Research projects we fund

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

Novel targets to treat medulloblastoma

Recipient: Professor Brandon Wainwright Institute: Institute for Molecular Bioscience Funding: $260,420 July 2016 to June 2018
Categories
  • Leukaemia
  • Queensland

Personalised disease monitoring in childhood AML

Recipient: Dr Andrew Moore Institute: University of Queensland Diamantina Institute Funding: $474,591 July 2014 to June 2019

Dr Jordana McLoone

MBBS UNSW, MD/PhD UNSW, Dip Paed, FRACP (Chair)

Dr McLoone is a senior research fellow in the Behavioural Sciences Unit, Australia's largest paediatric psycho-oncology research group. She holds positions at UNSW Sydney and the Kids Cancer Centre, Sydney Children's Hospital. Her research explores the psychosocial impact of childhood cancer, and she is actively involved in international initiatives and telehealth innovation.

Categories
  • Various cancer types
  • New South Wales

Re-engage

Recipient: Professor Claire Wakefield Institute: UNSW Australia Funding: $300,381 July 2015 to June 2018
Categories
  • Leukaemia
  • Western Australia

Improving treatments for infant acute lymphoblastic leukaemia (iALL)

Recipient: Professor Ursula Kees and Dr Rishi Kotecha Institute: Telethon Kids Institute Funding: $475,217 July 2014 to June 2018
Categories
  • Neuroblastoma
  • New South Wales

International DFMO clinical trial

Recipient: Associate Professor David Ziegler Institute: Children’s Cancer Institute Funding: $448,142 June 2014 to July 2018
Categories
  • Various cancer types
  • New South Wales

Drug discovery project

Recipient: Professor Peter Gunning Institute: UNSW Australia Funding: $5,884,000 July 2010 to June 2018
Categories
  • Various cancer types
  • New South Wales

Treatment of solid paediatric cancers with tropomyosin targeted therapy

Recipient: Professor Timothy Cripe Institute: Nationwide Children’s Hospital, Ohio Funding: $600,000 July 2011 to June 2018
Categories
  • Various cancer types
  • New South Wales

Tumour Bank at CHW

Recipient: Associate Professor Daniel Catchpoole Institute: The Children’s Hospital at Westmead Funding: $2,425,000 July 2010 to June 2018
Categories
  • Various cancer types
  • Queensland

Developing novel immunotherapies for childhood blood cancers

Recipient: Dr Andrew Moore Institute: University of Queensland, Diamantina Institute Funding: $ 87,000 from July 2016 to June 2017
Categories
  • Neuroblastoma
  • New South Wales

Stathmin regulation of microRNA expression in neuroblastoma cells

Recipient: Professor Maria Kavallaris Institute: Children’s Cancer Institute Funding: $820,173 July 2009 to June 2017
Categories
  • Various cancer types
  • New South Wales

Bio-banking and personalised medicine software platform

Recipient: Professor Glenn Marshall Institute: Kids Cancer Alliance Funding: $240,000 July 2015 to June 2016
Categories
  • Medulloblastoma
  • Western Australia

Improving the cure rates of childhood brain cancer

Recipient: Dr Nick Gottardo Institute: Telethon Kids Institute Funding: $64,562 July 2015 to June 2016
Categories
  • Neuroblastoma
  • New South Wales

Switching off genes

Recipient: Dr Alex Swarbrick Institute: Garvan Institute of Medical Research Funding: $385,000 July 2012 to June 2016
Categories
  • Neuroblastoma
  • New South Wales

Clinical trial of new treatment for relapsed neuroblastoma

Recipient: Professor Michelle Haber Institute: Children's Cancer Institute Funding: $300,000 July 2013 to June 2016
Categories
  • Various cancer types
  • New South Wales

Evaluating potential side effects of anti-tropomyosins

Recipient: Professor Edna Hardeman Institute: University of NSW Funding: $550,000 July 2011 to June 2016
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