Determination of the cellular origins of breast cancer

Funding Activity

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Funded Activity Summary

Breast cancer is a highly heterogeneous disease with multiple molecular and histological subtypes. We propose to use novel genetically engineered mice to understand breast inter-tumoral heterogeneity by dissecting the cells of origin of breast cancer in vivo. Initially, we will examine whether long-lived stem or progenitor cells are the targets of breast carcinogenesis induced by a progesterone derivative using our state-of-the-art multi-coloured reporter models to track the cells in vivo.

Funded Activity Details

Start Date: 01-01-2015

End Date: 01-01-2017

Funding Scheme: Project Grants

Funding Amount: $705,563.00

Funder: National Health and Medical Research Council

Research Topics

ANZSRC Field of Research (FoR)

Cancer Cell Biology

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Other Keywords

breast cancer | breast development | progenitor cells | stem cell biology | transcriptional regulation