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Victorian Cancer Agency 2010 Funding Round 2
Clinical Research Fellowships
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Associate Professor David Morgan Thomas
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Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre
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$200,000
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Translational and clinical research program on connective tissue tumours.
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Associate Professor Fary Khan
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Melbourne Health
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$310,356
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Assess care provided to brain tumour survivors to minimise cancer-related pain and improve quality of life.
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Dr Elizabeth Anne Whawell Sigston
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Monash Institute of Medical Research
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$356,142
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Australian first research into a new indicator to detect head and neck cancers using a protein known as Laminin g2 and measuring effective treatment.
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Dr Ben Markman
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Monash Institute of Medical Research
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$400,000
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Investigate the “Notch signalling pathway” in lung cancer. The pathway is involved in important cellular functions that are impaired in cancers.
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Dr Andrew Wei
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Monash University
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$400,000
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Develop drugs and diagnostic tools to treat acute myeloid leukaemia – a cancer of white blood cells that is fatal without treatment.
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Associate Professor Scott Garrick Williams
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Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre
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$400,000
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Using advanced PET and MRI imaging in patients with prostate cancer to assess the effects of different radiotherapy techniques.
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Dr Jeanne Tie
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Ludwig Institute for Cancer Research
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$221,572
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Examine the clinical use of a new indicator to detect colorectal cancer.
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Dr Hui Kong Gan
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Austin Health
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$394,500
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Testing new anti-cancer drugs in humans for the first time within the North Eastern Metropolitan Integrated Cancer Service.
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Dr Jayesh Desai
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Ludwig Institute for Cancer Research
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$400,000
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Develop new and more effective therapies for people with bowel cancer and sarcomas.
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Dr Clare Louise Scott
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Walter & Eliza Hall Institute of Medical Research
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$396,237
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Improve understanding and develop new treatments for epithelial ovarian cancer through studies using mice.
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Victorian Cancer Agency 2010 Funding Round 1
The Victorian Cancer Agency has awarded 24 researchers funding through the first 2010 funding round. Successful projects were in six categories for a total investment of $3.7 million.
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Researcher
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Organisation
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Grant
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Description
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A/Prof David Curtis
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Melbourne Health
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$200,888
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Project to identify new drugs that can specifically target leukaemia stem cells.
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Dr Thomas John
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Ludwig Institute for Cancer Research
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$399,432
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Project to validate findings that could tailor chemotherapy to patients with lung cancer.
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Dr Kylie Mason
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Walter and Eliza Hall Institute
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$400,000
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Study into drugs that promote death of cancer cells and improve therapy in cancers of the blood.
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Dr Mark Shackleton
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Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre
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$400,000
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Research to speed the progress of melanoma growth and potentially help doctors and researchers understand how melanomas grow in patients and which therapies may be helpful.
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Dr Benjamin Solomon
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Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre
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$395,682
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New clinical trials into Non-small cell lung cancer and Squamous Cell Carcinoma of the Head and Neck to identify predictive makers and develop new treatments for patients.
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Researcher
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Organisation
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Grant
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Description
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A/Prof Robin Bell
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Monash University
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$362,988
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Optimising health outcomes for women with invasive breast cancer by investigating discontinuation of adjuvant therapies and the methods used for health surveillance.
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Dr Dianna Magliano
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Baker IDI Heart & Diabetes Institute
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$285,600
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The Australian and New Zealand Diabetes and Cancer Collaboration
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Researcher
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Organisation
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Grant
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Description
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Dr Yoland Antill
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Southern Health
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$57,000
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Studies into Gynaecological cancers associated with the syndrome Hereditary Nonpolyposis Colon Cancer to determine factors that may increase or decrease the risk of cancer development.
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Dr Preetika Balanathan
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Monash University
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$100,000
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To test a new treatment (Selective estrogen receptor beta agonist)for advanced prostate cancer.
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Dr Rita Busuttil
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Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre
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$94,527
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Study into new therapies for gastric cancer by targeting the SFRP4 gene.
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Dr Jacqueline Donoghue
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Monash Institute of Medical Research
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$93,000
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Study into roles of different types of ErbB4 (a family of four proteins that contribute to cancer) in brain cancer and development of new therapies.
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Dr Kate Murphy
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The University of Melbourne
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$93,469
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Study to investigate new treatments for Cancer cachexia, a devastating disease characterised by skeletal muscle wasting and weakness.
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Dr Vanessa Solomon
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Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre
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$82,284
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Project to find new ways to treat Myeloproliferative diseases that occur when there is a build up of certain types of blood cells, often driven by genetic mutations.
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Dr Jennifer Stone
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The University of Melbourne
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$100,000
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Research to find factors that determine Mammographic density, which is one of the strongest risk factors for breast cancer, to be used in screening programs to identify and target women at high risk, and lead to early diagnosis.
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Ms Rachel Zordan
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St Vincent's Hospital
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$73,452
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Study to investigate quality of life, psychological wellbeing, and health outcomes of bereaved cancer caregivers.
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Researcher
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Organisation
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Grant
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Description
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Dr Clare Scott
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Melbourne Health
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$50,000
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Project to expand the collection of information from people with rare tumours.
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Researcher
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Organisation
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Grant
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Description
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Dr Sibilah Breen
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Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre
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$80,000
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To pilot a new remote telehealth mediated nursing intervention (PRISMS) to improve management of chemotherapy side- effects in haematological cancer patients.
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Ms Cinzia De Luca
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Murdoch Children’s Research Institute
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$58,007
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To improve educational outcomes and quality of life for people who have been treated for a paediatric brain tumour.
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A/Prof Linda Denehy
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The University of Melbourne
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$79,916
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To investigate the level of physical activity and fitness in lung cancer survivors and compare to the national Australian physical activity guidelines.
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A/Prof David Thomas
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Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre
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$30,002
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To employ a senior researcher to guide the development and expansion of the supportive care research program of onTrac@PeterMac, the Victorian Adolescent & Young Adult Cancer Service.
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Mr David Willis
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Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre
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$80,000
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To evaluate the psychosocial impact of personalised souvenir movie DVDs for paediatric radiation therapy patients on their treatment experience.
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Researcher
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Organisation
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Grant
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Description
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Ms Tracey Dryden
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Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre
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$76,281
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Study into managing chemotherapy-related symptoms at home in patients with haematological cancers.
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Ms Efterpi Soropos
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Southern Health
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$76,281
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Research into the therapeutic value of using artistic elements such as image, sound and coloured light around a patient, to reduce pain and stress.
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Ms Vanessa Vaughan
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Deakin University
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$76,281
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Study to investigate the effectiveness of treatments in Cancer cachexia, a condition characterised by loss of muscle and other tissues, resulting in reduced patient outcomes and quality of life.
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