Strengthening resources to find environmental causes of childhood leukemia
Support For Infrastructure of Childhood Leukemia Environmental Research
This project connects and expands studies in LatinX communities so researchers can better find environmental factors linked to childhood leukemia.
Quick facts
| Grant type | NIH-funded research |
|---|---|
| Study type | NIH-funded research |
| Funding institution | University of California Berkeley NIH-funded |
| Lab location | 1 site (Berkeley, United States) |
| Project ID | NIH-11314536 on NIH RePORTER |
What this research studies
This effort keeps and grows networks that collect health information and biological samples from children with leukemia and comparison families. It combines and harmonizes data from sites in California and Guatemala and will add partners in Mexico and Costa Rica, with a focus on LatinX communities. The program funds data sharing, common methods, and local training so teams in low-resource settings can contribute usable samples and results. Although it does not provide clinical care, the work is meant to speed discovery of environmental risks and prevention approaches.
Who could benefit from this research
Good fit: Ideal participants would be families of children aged 0–11 years diagnosed with acute lymphoblastic or acute myeloid leukemia, and comparable local control families at participating sites in California, Guatemala, Mexico, or Costa Rica.
Not a fit: Patients seeking immediate treatment or clinical care will not receive direct therapeutic benefits from this infrastructure-focused project.
Why it matters
Potential benefit: If successful, the project could identify environmental risk factors and support prevention steps that reduce childhood leukemia, particularly in LatinX populations.
How similar studies have performed: Previous population and case-control studies have found links between environmental exposures and childhood leukemia, and this project expands that approach to underrepresented LatinX populations and cross-country data pooling.
Where this research is happening
Berkeley, United States
- University of California Berkeley — Berkeley, United States (Active)
Researchers
- Principal investigator: Gunier, Robert — University of California Berkeley
- Study coordinator: Gunier, Robert
About this research
- This is an active NIH-funded research project — typically early-stage science, not a clinical trial accepting patient enrollment.
- Some NIH-funded labs run parallel clinical studies or seek volunteers for related work. To check, contact the principal investigator or institution listed above.
- For full project details, budget, and progress reports, visit the official NIH RePORTER page below.