Currently funded projects
The Kids' Cancer Project has committed over $75 million to research projects across Australia.
- Neuroblastoma
- Discover
PhD Scholarship recipient, Jasmine Jin
Project title: Using Paediatric Mouse Models to Identify Strategies that Make Childhood Tumours More Responsive to Immunotherapy Type of fellowship: PhD Scholarship - Josh McCarroll PhD Excellence Award Institute: The Children's Cancer Institute Funding: $30,000 (August 2026 – February 2029) Research Pillar: Discover Cancer Type:
Neuroblastoma (Neuroblastoma-General)
- Brain cancer
- Translate
Dr Lee Wong
Project title: Unlocking brain tumour cell maturation in Diffuse Midline Glioma Institute: Monash University Funding: $375,000 (October 2026 – October 2029) Research Pillar: Translate Cancer Type:
Brain and CNS (Diffuse midline glioma (DMG))
- Brain cancer
- Discover
Professor David Eisenstat
Project title: Reprogramming cell fate in paediatric high-grade gliomas Institute: Murdoch Children’s Research Institute Funding: $375,000 (October 2026 – October 2029) Research Pillar: Discover Cancer Type:
Brain and CNS (High-grade glioma; Diffuse hemispheric glioma)
- Various cancer types
- Support
Dr Jordana McLoone
Project title: Survival is the start, not the finish: Supporting lifelong care for young people diagnosed with poor-prognosis childhood cancers through a digital transition intervention Institute: University of New South Wales Funding: $350,000 (October 2026 – October 2029) Research Pillar: Support Cancer Type:
Various/Pan-cancer (Low survival/poor prognosis cancers)
- Brain cancer
- Discover
Professor Simon Conn
Project title: Rewriting childhood brain cancer survival: Unleashing Cas12a2 against novel circular RNAs Institute: Flinders University Funding: $374,378 (October 2026 – October 2029) Research Pillar: Discover Cancer Type:
Brain and CNS (Glioblastoma (GBM); Diffuse midline glioma (DMG))
- Brain cancer
- Translate
Professor Bryan Day
Project title: EphB3 Controls Malignant Synaptogenesis in DIPG Institute: QIMR Berghofer Medical Research Institute Funding: $371,156 (October 2026 – October 2029) Research Pillar: Translate Cancer Type:
Brain and CNS (Diffuse intrinsic pontine glioma (DIPG))
- DIPG, Brain cancer
- Discover
Dr Evangeline Jackson
Project title: Pulling the plug on diffuse midline glioma. Type of fellowship: Col Reynolds Fellowship - Early-Career Institute: University of Newcastle Funding: $510,000 (October 2024 – September 2027) Research Pillar: Discover Cancer Type:
Brain and CNS (Diffuse midline glioma / diffuse intrinsic pontine glioma)
- Various cancer types
- Support
Dr Michelle Tennant
Project title: RAD-VR: Virtual reality for radiation therapy Type of fellowship: Col Reynolds Fellowship - Early-Career Institute: Murdoch Children’s Research Institute Funding: $508,299 (February 2025 – January 2028) Research Pillar: Support Cancer Type:
Various/Pan-cancer (Solid Tumours- General; Brain and CNS - General)
- DIPG, Brain cancer
- Discover
Dr Ryan Cross
Project title: Developing Novel Immune Therapies for Childhood Brain Cancer Type of fellowship: Col Reynolds Fellowship - Mid-Career Institute: The Walter and Eliza Hall Institute of Medical Research Funding: $618,000 (January 2025 – December 2027) Research Pillar: Discover Cancer Type:
Brain and CNS (High-grade glioma, diffuse midline glioma)
- Sarcoma
- Discover
Dr Emmy Fleuren
Project title: Finding better and kinder treatments for young people with sarcoma Type of fellowship: Col Reynolds Fellowship - Mid-Career Institute: Children’s Cancer Institute Funding: $616,293 (April 2025 – April 2028) Research Pillar: Discover Cancer Type:
Sarcoma (Osteosarcoma, Ewing sarcoma)
- Various cancer types
- Translate
Dr Noemi Fuentes-Bolanos
Project title: Uncovering SMARCB1’s Aquiles’ heel Type of fellowship: Col Reynolds Fellowship - Clinical (Med) Institute: Children’s Cancer Institute Funding: $276,000 (October 2024 – September 2027) Research Pillar: Translate Cancer Type:
Various/Pan-cancer (SMARCB1-driven tumours)
- Various cancer types
- Translate
Ms Rachel Edwards
Project title: Improving the management of symptoms for Kids with Cancer Type of fellowship: Col Reynolds Fellowship - Clinical (Allied Health) Institute: Queensland University of Technology Funding: $204,000 (October 2024 – September 2027) Research Pillar: Translate Cancer Type:
Various/Pan-cancer (Research can be applied to all pediatric cancers)
- Leukaemia
- Translate
PhD Scholarship recipient, Lorna McLeman
Project title: Preventing the development of leukaemia using a novel gene editing approach in Fanconi Anaemia Type of fellowship: Col Reynolds PhD Scholarship - Top Up Institute: St Vincent's Institute of Medical Research Funding: $15,000 (July 2024 – December 2025) Research Pillar: Translate Cancer Type:
Haematological cancers (Not specified (Fanconi anaemia predisposition))
- DIPG, Brain cancer
- Discover
PhD Scholarship recipient, Bryce Thomas
Project title: Starting a CAR in the cold Type of fellowship: Col Reynolds PhD Scholarship - Top Up Institute: University of Newcastle Funding: $30,000 (July 2024 – February 2027) Research Pillar: Discover Cancer Type:
Brain and CNS (Diffuse midline glioma / diffuse intrinsic pontine glioma)
- Various cancer types
- Support
PhD Scholarship recipient, Chelsea Valentin
Project title: Understanding How Occupational Therapy Supports Children with Cancer Type of fellowship: Col Reynolds PhD Scholarship - Top Up Institute: Sydney Children's Hospital Network Funding: $35,000 (July 2024 – December 2027) Research Pillar: Support Cancer Type:
Various/Pan-cancer (Research can be applied to all pediatric cancers)
- Leukaemia
- Translate
Professor Rishi Kotecha Interfant 21 Clinical Trial
Project title: Interfant-21: International collaborative treatment protocol for infants under one year with KMT2A-rearranged acute lymphoblastic leukemia or mixed phenotype acute leukemia Institute: ANZCHOG Funding: $491,913 (July 2023 – June 2028) Funding partners: Medical Research Future Fund (MRFF) Research Pillar: Translate Cancer Type:
Haematological cancers (KMT2A-rearranged acute lymphoblastic leukaemia, mixed phenotype acute leukaemia)
- Various cancer types
- Discover
Professor Matt Dun
Project title: Taming free radicals to silence the epigenome of kinase active paediatric cancers Institute: The University of Newcastle Funding: $295,945.44 (1 June 2024 – 1 June 2027) Funding partners: Cancer Australia (PdCCRS) Research Pillar: Discover Cancer Type:
Various/Pan-cancer (Acute myeloid leukaemia, diffuse midline glioma)
- Brain cancer
- Discover
Dr Kate Vandyke
Project title: Priming the blood-brain barrier to improve drug delivery and treatment outcomes in diffuse midline glioma Institute: The University of Adelaide Funding: $247,733.63 (26 June 2024 – 23 June 2027) Funding partners: Cancer Australia (PdCCRS) Australian Lions Childhood Cancer Research Foundation (ALCCRF) Research Pillar: Discover Cancer Type:
Brain and CNS (Diffuse midline glioma)
- Leukaemia
- Discover
Professor Richard D'Andrea
Project title: Integrating cancer germline genetics, precision medicine and oncology to optimise management of paediatric AML Institute: The University of South Australia Funding: $249,696.40 (17 May 2024 – 17 May 2027) Funding partners: Cancer Australia (PdCCRS) My Room Research Pillar: Discover Cancer Type:
Haematological cancers (Acute myeloid leukaemia)
- Brain cancer
- Discover
Dr Aaminah Khan
Project title: Cutting off Cancer's Fuel to Treat Aggressive Childhood Brain Tumours Type of fellowship: Col Reynolds Fellowship - Early-Career Institute: Children’s Cancer Institute Funding: $460,543.20 (January 2024 – December 2026) Research Pillar: Discover Cancer Type:
Brain and CNS (MYC-amplified medulloblastoma)
- Various cancer types
- Support
Dr David Mizrahi
Project title: Promoting physical activity across key domains of childhood cancer Type of fellowship: Col Reynolds Fellowship - Early-Career Institute: The University of Sydney Funding: $502,680 (November 2023 – March 2027) Research Pillar: Support Cancer Type:
Various/Pan-cancer (Research can be applied to all pediatric cancers)
- Leukaemia
- Support
Dr Karin Plummer
Project title: DECIDE: co-design and evaluation of an e-health pain management decision aid for parents of children undergoing bone marrow transplantation. Type of fellowship: Col Reynolds Fellowship - Early-Career Institute: Queensland Childrens Hospital; Griffith University Funding: $487,096 (January 2024 – December 2026) Research Pillar: Support Cancer Type:
Haematological cancers (Acute lymphoblastic leukaemia (ALL); Acute myeloid leukaemia (AML))
- Brain cancer
- Discover
Dr Kenny Ip
Project title: Identifying novel treatment for H3-G34R/V childhood brain cancer patients Type of fellowship: Col Reynolds Fellowship - Mid-Career Institute: Children’s Cancer Institute Funding: $616,945 (January 2024 – December 2026) Research Pillar: Discover Cancer Type:
Brain and CNS (H3-G34R/V high-grade glioma)
- Neuroblastoma
- Discover
Dr Katherine Pillman
Project title: Using big data to improve the lives of children with neuroblastoma. Type of fellowship: Col Reynolds Fellowship - Mid-Career Institute: The University of South Australia Funding: $616,945 (May 2024 – December 2027) Research Pillar: Discover Cancer Type:
Neuroblastoma (Neuroblastoma-General)
- Various cancer types
- Discover
Dr Teresa Sadras
Project title: Improving outcomes for relapsed acute lymphoblastic leukaemia Type of fellowship: Col Reynolds Fellowship - Mid-Career Institute: Olivia Newtown John Cancer Research Institute Funding: $511,551 (June 2023 – October 2026) Research Pillar: Discover Cancer Type:
Haematological cancers (Acute lymphoblastic leukaemia (ALL)- relapsed)
- Sarcoma, Various cancer types
- Discover
Dr Noa Lamm-Shalem
Project title: A Novel Approach to inhibit the AKT Cancer Driver from Inflicting Therapy Resistance in Kids Type of fellowship: Col Reynolds Fellowship - Mid-Career Institute: Children’s Medical Research Institute Funding: $621,870 (January 2024 – December 2026) Research Pillar: Discover Cancer Type:
Various/Pan-cancer (AKT-driven tumours (Osteosarcoma, Ewing sarcoma, acute lymphoblastic leukaemia and neuroblastoma))
- Various cancer types
- Translate
Dr Rachael Lawson
Project title: Implementation of genomic testing and software to improve individualised dosing of medicines. Type of fellowship: Col Reynolds Fellowship - Clinical (Allied Health) Institute: Children’s Health Queensland Hospital and Health Service Funding: $204,000 (October 2023 – September 2026) Research Pillar: Translate Cancer Type:
Haematological cancers (Haematological- General; Neuroblastoma- Relapse; Sarcoma- Relapse; Research can be applied to all cancer types that require a stem cell transplatation. Predominately haemotological but also treatment intensive cancers such as relase neuroblastoma and ewings sarcoma)
- Brain cancer
- Translate
Dr Marion Mateos
Project title: Providing hope for children with high-risk brain cancer Type of fellowship: Col Reynolds Fellowship - Clinical (Med) Institute: Children’s Cancer Institute Funding: $276,000 (January 2024 – December 2026) Research Pillar: Translate Cancer Type:
Brain and CNS (Diffuse midline glioma / diffuse intrinsic pontine glioma)
- Brain cancer
- Translate
Dr Joseph Yuan-Mou Yang
Project title: Improving outcomes of childhood brain tumour surgery with advanced surgical image-guidance Type of fellowship: Col Reynolds Fellowship - Clinical (Med) Institute: Murdoch Children’s Research Institute Funding: $275,962 (November 2023 – October 2026) Research Pillar: Translate Cancer Type:
Brain and CNS (Research can be applied to all brain tumour types that have surgery as a treatment option.)
- Various cancer types
- Support
Jacqueline Hunter
Project title: Understanding how genetic testing in children with cancer affects families emotionally, socially and psychologically. Type of fellowship: Col Reynolds PhD Scholarship - Top Up Institute: University of Melbourne Funding: $30,000 (June 2023 – November 2026) Research Pillar: Support Cancer Type:
Various/Pan-cancer (Research can be applied to all pediatric cancers)
- Leukaemia
- Translate
Dr Hannah Walker
Project title: BREATH: Breathe easier after transplantation (haematopietic) Type of fellowship: Col Reynolds PhD Scholarship - Top Up Institute: Murdoch Children’s Research Institute; Royal Children's Hospital Funding: $35,000 (July 2023 – December 2026) Research Pillar: Translate Cancer Type:
Haematological cancers (Leukaemia- Relapsed and Refractory)
- Brain cancer
- Discover
Dr Tessa Gargett
Project title: Targeting the DC-T cell axis to treat glioblastoma Institute: Royal Adelaide Hospital Funding: $299,947 (30 June 2023 – 30 June 2026) Funding partners: Cancer Australia (PdCCRS) Research Pillar: Discover Cancer Type:
Brain and CNS (Glioblastoma, diffuse midline glioma)
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