ARC Future Fellowships - Grant ID: FT0991472

Funded Activity Summary

Molecular signals that regulate the regenerative properties of intestinal epithelial cells. Most cancer deaths are due to the cancer spreading to other organs. Cancer is much more difficult to treat once it has spread to other organs in the body where the cancer cells can exist in a dormant state. Dormant cancer cells evade conventional anticancer treatment and can remain dormant for a very long time before they change back to a 'tumour-growing' state. An understanding of how the cancer initiating (stem cell) property of tumour cells is maintained offers potential novel avenues to eliminate persistent cancer cells. This knowledge will ultimately lead to better management and treatment of cancer, and increase survival. An understanding of stem cell behaviour is also central to the control of degenerative conditions.

Funded Activity Details

Start Date: 01-07-2009

End Date: 01-01-2010

Funding Scheme: ARC Future Fellowships

Funding Amount: $788,800.00

Funder: Australian Research Council

Research Topics

ANZSRC Field of Research (FoR)

Medical Biotechnology | Biochemistry and Cell Biology | Oncology And Carcinogenesis | Protein Targeting And Signal Transduction

ANZSRC Socio-Economic Objective (SEO)

Digestive system and disorders | Cancer and related disorders | Organs, diseases and abnormal conditions not elsewhere classified |

Other Keywords

Biochemistry and Cell Biology | Cancer and related disorders | Digestive system and disorders | Medical Biotechnology | Oncology And Carcinogenesis | Organs, diseases and abnormal conditions not elsewhere classified | Protein Targeting And Signal Transduction

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