Investigating mitochondrial outer membrane permeabilization during programmed cell death [ 2009 - 2010 ]

Research Grant

Researchers: A/Pr Nigel Waterhouse (Principal investigator)

Brief description Cancer cells often contain defects which prevent their death. To kill cancer cells we must either reset or bypass these defects. Release of cytochrome c from mitochondria is a critical event in cell death and proteins that block this event render cells resistant to many cancer therapies. My research will determine how cytochrome c release occurs, how this event is regulated and how to kill cancer cells in which cytochrome c release is blocked.

Funding Amount $AUD 88,065.00

Funding Scheme Career Development Fellowships

Notes RD Wright Biomedical CDF