Research projects we fund
The Kids' Cancer Project has committed over $75 million to over 429 research projects across Australia. Learn about the studies your donations support.
- Brain cancer
- New South Wales
Pharmaco-phospho-proteo-genomics of paediatric high-grade glioma (HGG)
15/10/2021
Recipient: Associate Professor Matt Dun
Institute: The University of Newcastle, Hunter Medical Research Institute
Funding: $300,000 October 2021 to September 2024
- Various cancer types
- Queensland
Reducing long-term side-effects of chemotherapy in cancer survivors
15/10/2021
Recipient: Professor Irina Vetter
Institute: The University of Queensland
Funding: $298,141 October 2021 to September 2024
- Sarcoma
- New South Wales
Exploiting the DNA damage response in paediatric sarcoma
Recipient: Dr Emmy Fleuren and Dr Emmy Dolman
Institute: Children’s Cancer Institute
Funding: $261,649 June 2021 to June 2024
- Sarcoma
- New South Wales
Detecting chemotherapy resistance and sequencing residual malignant tissues in sarcoma treatment
15/10/2021
Recipient: Professor Glenn Marshall
Institute: Children's Cancer Institute
Funding: $220,000 January 2022 to December 2023
- Leukaemia
- Victoria
Targeting altered serine metabolism in MLL-rearranged paediatric acute myeloid leukaemia (AML)
15/10/2021
Recipient: Professor Ricky Johnstone
Institute: Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre
Funding: $218,338 October 2021 to September 2023
- Brain cancer
- Western Australia
Enhancing radiation therapy to improve survival outcomes for children with aggressive brain cancer
15/10/2021
Recipient: Professor Nick Gottardo
Institute: Telethon Kids Institute
Funding: $108,556 October 2021 to September 2022
- Sarcoma
- New South Wales
Identifying the right sarcoma treatment at the right time
30/07/2021
Recipient: Dr Emmy Fleuren
Institute: Children's Cancer Institute
Funding: $373,599 June 2021 to June 2024 (The Kids' Cancer Project: $186,799.50, The Cooper Rice-Brading Foundation: $186,799.50)
- Various cancer types
- Queensland
National Tumour Biobanking Network
18/03/2020
Recipient: Associate Professor Andrew Moore
Institute: University of Queensland
Funding: $642,168 July 2015 to June 2024
- Sarcoma
- New South Wales
Targeting IL-23 in bone and soft tissue sarcomas
29/03/2021
Recipient: Professor David Thomas
Institute: Garvan Institute of Medical Research
Funding: $100,000 March 2021 to March 2023
- Neuroblastoma
- New South Wales
Enhanced polyamine depletion for aggressive childhood cancers
09/01/2020
Recipient: Professor Michelle Haber
Institute: Children’s Cancer Institute
TKCP funding: $239,995 January 2021 to December 2023
PdCCRS* funding: $347,705
Total funding: $587,700
- Medulloblastoma
- New South Wales
Personalised targeted therapy for adolescent and young adult medulloblastoma patients
18/03/2020
Recipient: Dr Elizabeth Hovey
Institute: Nelune Comprehensive Cancer Centre
TKCP funding: $287,322 July 2020 to June 2023
PdCCRS* funding: $287,322
Total funding: $574,664
- Brain cancer
- Western Australia
CONNECT-1903
09/04/2021
Recipient: Professor Nick Gottardo
Institute: ANZCHOG
Funding: $54,095 June 2020 to December 2023
- Medulloblastoma
- New South Wales
Application of gene-silencing nanodrugs to inhibit medulloblastoma growth
18/03/2020
Recipient: Associate Professor Joshua McCarroll
Institute: Children’s Cancer Institute
TKCP funding: $298,554 December 2019 to January 2023
PdCCRS* funding: $298,554
Total funding: $597,108
- Various cancer types
- New South Wales
Reboot-Kids
18/03/2020
Recipient: Dr Jennifer Cohen and Professor Claire Wakefield
Institute: Sydney Children’s Hospital, Kids Cancer Centre
Funding: $249,972 July 2019 to June 2023
- Various cancer types
- Western Australia
Pre-clinical anti CD-47 therapy
12/06/2020
Recipient: Dr Raelene Endersby and Professor Nick Gottardo
Institute: Telethon Kids Institute
Funding: $98,716 July 2021 to June 2022
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