The Cure For Life Foundation™ has awarded 15 Fellowships or Grants-in-aid focusing on brain tumour research along with funding for Australia's first paediatric Brain Tumour Rehabilitation Programme with a commitment totaling over $1,350,000.

2007/2008 Cure For Life Foundation™ Fellowships:

DR KERRIE MCDONALD
Kolling Institute of Medical Research
Research Topic: Can we find genes that predict which GBM patient will become a long term survivor?

DR ROD LUWOR
Melbourne University
Research Topic: Growth Factor Mediated Suppression of TGF-b Signalling Enhances Brain Tumour Development

DR PETER LOCK
University of Melbourne
Research Topic: A Brain Tumour Stem Cell Resource for Glioma Research

DR LESLIE ASHTON 
Children’s Cancer Institute Australia
Research Topic: “CNS tumours in children: a potential role for the folate metabolic pathway”

Fellowships: $40,000 each.

2007/2008 Cure For Life Foundation™ Grants-in-aid:

Prof Barry Allen 
Centre for Experimental Radiation Oncology
Research Topic: Role of Targeting in the Management of Malignant Brain Tumours

Dr Uwe Ackerman 
University of Melbourne
Targeted delivery of hypoxia selective anticancer agents – A new approach for the treatment of glioblastoma multiforme

Dr L Munoz 
University of Sydney
Will selective p38 MAPK inhibitor prevent brain tumour progression and metastasis?

Grants-in-aid: $10,000 each

2007 Cure For Life Foundation™ Equipment Grant

DR KERRIE MCDONALD
Kolling Institute of Medical Research
Equipment in support of the project: Delivering the Right Drug to the Right Patient: Predictive Biomarker Discovery

Grants Amount: $118,829

2005-2008 Cure For Life Foundation™ Fellowship:

DR WAYNE THOMAS
Children's Cancer Institute Australia for Medical Research
in conjuction with the University of New South Wales

Research Topic: Mechanisms of Initiation and Prevention of Brain Tumours

Fellowship: $600,000 over 3 years.

2005,2006,2007 Rehabilitation Grant:

The Cure For Life Foundation™ has extended funding for a Paediatric Rehabilitation Programme at the Sydney Children’s Hospital. The programme offers patients a dedicated allied health team responsible for individually managing children with brain tumours following their discharge from hospital.

Grant: $320,000 over 3 years