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Children's Cancer Institute Australia
The Children’s Cancer Institute Australia (CCIA) is the only independent medical research institute in Australia devoted to research into the causes, prevention, better treatments and ultimately a cure for childhood cancer. CCIA’s vision is to save the lives of all children with cancer and eliminate their suffering.
Since 2008 The Balnaves Foundation has committed $900,000 to the CCIA to establish the Balnaves Foundation Young Researcher’s Fund. The Fund was established to support the development of original and innovative ideas in the area of childhood cancer research. The aim is to build track records for young up-and-coming researchers so they can attain peer review funding from national sources such as the National Health & Medical Research Council (NHMRC). Each year young researchers (defined as being less than seven years postdoctoral) can apply for competitively awarded grants of $100,000. A number of the recipients have gone on to attract NHRMC funding as a result of the research funded by this grant.
The recipients of the ‘Balnaves Foundation Young Researchers Grant’ since its inception are:
- Dr Eddy Pasquier (2008):Research on the formation of blood vessels within tumours that allow cancer progression.
- Dr Jamie Fletcher (2008): Research on childhood tumour neuroblastoma and the identification of genes that allow this tumour to spread to the bone marrow.
- Dr Joshua McCarroll (2009): Research on the development of cancer cell targeting and therapeutics for the treatment of childhood brain cancer.
- Dr Marcia Munoz (2009): Research on the contribution of multi-drug transporter proteins on tumour aggressiveness in neuroblastoma.
- Dr David Ziegler (2010): Research on genes that stop brain cancers from responding to treatment.
In the 1950's only two percent of children diagnosed with cancer survived. Today, thanks to medical research, seventy-two percent of children survive cancer. To find out more about CCIA and donate please visit www.ccia.org.au
Title : A break for young researchers
Sep 21, 2011
French-trained and working in Australia, Eddy Pasquier knows that career security is not an end in itself for medical researchers.
Title : Balnaves Foundation/CCIA Young Researcher of the Year Grants.
Jul 26, 2011
Two Young Scientists win important grants for new Cancer research.
Title : Media Release - Scientists are one step closer to curing children's brain cancer
Jul 29, 2010
A Clinician/Scientist who works jointly at Children’s Cancer Institute Australia for Medical Research (CCIA) and Sydney Children’s Hospital Randwick has identified a gene known as NOL-3, which could unravel the mystery behind devastating childhood brain cancers.
Title : Good Weekend - The Young Ones
Jun 19, 2010
With philanthropic support from an unlikely source, the Children's Cancer Institute Australia is at the forefront in the search for a cure. Dani Valent meets four of its hopeful young scientists and their benefactor.
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