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The following is a list of major grants awarded to the Cabrini Monash University Department of Surgery for bowel cancer research and medical treatment projects.
Grants awarded:
2022
Margaret Walkom Trust
Improving outcomes for bowel cancer patients through the patient-reported outcome measures program.
CI Dr Christine Georges
Funding provided $90,000
2021
The CASS Foundation
Using patient-derived tumouroids to guide “watch and wait” approach in rectal cancer
CI Dr Rebekah Engel
Funding provided $57,000
Cabrini Foundation Research Grant
Personalising cancer medicine part II: Expanding the organoid program to include treatment-exposed metastatic colorectal cancer.’
CIs R Engel, S Mendis, P McMurrick, H Abud
Funding provided $30,000
Cabrini Foundation Research Grant
Regulation of the immune response in the colorectal cancer tumour microenvironment and its role in patient outcomes
CIs Wilkins S, Fletcher A, Georges C, McMurrick P.
Funding provided $30,000
2020
Cabrini Foundation Research Grant
Personalising cancer medicine: the development of a high throughput drug screening platform using patient-derived colorectal cancer organoids
Dr Rebekah Engel, Prof Paul McMurrick
Funding provided $30,000
2019
Eirene Lucas Foundation
Anti-cancer compound library resource for drug discovery
Dr Rebekah Engel, Prof Paul McMurrick
Funding provided $10,000
Alan, Ada and Eva Selwyn Clinical Research Grant
Personalised medicine for colorectal cancer patients: Utilisation of Organoid Technology, Tissue micro-arrays and consensus molecular subtypes
CIs Dr Christine Georges, Dr Rebekah Engel, Karen Oliva, Prof Paul McMurrick
Funding provided $30,000
Cabrini Foundation Research Grant
Developing a new tissue-slice assay for modelling colorectal cancer tumours
Dr Simon Wilkins, Dr Anne Fletcher, Dr Kostas Knoblich, Prof Paul McMurrick
Funding provided $30,000
2018
Cabrini Clinical Research Grant
Using patient-derived organoids to guide the nonsurgical “watch and wait” approach for rectal cancer
CIs Dr Rebekah Engel, Prof Paul McMurrick
Funding provided $30,000
Cancer Australia Grant
Translating colorectal cancer organoids into patient care
CIs Abud, Worthley, Burgess, McMurrick, Firestein, Gibbs, Clevers, Price, Padbury, Hewett
Funding provided $597,556
2017
Margaret Walkom Trust
Genetic testing of colorectal cancer
CIs Dr Christine Georges, Dr Simon Wilkins, Prof Paul McMurrick
Funding provided $30,000
The Collie Foundation
Colorectal cancer organoids project
CIs Prof Paul McMurrick, Prof Helen Abud, Dr Simon Wilkins, Dr Rebekah Engel, Ms Karen Oliva
Funding provided $300,000
Urquhart Charitable Fund
Project funding to develop patient education with a view to expanding uptake of the National Bowel Cancer Screening Program (NBCSP).
CI Prof Paul McMurrick
Funding provided $14,490
2016
The Collie Foundation
Patient Reported Outcome Measures (PROMs)
CIs Prof Paul McMurrick, Dr Simon Wilkins, Ms Karen Oliva
Funding provided $40,000
Margaret Walkom Trust
Project: Genetic testing of colorectal cancer
CIs Prof Paul McMurrick, Dr Simon Wilkins
Funding provided $30,000
Victorian Cancer Agency (VCA) Translational Research Project
Super-enhanced template RNAs as predictive biomarkers of BET inhibitor sensitivity in prostate and colorectal cancer.
Dr Arun Azad, Dr Ron Firestein, Prof Helen Abud, Prof Paul McMurrick, Prof Gail Risbridger, Dr Simon Wilkins
Funding provided $2 million
CSSANZ grant
ADIPOSe- Australasian Decrease in Intra-Pelvic Obesity for Surgery Trial- Using VLED’s to reduce weight and improve outcomes in obese individuals undertaking rectal cancer surgery
CIs Mr Stephen Bell, Prof Paul McMurrick and Dr Simon Wilkins
Funding provided $100,000
2015
Cabrini Foundation Grant
ADIPOSe- Australasian Decrease in Intra-Pelvic Obesity for Surgery Trial- Using VLED’s to reduce weight and improve outcomes in obese individuals undertaking rectal cancer surgery
CIs Mr Stephen Bell, Prof Paul McMurrick, Dr Simon Wilkins
Funding provided $50,000
NHMRC Project Grant Application APP1100531
“Defining the function of Snai1 in stem cells and colorectal cancer”.
CIs H. Abud, G. Hime, L. Jones, P. McMurrick, V. Perreau
Funding provided $646,698
2011
NHMRC Project Grant Application APP1010429, 2011-2013
“Functional studies on the role of DNp73 in stem cells and cancer”.
Cis H. Abud, G. Hime, T. Stiewe, P.J. McMurrick.
Funding provided $414,208
NHMRC Development Grant Application APP1017078
“Blood based diagnostic assay for diagnosis of colorectal cancer”.
Chief Investigator (CIE) P McMurrick
Funding provided $542,260
2002
NHMRC Grant Application 207815,
“Australasian Multi Centered Prospective Randomised Study of Laparoscopic Versus Conventional Surgical Treatment of Colon Cancer”.
CIs P Hewett, N Rieger, A Stevenson, M Solomon, P McMurrick, P Bagshaw.
Funding provided $495,000
1999
Cabrini Clinical Education and Research Foundation Research Grant
Title of Project, ‘Determining the Incidence and Clinical Correlations of Micro Satellite Instability in Colorectal Cancers in Patients Under the Age of 50 Years’.
CIs PJ McMurrick, H Debinski, A Polglase