RARE Grant Program

Alex's Lemonade Stand Foundation

Eligibility

  • Must have MD, PhD, or MD/PhD (DO, MBBS or equivalent).
  • Applicants may have research grants from other funding sources during the award period, but there must be clear documentation of mecahanisms to avoid scientific and budgetary overlap.
  • Applicant must have research experience and a deep understanding of normal or malignant hematopoiesis and/or immunology.

Description

The RARE Grant is a two-year award designed to fund research that will lead to the development of therapies for patients with RUNX1-FPD that will either intercept the transition from a precancer state (clonal hematopoiesis) to MDS/AML or prevent blood cancer (before clonal hematopoiesis).

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Keywords:
cancer, blood, RUNXI-FPD, therapies, precancer, hematopoiesis, immunology

Application due:
12/11/25

Award amount:
$250,000