Alex’s Lemonade Stand Foundation (ALSF) founder Alex Scott believed that if we all work together, we would find cures for childhood cancer.
As researchers continue to move closer to cures for all children, there are still types of childhood cancer that continue to be incurable. To accelerate childhood cancer research, ALSF has developed the Crazy 8 Initiative, a $50 million commitment to solve the most intractable problems in childhood cancers. The $50 million will fund at least 10 game-changing collaborative projects that connects researchers across the globe. We have already raised and allocated the first $25 million toward six projects that are taking on the deadliest of childhood cancers with one singular focus: curing the incurable. Below, meet the Crazy 8 researchers who are leading the way to cures.