2015 Grant Recipients
In June 2015 Avner’s Foundation called for applications for grant funding and received more than 30 applications for the $1.9m funding pool.
The two types of grants on offer were “Woolies on Wheels” Innovation Grants and Accelerator Grants.
Both “Woolies on Wheels” Innovation Grants and Accelerator Grants were made available.
Accelerator Grants
The Australian Pancreatic Cancer Genome
A new therapy for Pancreatic Cancer that improves tumour microenvironment and immune cell penetration
Collaboration Grants
Elucidating the mechanism by which MutY-Homolog knockdown kills pancreatic cancer cells
Innovation Grants
Circulating stromal cells (pancreatic stellate cells) and tumour cells in pancreatic cancer
Immunology and anti-invasive treatments for pancreatic cancer: a new therapeutic partnership
Harnessing the power within to conquer Pancreatic Cancer