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Chief Investigator Name |
Project Title |
Grant Type |
Funding Body |
| Dr Sandra O’Toole | Preclinical models for the treatment of triple negative breast cancer with Smoothened inhibitor LDE225 | 2012 Discretionary Research Funding | Australian New Zealand Breast Cancer Trials Group |
| Dr Georgina Hollway | Monash Uni Collab – Genetic and molecular basis of appendicular muscle formation | 2011 Discovery Project | Australian Research Council |
| Dr Paul Thompson | Determination of cellular mechanisms underpinning cancer cell metastasis through integrated in vivo imaging approaches | 2012 Future Fellowships | Australian Research Council |
| A/Prof Liz Musgrove | UniQld Collab – A Facility for High-Throughput Functional Gene Discovery using Arrayed Retroviral Expression Cloning | 2006 Linkage Infrastructure Equipment and Facilities (LIEF) | Australian Research Council |
| A/Prof Lisa Horvath | Identifying and targeting Docetaxel resistance in hormone refractory prostate cancer | 2010 Priority-driven Collaborative Cancer Research Scheme | Cancer Australia |
| Dr Akira Nguyen | The role of p53-regulated miRNAs in epithelial to mesenchymal transition, and their potential as therapeutic targets against metastatic breast cancer | 2012 Priority-driven Collaborative Cancer Research Scheme | Cancer Australia |
| Dr Maija Kohonen-Corish | Functional characterisation of the putative tumour suppressor gene MCC in colorectal cancer | 2010 Project Grants | Cancer Council NSW |
| Prof Andrew Biankin | ICGC Project – Australian Pancreatic and Ovarian Cancer Genome Initiative | ICGC Project | Cancer Council NSW |
| A/Prof Lisa Horvath | PRIMe: Pharmacogenomics Research for Individualised Medicine – Building capacity in pharmacogenomics across NSW | 2011 Program Grant | Cancer Council NSW |
| Prof Andrew Biankin | Genotype Guided Cancer Therapy (Genomic Theranostics) | 2011 Strategic Research Partnership Grants (STREP) | Cancer Council NSW |
| A/Prof Christopher Ormandy | Personaling breast cancer management by discovering the transcriptional basis for tumour phenotype | 2011 Research Program Grant | Cancer Council NSW |
| Dr Darren Saunders | Integrated Functional Genomics Approach to Identify New Therapeutic Strategies in Cancer | 2010 Career Development Fellowship | Cancer Institute NSW |
| Dr Marina Pajic | Individualised genotype guided therapy for the treatment of pancreatic cancer | 2011 Early Career Fellowships | Cancer Institute NSW |
| Prof Andrew Biankin | Screening for Pancreatic Cancer in High Risk Australians | 2011 Translational Health Service Research Grants | Cancer Institute NSW |
| Dr Georgina Hollway | The Roles of Scube2 and Sdf1 in the Development and Progression of Carcinoma | 2011 Career Development Fellowship | Cancer Institute NSW |
| Prof Andrew Biankin | The Australian Pancreatic Cancer Genome Initiative | 2010 Clinical Research Fellowship | Cancer Institute NSW |
| Dr Maija Kohonen-Corish | Molecular markers and mechanisms of early carcinogenesis and their significance to the treatment of colorectal cancer | 2011 Career Development Fellowship | Cancer Institute NSW |
| Prof Elizabeth Musgrove | Using functional genomics in breast and pancreatic cancer to define and refine targetted therapies and identify potential cell cycle regulatory oncogenes | 2012 Career Development Fellowships | Cancer Institute NSW |
| Dr Timothy Molloy | Micro-RNA regulation of radiotherapy resistance in cancer | 2012 Career Development Fellowships | Cancer Institute NSW |
| Dr David Chang | Novel Biomarker Guided Therapeutic Strategies for Pancreatic Cancer | 2012 Early Career Fellowships | Cancer Institute NSW |
| Prof Robert Sutherland | Personalised medicine for cancer: molecular biomarkers in clinical decision making for breast, prostate and pancreatic cancer | 2010 Translational Program Grants | Cancer Institute NSW |
| A/Prof Elizabeth Iorns | Identifying and characterizing genes that regulate breast tumorigenesis | 2012 Early Career Fellowships | Cancer Institute NSW |
| Dr Ilse Rooman | Defining Molecular Mechanisms of Early Pancreatic Carcinogenesis to Identify Novel Therapeutic and Early Detection Strategies | 2011 Future Research Leader Program | Cancer Institute NSW |
| Dr Andrew Burgess | Targeting novel G2 and mitotic checkpoint pathways to improve current chemotherapies | 2012 Future Research Leader Program | Cancer Institute NSW |
| Dr Eric Collisson | Integrative Modeling and Targeting of Genomic Anomalies in Pancreatic Ductal Adenocarcinoma | 2012 Future Research Leader Program | Cancer Institute NSW |
| Dr James Rae | Genetic Predictors of Anti-Estrogen Clinical Activity in Breast Cancer Patients | 2012 Future Research Leader Program | Cancer Institute NSW |
| Dr David Gallego Ortega | An Elf5-driven transcriptional network promotes anti-estrogen therapy resistance | 2012 NBCF CCAF Post-doctoral Training Fellowships | Cure Cancer Australia Foundation |
| Dr Akira Nguyen | The role of p53-regulated miRNAs in epithelial to mesenchymal transition, and their potential as therapeutic targets against metastatic breast cancer | 2012 Priority-driven Collaborative Cancer Research Scheme | Cure Cancer Australia Foundation |
| Dr Alex Swarbrick | MicroRNAs as novel therapeutic targets in neuroblastoma | 2012 The Kid’s Cancer Project | Kids Cancer Project (formerly OCF) |
| Samantha Oakes | Isolation and characterisation of novel progenitor cells in the mammary epithelium and their role in breast carcinogenesis. | 2008 Postdoctoral Fellowship | National Breast Cancer Foundation |
| Dr Alex Swarbrick | Defining the molecular pathways controlling breast cancer self renewal differentiation and metastasis | 2009 Early Career Fellowships | National Breast Cancer Foundation |
| Dr Alex Swarbrick | A genome-wide analysis of the role for microRNAs in breast cancer chemo-sensitivity | 2012 Novel Concept Award | National Breast Cancer Foundation |
| Dr Liz Caldon | Co-operative oncogenesis between deregulated cell proliferation and DNA damage checkpoints in breast cancer: Role of E-cyclins in the DNA damage response | 2011 NBCF CCAF Post-doctoral Training Fellowships | National Breast Cancer Foundation |
| Dr Alex Swarbrick | Dissecting the function of the Hedgehog-Patched pathway in breast cancer progression | 2009 Project Grants | National Health and Medical Research Council |
| Samantha Oakes | Isolation and characterisation of novel progenitor cells in the mammary epithelium and their role during carcinogenesis. | 2008 Training Fellowships | National Health and Medical Research Council |
| Prof Roger Daly | Molecular markers of phenotype, therapeutic responsiveness and prognosis in human cancers – Improving characterisation of human cancers in order to optimise clinical management and treatment. | 2009 Program Grant | National Health and Medical Research Council |
| Prof Andrew Biankin | ICGC – Australian Pancreatic Cancer Genome Initiative | 2009 International Cancer Genome Consortium – Uni of Queensland Collaboration | National Health and Medical Research Council |
| Dr David Change | Personalising Care In Operable Pancreas Cancer. Gap-T: A Study Of Imaging And Molecular Biomarkers To Guide Treatment Of Patients Receiving Preoperative Chemotherapy Followed By Surgery | 2012 Project Grants Collaborative | National Health and Medical Research Council |
| Dr Maija Kohonen-Corish | Determining the tumour suppressor function of the MCC gene and its significance to treatment outcomes in colorectal cancer. | 2012 Project Grants | National Health and Medical Research Council |
| A/Prof Elizabeth Iorns | Identification of novel ERBB2 co-operating tumor suppressors using in vivo RNAi screens. | 2012 Project Grants | National Health and Medical Research Council |
| Dr David Chang | Novel Therapeutic Strategies for Pancreatic Cancer Using Next Generation Sequencing | 2012 Early Career Fellowships | National Health and Medical Research Council |
| A/Prof Elizabeth Iorns | Understanding the causes of breast cancer development and progression | 2012 Career Development Fellowships | National Health and Medical Research Council |
| Dr Darren Saunders | Integrated Functional Genomics Approach to Identify New Therapeutic Strategies in Cancer | NSW Life Sciences Research Award (LSRA) – Round 3 2009 | NSW Office for Medical Research |
| Dr Adnan Nagrial | Gene expression signatures in Pancreatic Cancer | 2012 Cancer Research Grants | Pfizer Australia |
| Prof Roger Daly | The impact of TMPRSS/ERG expression on the prostate cancer kinome | 2012 Concept Grant | Prostate Cancer Foundation of Australia |
| Prof Robert Sutherland | Cancer Gene Discovery and Validation Program III | Research Grant | RT Hall Estate |
| Prof Robert Sutherland | Breast Cancer Research III | Research Grant | RT Hall Estate |
| Prof Andrew Biankin | Translating Health Discovery Into Clinical Applications Super Science Project | 2011 Translating Health Discovery 2 (THD2) | Therapeutic Innovation Australia |