Clinical application of genomic approaches for cancer

Funding Activity

Website
http://purl.org/au-research/grants/nhmrc/GNT1139071

Funding Status
Closed

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Funded Activity Summary

Cancer is the cause of 1 in 8 deaths worldwide. Cancer occurs due to errors or mutations in the DNA of normal cells. I will identify the mutations in tumour cells, which will tell us: i) How the tumour started and grew ii) How to treat the tumour and kill the cancer The work involves a variety of cancer types including mesothelioma, melanoma, oesophageal and breast cancer. The overall aim is to apply some of the research findings or approaches into patient care to improve patient survival.

Funded Activity Details

Start Date: 01-01-2018

End Date: 01-01-2022

Funding Scheme: Research Fellowships

Funding Amount: $707,370.00

Funder: National Health and Medical Research Council

Research Topics

ANZSRC Field of Research (FoR)

Genomics

ANZSRC Socio-Economic Objective (SEO)

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Other Keywords

bioinformatics | cancer genetics | genomics | medical genomics | sequencing

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