In 2010, Cure Cancer Australia is targeting a record $1.4 M towards the fight against cancer with 16 young researchers being awarded a one year funding grant of $90,000. Of these grants, five are funded fully by Cure Cancer Australia and 11 are co-funded together with Cancer Australia via the Priority-driven Collaborative Cancer Research Scheme.
Read the profiles of our 2010 Researchers
Dr Nikola Bowden
University of Newcastle
Funded by Denton Family Trust
Breaking down the melanoma barriers –finding and repairing DNA damage caused by sun & chemotherapy
read more 2011 project update
Dr Hilda Pickett
Children’s Medical Research Institute
Funded by Can Too
Unlocking cancer cells’ secrets by studying telomeres (the protective structures at the ends of chromosomes)
read more 2011 project update
Dr Fares Al-Ejeh
Queensland Institute of Medical Research (QIMR) Brisbane
Funded by Can Too
Cancer treatment through “Target Creation Strategy”. Combining chemotherapy with the tumour-targeted delivery of internal radiotherapy
read more 2011 project update
Dr Gough Au
University of Newcastle
Funded by Can Too
Using viruses to kill cancer cells
read more 2011 project update
Dr Jane Huang
University of Sydney
Macquarie Group Foundation Cancer Fellow
How mutations lead to skin cancer
read more 2011 project update
Dr Daniel Andrews
Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre
Funded by Can Too
Lymphocyte receptors that regulate tumor development and therapy
read more 2011 project update
Dr Kerrilyn Diener
Hanson Institute
Funded by Can Too
Development of microfluidic chips to isolate peripheral blood cell populations in pancreatic cancer
read more 2011 project update
Dr Christine Napier
Children’s Medical Research Institute
Funded by Can Too
Seeking to stop unlimited cell proliferation
read more 2011 project update
Dr Tracy Putoczki
Ludwig Institute for Cancer Research
Funded by Tour de Cure
Exploring the potential of inhibiting a cytokine, Interleukin -11; for invention in inflammation associated gastrointestinal cancer
read more 2011 project update
Dr Patsy Soon
Kolling Institute of Medical Research
Funded by Can Too
Stopping breast cancer in its tracks
read more 2011 project update
Dr Chen Chen Jiang
Calvary Mater Newcastle Hospital
Funded by Tour de Cure
Finding effective treatments for Melanoma
read more 2011 project update
Dr Shusuke Toden
CSIRO Human Nutrition
Funded by Can Too
Can Fish Oil protect against bowel cancer?
read more 2011 project update
Dr Degu Abebe
Monash University
Funded by Bobbin Head Cruising Club
A new drug for every type of cancer
read more 2011 project update
Dr Michael Hahn
Kolling Institute of Medical Research
Funded by the Brett Levien Sarcoma
Cancer Foundation
Understanding how tumor suppressor proteins work
read more 2011 project update
Dr Guy Tsafnat
University of New South Wales
Funded by Can Too
Finding out why breakdowns in genes happen and why genes switch off
read more 2011 project update
Dr Nicole Haynes
Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre
Funded by Can Too
Engineering antibodies to kill cancer
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