Research Grant
[Cite as https://purl.org/au-research/grants/nhmrc/1011114]Researchers: A/Pr Albert Mellick (Principal investigator) , A/Pr Vivek Mittal , Dr Christopher Day , Prof Ming Wei
Brief description Despite advances in treatment and diagnostics breast cancer (BC) remains one of the leading causes of death in women. Metastases and tumour blood vessel recruitment are linked. Work by Dr Mellick and others has shown that host bone marrow contributes endothelial progenitor cells (EPCs) to tumour vasculature. The chemokines and their receptors, which differentiate EPCs from tumour vessels, will be knocked down in the tumour cells and EPC progenitors with the aim of preventing tumour spread.
Funding Amount $AUD 463,006.56
Funding Scheme Project Grants
Notes Standard Project Grant
- nhmrc : 1011114
- PURL : https://purl.org/au-research/grants/nhmrc/1011114
