator · 2021–2024
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Joanna Gell, MD
Connecticut Children’s
Young Investigator · 2022–2025
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Francesca Nazio, PhD
University of Rome
Young Investigator · 2022–2025
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Elias Sayour, MD, PhD
University of Florida
Catapult · 2020–2022
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Jamie Anastas, PhD
Baylor College of Medicine
Young Investigator · 2022–2025
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David Langenau, PhD
Massachusetts General Hospital
Acceleration Initiative · 2022–2025
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Andrei Thomas-Tikhonenko, PhD
Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia
Acceleration Initiative · 2022–2025
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Gregory Friedman, MD
MD Anderson Cancer Center
Acceleration Initiative · 2022–2025
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Kristen VanHeyst, DO
Rainbow Babies & Children’s Hospital
Young Investigator · 2023–2025
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Elvin Wagenblast, PhD
Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
Young Investigator · 2023–2025
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David Munn, MD
Augusta University
Catapult · 2023–2025
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Joshua Breunig, PhD
Wake Forest University
Acceleration Initiative · 2024
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John Lee, MD, PhD
University of California, Los Angeles
Acceleration Initiative · 2023–2025
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Hunter Jonus, PhD
Emory University
Young Investigator · 2024–2026
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Babak Moghimi, MD
Children’s Hospital Los Angeles
Young Investigator · 2024–2026
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Mohamed S. Abdelbaki, MD
Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis
Catapult · 2024–2027
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John Prensner, MD, PhD
University of Michigan
Young Investigator · 2025–2027
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Yael Mossé, MD
Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia
Acceleration Initiative · 2025–2028
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Kathryn Taylor, PhD
Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
Young Investigator · 2026–2028
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Robbie Majzner, MD
Dana-Farber Cancer Institute
Catapult · 2026–2029
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