Grants awarded in key priority areas of cancer research
A total of $1.68 million has been awarded to 12 Western Australian early-mid career cancer researchers to further their early-stage research projects.
The Cancer Research Project Grants are co-funded by the Western Australian Future Health Research and Innovation (FHRI) Fund and Cancer Council WA.
The co-funding partnership has enabled Cancer Council WA to increase the number of grants and funding amounts provided and to offer grants in key priority areas of Aboriginal health, rural and remote health, clinical and public health.
The Cancer Research Project Grants provides funding for up to 1 year for early-stage research projects. Recipients were assessed on merit by the Cancer Council WA Research Grants Advisory Committee.
The Cancer Research Project Grant recipients are shown below:
| Recipient | Responsible entity | Activity Title | Funding awarded |
| Asha Bowen | The University of Western Australia | Ngangk Ngabala Ngoonda (Sun Safety) of Aboriginal young mob of WA | $139,786 |
| Belinda Guo | The University of Western Australia | Improving monitoring of patients with myelofibrosis after transplantation | $139,993 |
| Bree Foley | The University of Western Australia | Enhancing natural killer cell function to combat high-risk B-ALL with Tri-specific Killer Engagers (TriKEs) | $139,907 |
| Brendan Kennedy | The University of Western Australia | Deep learning-enabled virtual histology for intraoperative tumour margin assessment in breast-conserving surgery | $139,465 |
| Fiona Doolan-Noble | Curtin University | Reducing cancer disparities in Western Australia: co-designing a lay led patient navigation service with community. | $138,957 |
| Francois Xavier Rwandamuriye | The University of Western Australia | New mRNA-based immunotherapies to prevent cancer recurrence after surgery | $138,538 |
| Kai Chen | The University of Western Australia | Measuring nanoscale metabolism during cancer metastasis in time and space | $137,097 |
| Matthew Tuson | Notre Dame University | Bridging the cancer evidence gap to enhance prevention and early intervention and to reduce premature mortality among people experiencing homelessness | $140,000 |
| Peter Leedman | The University of Western Australia | A new RNA-based therapy for the treatment of Ovarian Cancer | $140,000 |
| Pilar Blancafort | The University of Western Australia | Therapeutic opportunities for metastatic breast cancer resistant to anti-hormonal therapies | $139,990 |
| Sebastien Malinge | The University of Western Australia | Harnessing the trisomic tumour environment to improve outcomes in Down syndrome-leukaemia | $139,651 |
| Thomas Ferguson | The University of Western Australia | Silent Struggle: Colorectal Cancer Disparity among Aboriginal Australians | $139,924 |