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Building Capacity and Innovation in WA’s Cancer Research Community

The Collaborative Cancer Grant Scheme (CCGS) was developed by the Cancer Council WA in 2016 as a new funding initiative and has, in partnership with leading Western Australian institutions, awarded $1,121,471 to successful recipients over four funding rounds. The CRT is proud to have contributed to the Collaborative Cancer Grant Scheme in 2021. In 2021, this …

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The CRT 2022/23 Collaborative Cancer Research Grant “The Grant” Call for Expressions of Interest (EOI)

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Submission of EOI closes on Wednesday 30 November 2022. The Cancer Research Trust (CRT) has established The Grant to support, energise and fund collaborative and innovative cancer research in Western Australia. The Grant will provide support for teams of high calibre researchers to pursue broad based, multi-disciplinary cancer activities, to increase the inter-institutional collaboration of …

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Australian Cancer Research Foundation (ACRF) MOU Renewed

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On 1 July 2019, a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) between the Australian Cancer Research Foundation (ACRF) and the Cancer Research Trust (CRT) was signed, setting forth the terms and understanding to further enhance cancer research capacity in Western Australia and increase the coordination by cancer research funders. This cooperation is in the form of the …

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Funding Extended for “Enabling Advanced Single Cell Cancer Genomics in WA” Project for Another 4 Years

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The Cancer Research Trust is very pleased to announce that, following a very favourable review by a panel of internationally renowned cancer researchers of the first five years of Professor Alistair Forrest’s “Enabling Advance Single Cell Cancer Genomics in WA” project, the CRT WA Collaborative Cancer Research Grant funding of this project first awarded in …

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Associate Professor Nina Tirnitz-Parker (L) and Professor Peter Leedman (R)

Boost For Liver Cancer Patients With New $10.8 Million World-Class Research Centre

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The Cancer Research Trust (CRT) is very pleased to announce that the successful applicants for the 2020 CRT WA Collaborative Cancer Research Grant are Professor Peter Leedman and Associate Professor Nina Tirnitz-Parker, Co-Chief Investigators of their “Defeating Primary Live Cancer” application. Further information can be found on the project summary page and in the following …

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Professor Ruth Ganss and Dr Joost Lesterhuis

CRT Welcomes Two New Board Members

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The CRT Board is delighted to welcome two new Board members viz. Professor Ruth Ganss and Dr Joost Lesterhuis. Professor Ruth Ganss is the Scientific Head of the Cancer Division at the Harry Perkins Institute of Medical Research. Her current research activities focus on translational anti-cancer aspects of stromal remodelling and immunotherapy.Read more >> Dr …

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[L to R] The Honourable Linda Dessau AC, Professor Alistair Forrest and Mr Tom Dery AO, ACRF Chair.

Latest Genomic Technology to Analyse Tumours in Perth

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A $1.75M grant awarded by the Australian Cancer Research Fund (ACRF) will fund three pieces of equipment, including a high throughput next generation DNA sequencer and equipment to isolate single cells from a patient’s tumour. The equipment will make it possible to analyse thousands of cells from hundreds of tumours and examine billions of genetic …

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[L to R] Professor Alistair Forrest, the Hon Roger Cook, Professor Christobel Saunders and Mr Peter Mansell

UWA’s Leading Cancer Researchers Awarded $18 Million

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World-leading cancer research projects led by The University of Western Australia have today received a boost with $18 million in funding from the Cancer Research Trust and other partners. The projects, led by Professor Christobel Saunders and Professor Alistair Forrest, span the spectrum of research that will have a direct and immediate impact on clinical …

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[L to R] Prof Peter Klinken, Prof Alistair Forrest, Mr Peter Mansell, Dr Elin Gray, the Hon John Day and Mr Peter Leonhardt

CRT WA Collaborative Grant Launch

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On 16th September 2016, the CRT’s WA Collaborative Cancer Research Grant was launched at an event held in COMO The Treasury in Perth. The event was attended by the then Minister for Health, the Hon John Day MLA and the then Shadow Minister for Health, the Hon Roger Cook MLA. [L to R] Prof Peter …

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Brain Drain Reversed

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An internationally renowned genomic researcher who published breakthrough discoveries about cell development in top international journal Science today, has returned to his home town of Perth after 20 years. Professor Alistair Forrest has joined the Harry Perkins Institute of Medical Research to continue his important work in Systems Biology and Genomics with a renewed focus …

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