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2024
Investigations into lung cancer and into epigenetics recognised with two $1.25m CSL Centenary Fellowships
Two Australian scientists have each been awarded CSL Centenary Fellowships, valued at $1.25 million over five years.
Dr Qi Zhang is investigating the fundamental processes by which our cells turn genes on and off as they change identities, for example as stem cells develop into mature cell types. She hopes to learn how these processes can break down and lead to cancer and other diseases.
Over the past 12 years, Dr Clare Weeden has investigated why lung cancer is on the rise in cities around the world. She has shown that we all have potentially cancerous cells in our lungs which can be activated by repeated exposure to cigarette smoke or urban pollution.
2023
New approaches to blood and liver cancer therapies recognised with $2.5 million CSL Centenary Fellowships
Two Australian scientists have each been awarded CSL Centenary Fellowships, valued at $1.25 million over five years.
They are each developing new kinds of potential cancer therapies, based on their fundamental research into cancer biology.
2022
Fighting malaria and chronic bowel disease
Two Australian scientists have each been awarded a CSL Centenary Fellowship of $1.25 million over five years.
Both scientists are investigating fundamental mysteries for the human immune system and applying their discoveries to the fight against microbes that cause chronic disease and suffering around the world.
2021
Australian scientists awarded $2.5m to transform our response to pandemics and lead to new cancer treatments.
Two Australian scientists have each been awarded a CSL Centenary Fellowship of $1.25 million over five years to undertake research that will transform our response to pandemics, and lead to new cancer treatments.
Associate Professor Daniel Watterson will use molecular clamps to identify and manufacture anti-viral antibodies and deliver them to patients using mRNA. Dr. Stephin Vervoort is investigating the molecular machine, RNA polymerase II which transcribes DNA into mRNA. Mistakes can lead to AML and other cancers.
2020
Australian Scientists awarded $2.5m to investigate new ways to fight two of the world’s biggest health challenges: cancer and infectious diseases
Two Australian scientists have each been awarded CSL Centenary Fellowships, valued at $1.25 million over five years, to investigate new ways to fight two of the world’s biggest health challenges: cancer and infectious diseases.
Dr Alisa Glukhova is investigating a fundamental cell communication system that guides the growth of embryos but, when it goes wrong, can contribute to cancer and other diseases.
Professor Si Ming Man is investigating disease-fighting proteins produced by the immune system and how they might be harnessed to fight infectious diseases.
2019
Australian Scientists awarded $2.5m in support of ground-breaking research into Cancer and Malaria
Two Australian scientists have each been awarded AUD$1.25 million CSL Centenary Fellowships over five years to improve treatments for two of the world’s biggest health challenges: malaria and cancer.
Dr Kamala Thriemer and Associate Professor Daniel Thomas will be funded through the $25 million CSL Centenary Fellowships program, which was established in 2016 to foster excellence in medical research by supporting mid-career Australian scientists to pursue world-class research.
2018
Australian Scientists awarded $2.5m for research into new immune therapies and complications of stroke
Two Australian scientists have each been awarded an AUD$1.25 million, five-year, CSL Centenary Fellowship to further research into why so many people die from infection following stroke and how we might develop better vaccines against diseases such as tuberculosis.
Dr Connie Wong and Dr Daniel Pellicci will be funded through the $25 million CSL Centenary Fellowships program, which was established in 2016 to foster excellence in medical research by supporting mid-career Australian scientists to pursue world-class research.
2017
Australian Scientists awarded $2.5m in support of ground-breaking research into Cancer
Two Australian scientists have each been awarded an AUD$1.25 million, five-year, CSL Centenary Fellowship to further research into gentler, more effective cancer diagnostics and, to advance understanding of what really causes our arteries to clog.
Associate Professor Sarah-Jane Dawson and Associate Professor Andrew Murphy will be funded through the $25 million CSL Centenary Fellowships program, which was established in 2016 to foster excellence in medical research by supporting mid-career Australian scientists to pursue world-class research.
2016
Australian Scientists awarded $2.5m in support of ground-breaking research into Alzheimer's Disease and Leukaemia
Two Australian scientists have each been awarded an AUD$1.25 million, five-year, CSL Centenary Fellowship to further research that aims to help patients battle leukaemia and examine the origins of memory to better understand Alzheimer’s disease.
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