Structure and function of Bcl-2 family proteins [ 2017 - ]

Research Grant

Researchers: Prof Peter Colman (Principal investigator)

Brief description A common characteristic of cancer is the failure of cells to die when they normally would. One of the problems with many cancer therapies is that they rely on the integrity of signalling pathways to the normal ‘death machinery’ of the cell to do their job. By understanding how the molecular death machine operates we are fashioning new drugs that can target it directly, thus bypassing the very pathways that are so frequently disrupted in tumour cells.

Funding Amount $863,910.00

Funding Scheme Research Fellowships

Notes Research Fellowship