Postgraduate Research Scholarships

Postgraduate cancer research scholarships are awarded for up to 3 years to science and medical graduates enrolled in postgraduate research studies (a PhD or equivalent). Scholarships offered in 2011 were valued at around $31,750 per annum each for science graduates and $41,250 per annum each for medical graduates.

See the Guide to Applicants for information on applying for a postgraduate scholarship.

In 2012, the following people hold postgraduate scholarships:

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Miss Samantha Boyle
Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre, Research Division
Understanding melanoma progression and therapy resistance using in vivo modelling

Ms Fiona Chang
Murdoch Childrens Research Institute
Telomere maintenance mechanism (TMM) in human cancers

Dr Michael Christie
Ludwig Institute for Cancer Research
The Wnt signalling pathway in colorectal cancer

Miss Sally Davis
Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre, Research Division
Integrated analysis and functional characterisation of gene amplicons ovarian cancer

Dr Fiona Day 
Ludwig Institute for Cancer Research
Molecular biomarkers for colon cancer outcomes

Mr Dustin Flanagan
The University of Melbourne, Department of Anatomy and Cell Biology
The role of frizzled 7 in colorectal cancer 

Ms Sandra Hakim
Monash University
Characterising the role of inpp5e in cilia function and tumour suppression

Miss Kai Syin Lee
Monash University, Department of Medicine
Evaluating novel targeted therapies for prevention and treatment of squamous cell carcinoma of the skin and head and neck

Ms Gemma Ryan
Monash University, Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences
Designing dendrimer-based lymphatic drug vectors as improved treatment for metastatic cancer

Dr Nikhil Sapre
The University of Melbourne, Department of Surgery
Use of discrete gene expression signatures in diagnosis and risk stratification of bladder cancer 

Dr Henry To
Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre, Surgical Oncology
A genetic study of Barrett's oesophagus and oesophageal adenocarcinoma using next-generation sequencing

Ms Elizabeth Valente
Walter and Eliza Hall Institute of Medical Research
The molecular mechanism of p53 in suppressing tumour development

Dr Aung Ko Win
The University of Melbouorne, Centre for MEGA Epidemiology
Development of a comprehensive model for colorectal cancer risk prediction
Picchi Brothers Foundation Cancer Council Victoria Research Scholarship 

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