Research Grant
[Cite as http://purl.org/au-research/grants/nhmrc/541902]Researchers: Prof John Silke (Principal investigator)
Brief description Current cancer treatments are ineffective and unpleasant for patients. This is because existing cancer treatments target normal as well as cancer cells. New anti-cancer drugs have been designed to encourage cancer cells to kill themselves, by a process called apoptosis, but may still target normal cells. This project aims to discover why cancer cells are susceptible to a novel anti-cancer drug and a natural ligand called TNF but normal cells are not. This will lead to better treatments.
Funding Amount $AUD 505,786.13
Funding Scheme NHMRC Project Grants
Notes Standard Project Grant
- PURL : http://purl.org/au-research/grants/nhmrc/541902
- nhmrc : 541902