Research alumni projects

Seed funding that helped shape Australia’s childhood cancer research landscape.

The Kids' Cancer Project invests in bold, future-focused research that strives to change the ways in which childhood cancer is diagnosed, treated and managed. 

By providing critical seed funding for innovative ideas, The Kids’ Cancer Project enables researchers to generate the early evidence needed to attract larger government and institutional investment, helping promising discoveries progress from the laboratory to the clinic. This approach has helped shape Australia's childhood cancer research landscape by turning high-potential ideas into life-changing breakthroughs.

Alumni research projects

Dr Lee Wong

Institute: Monash University Funding: $375,000 (2026-2028) Research pillar: Translate Cancer Type: Brain (DMG)

Professor David Eisenstat

Institute: Murdoch Children’s Research Institute Funding: $375,000 (2026-2028) Research pillar: Discover Cancer Type: Brain

Dr Jordana McLoone

Institute: University of New South Wales Funding: $350,000 (2026-2028) Research pillar: Support Cancer Type: All low survival cancers

Professor Simon Conn

Institute: Flinders University Funding: $374,378 (2026-2028)  Research Pillar: Discover Cancer Type: Brain

Professor Bryan Day

Institute: QIMR Berghofer Medical Research Institute Funding: $371,156 (2026-2028) Research pillar: Translate Cancer Type: Brain (DIPG)

Col Reynolds Fellow, Dr Evangeline Jackson

Recipient: Dr Evangeline Jackson Institute: University of Newcastle Funding: $510,000 October 2024 - September 2027 Early-Career

Col Reynolds Fellow, Dr Michelle Tennant

Recipient: Dr Michelle Tennant Institute: Murdoch Children’s Research Institute (MCRI) Funding: $508,299 September 2024 - August 2027 Early-Career

Col Reynolds Fellow, Dr Ryan Cross

Recipient: Dr Ryan Cross Institute: The Walter and Eliza Hall Institute of Medical Research Funding: $618,000 January 2025 – December 2027 Mid-Career

Col Reynolds Fellow, Dr Emmy Fleuren

Recipient: Dr Emmy Fleuren Institute: Children’s Cancer Institute Funding: $616,293 April 2025 – April 2028 Mid-Career

Col Reynolds Fellow, Dr Noemi Fuentes-Bolanos

Recipient: Dr Noemi Fuentes-Bolanos Institute: Children’s Cancer Institute Funding: $267,000 October 2024-September 2027 Clinical Fellowship - Medical

Col Reynolds Fellow, Ms Rachel Edwards

Recipient: Ms Rachel Edwards Institute: Queensland University of Technology Funding: $204,000 October 2024 - September 2027 Clinical Fellowship - Allied Health

PhD Scholarship recipient, Lorna McLeman

Recipient: Lorna McLeman Institute: St Vincent's Institute of Medical Research Funding: $10,000 July 2025 - December 2028 PhD Scholarship - Top Up

PhD Scholarship recipient, Bryce Thomas

Recipient: Byce Thomas Institute: University of Newcastle Funding: $30,000 July 2024 - February 2027 PhD Scholarship - Top Up

PhD Scholarship recipient, Chelsea Valentin

Recipient: Chelsea Valentin Institute: Sydney Children's Hospital Network $35,000 July 2024 - December 2027 PhD Scholarship - Top Up

Interfant 21- infant acute lymphoblastic leukaemia Clinical Trial

Recipient: Dr Rishi Kotecha Institute: ANZCHOG TKCP Funding: $491,913 July 2023 to June 2028 MRFF Funding: $ 718,933.55 Total Funding: $1,210,846.55

Taming free radicals to silence the epigenome of kinase active paediatric cancers

Recipient: Professor Matt Dun Institute: The University of Newcastle The Kids' Cancer Project Funding: $295,945.44 July 2024 to June 2027 Cancer Australia PdCCRS: $295,945.44 Total Funding: $591,890.88

Priming the blood-brain barrier to improve drug delivery and treatment outcomes in diffuse midline glioma

Recipient: Dr Kate Vandyke Institute: The University of Adelaide The Kids' Cancer Project Funding: $247,733.63 July 2024 to June 2027 Cancer Australia PdCCRS: $247,733.62 Australian Lions (ALCCRF): $100,000 Total Funding: $595,467.25

Training Natural Killer cells for Immunotherapy for children, adolescent, and adults with sarcoma

Recipients: Assoc. Prof. Fernando Guimaraes & Assoc. Prof. Wayne Nicholls Institute: The Fraser Institute – UoQ TKCP Funding: $100,000 March 2024 to September 2025 The Tie Dye Project: $100,000 Cooper Rice Brading Foundation: $50,000 Total Funding: $250,000

Integrating cancer germline genetics, precision medicine and oncology to optimise management of paed

Recipient: Professor Richard D'Andrea Institute: The University of South Australia The Kids' Cancer Project Funding: $249,696.40 July 2024 to June 2027 Cancer Australia PdCCRS: $249,696.40 My Room: $100,000 Total Funding: $599,392.80

Col Reynolds Fellow, Dr Aaminah Khan

Recipient: Dr Aaminah Khan Institute: Children’s Cancer Institute Funding: $460,543.20 Early-Career

Col Reynolds Fellow, Dr David Mizrahi

Recipient: Dr David Mizrahi Institute: The University of Sydney Funding: $502,680.00 Early-Career

Col Reynolds Fellow, Dr Karin Plummer

Recipient: Dr Karin Plummer Institute: Griffith University Funding: $487,096.00 Early-Career

Col Reynolds Fellows, Dr Kenny Ip

Recipient: Dr Kenny Chi Kin Ip Institute: Children’s Cancer Institute Funding: $616,945.00 Mid-Career

Col Reynolds Fellow, Dr Katherine Pillman

Recipient: Dr Katherine Pillman Institute: The University of South Australia Funding: $616,945.00 Mid-Career

Col Reynolds Fellow, Dr Teresa Sadras

Recipient: Dr Teresa Sadras Institute: Olivia Newtown John Cancer Research Institute Funding: $511,551.00 Mid-Career

Col Reynolds Fellow, Dr Noa Lamm-Shalem

Recipient: Dr Noa Lamm-Shalem Institute: Children’s Medical Research Institute Funding: $621,870.00 Mid-Career

Col Reynolds Fellows Dr Rachael Lawson

Recipient: Dr Rachael Lawson Institute: Children’s Health Queensland Hospital and Health Service Funding: $204,000.00 Clinical Fellowships - Allied Health

Col Reynolds Fellow, Marion Mateos

Recipient: Dr Marion Mateos Institute: Children’s Cancer Institute Funding: $276,000.00 Clinical Fellowships - Medical

Col Reynolds Fellow, Philipp Graber

Recipient: Philipp Graber Institute: Children’s Cancer Institute Funding: $25,000.00 PhD Scholarship - Top Up

Col Reynolds Fellow, Dr Joseph Yuan-Mou Yang

Institute: Murdoch Children’s Research Institute Funding: $275,962.00 Clinical Fellowships - Medical

Col Reynolds Fellow, Jacqueline Hunter

Recipient: Jacqueline Hunter Institute: University of Melbourne Funding: $30,000.00 PhD Scholarship - Top Up

Col Reynolds Fellowships, Megumi Hui Ai Lim

Recipient: Megumi (Meg) Lim Institute: Queensland University of Technology Funding: $20,000.00 PhD Scholarship - Top Up
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