Research projects we fund

The Kids' Cancer Project has committed over $75 million to research projects across Australia.
Categories
  • Leukaemia
  • Victoria

Overcoming therapeutic resistance in high risk ALL using novel BH3 mimetic

Recipient: Dr Diane Hanna Institute: The Walter and Eliza Hall Institute Funding: $100,000 July 2019 to September 2020
Categories
  • Medulloblastoma
  • Western Australia

Using targeted chemotherapies to reduce intensity of radiotherapy in medulloblastoma

Recipient: Dr Nick Gottardo Institute: Telethon Kids Institute Funding: $256,342 July 2018 to June 2020
Categories
  • Various cancer types
  • Queensland

New therapies for incurable paediatric brain tumours

Recipient: Professor Brandon Wainwright Institute: The Institute for Molecular Bioscience Funding: $224,936 July 2018 to June 2020
Categories
  • Leukaemia
  • Western Australia

Combinational therapeutics in high-risk infant acute lymphoblastic leukaemia

Recipient: Dr Rishi Kotecha Institute: Telethon Kids Institute Funding: $445,695 July 2017 to June 2020
Categories
  • Leukaemia
  • New South Wales

Reversing glucocorticoid resistance in paediatric acute lymphoblastic leukaemia – a novel epigenetic

Recipient: Professor Richard Lock Institute: Children’s Cancer Institute Funding: $103,571 July 2017 to June 2020
Categories
  • Various cancer types
  • New South Wales

Ready, Steady, School

Recipient: Dr Joanna Fardell Institute: UNSW Australia Funding: $523,308 July 2016 to December 2020
Categories
  • Neuroblastoma
  • New South Wales

Targeting FACT to inhibit MYCN-driven transcription in neuroblastoma

Recipient: Dr Daniel Carter Institute: UNSW Australia Funding: $296,428 July 2016 to June 2020
Categories
  • Sarcoma
  • Victoria

Exploring better and safer treatments for osteosarcoma

Recipient: Associate Professor Christine Hawkins Institute: La Trobe University Funding: $382,713 July 2016 to June 2020
Categories
  • Leukaemia
  • Victoria

Therapeutic targeting transcriptional addiction in paediatric leukaemias

Recipient: Professor Ricky Johnstone Institute: Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre Funding: $496,282 July 2016 to June 2020
Categories
  • DIPG
  • New South Wales

Synthetic retinoid therapy for diffuse intrinsic pontine glioma

Recipient: Associate Professor David Ziegler Institute: Children’s Cancer Institute Funding: $200,000 July 2016 to December 2020
Categories
  • Various cancer types
  • New South Wales

Development of CAR T cell immunotherapies for paediatric patients

Recipient: Dr Belinda Kramer and Dr Geoff McCowage Institute: The Children’s Hospital at Westmead Funding: $4,309,610 July 2010 to June 2020
Categories
  • Medulloblastoma
  • Queensland

Development of personalised medicine approaches to treat medulloblastoma

Recipient: Professor Bryan Day Institute: QIMR Berghofer Medical Research Institute Funding: $263,960 July 2016 to June 2019
Categories
  • DIPG
  • New South Wales

Novel therapies for diffuse intrinsic pontine glioma (DIPG)

Recipient: Associate Professor David Ziegler Institute: Children’s Cancer Institute Funding: $583,142 July 2016 to June 2019
Categories
  • Medulloblastoma
  • Western Australia

Improving chemotherapy regimens for medulloblastoma

Recipient: Dr Nick Gottardo Institute: Telethon Kids Institute Funding: $252,987 July 2016 to June 2018
Categories
  • Various cancer types
  • New South Wales

Next gen sequencing to identify gene mutations in childhood cancer patients

Recipient: Professor Jennifer Byrne and Dr Luciano Dalla-Pozza Institute: The Children's Hospital at Westmead Funding: $75,000 July 2017 to June 2018
Categories
  • Medulloblastoma
  • Queensland

New therapeutic targets for paediatric medulloblastoma

Recipient: Dr Bryan Day Institute: QIMR Berghofer Medical Research Institute Funding: $208,549 July 2014 to June 2015 and July 2017 to June 2018
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