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The Cancer Research Trust
Mission
To enable cancer research in Western Australia (WA) that is unique, excellent, and collaborative.
Vision
The Cancer Research Trust’s (CRT) vision is to make an internationally significant contribution to the diagnosis, prevention, and treatment of cancer. To achieve this, we are actively driving world-class innovative and collaborative research in WA, and reversing the brain drain by enticing back to Perth our most valuable export, world leaders in medical research.
Research
The CRT WA Collaborative Cancer Research Grant was created and first awarded in 2017 via a competitive application process to support a leading-edge cancer research capability in WA, with a focus on sustainability, longevity, and continuity.
The CRT is currently funding two major world class collaborative cancer research projects awarded WA Collaborative Research Grants in 2017 and 2020, respectively:
- In 2017, funding of up to $6.75m plus an additional 30% matched funding for up to nine years was awarded to Chief Investigator Professor Alistair Forrest’s (Harry Perkins Institute for Medical Research) grant application “Enabling Advanced Single Cell Cancer Genomics in WA”. Further information can be found on the project summary page.
- In 2020, funding of up to $9m plus an additional 30% matched funding for up to nine years was awarded to Co-Chief Investigators Professor Peter Leedman (Harry Perkins Institute for Medical Research) and Associate Professor Nina Tirnitz-Parker (Curtin Health Innovation Research Institute) for their grant application “Defeating Primary Liver Cancer”. Further information can be found on the project summary page.
Information and updates on previously funded projects is also available.
News & Events
Official launch of the @RNA Innovation Foundry
The Cancer Research Trust is delighted to see the official launch of the @RNA Innovation Foundry at @The University of Western Australia.
As one of the funders supporting this amazing facility through our commitment to the @Australian Centre for RNA Therapeutics in Cancer, we’re excited about the transformative impact RIF will have in accelerating RNA-based discoveries and translating them into real-world health solutions for cancer patients.
Inaugural West Coast Cancer Meeting
The CRT would like to congratulate the Harry Perkins Institute of Medical Research, The Kids Research Institute Australia and Perth’s cancer research community for making the Inaugural West Coast Cancer Meeting such a success.
Researchers and clinicians in adult and paediatric cancer research came together to discuss the latest advances in research, some promising preliminary results (yet to be published), and some of the big issues facing researchers. Funding, which underpins so much of the work being done, was a hot topic, and the input and interest from the group was insightful and will hopefully form a solid basis upon which to strive for increased funding for cancer researchers in WA.