National Centre for Asbestos Related Diseases

Funding Activity

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Funded Activity Summary

Asbestos-induced cancer is a big problem in the world. This Centre of Research Excellence application is to continue our highly successful National Centre for Asbestos Related Diseases, widely acknowledged as the world leader. We will ‘crack the cancer genetic code’, generate vaccines, discover better blood tests and new cancer imaging techniques and therapies. We will continue to train the next generation of researchers through our strong program and international collaborative network.

Funded Activity Details

Start Date: 01-01-2015

End Date: 01-01-2020

Funding Scheme: Centres of Research Excellence

Funding Amount: $2,495,164.00

Funder: National Health and Medical Research Council

Research Topics

ANZSRC Field of Research (FoR)

Cancer Therapy (excl. Chemotherapy and Radiation Therapy)

ANZSRC Socio-Economic Objective (SEO)

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Other Keywords

asbestos | biomarkers | cancer immunotherapy | mesothelioma | mouse models