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Striving for a cancer-free future

Identifying commonality amongst T cell oncogenes

Lead researcher

Dr Matthew McCormack, Dr Wei Shi

Institution
Walter and Eliza Hall Institute of Medical Research

Years funded
2012-2014

This project will examine a variety of cancer-causing genes that are the cause of T-cell acute lymphoblastic leukaemia, a common childhood cancer. It will examine whether these genes use similar or distinct molecular pathways to cause leukaemia. In addition, we will examine how different cancer-causing genes co-operate to result in leukaemia. This may lead to new therapeutic targets for the treatment of childhood T-cell leukaemia.

Lay Report - Final

Identifying similarity between genes that cause T cell leukaemia

Funding Body

Cancer Council Research Grant

Funding

$100,000 per annum