Research projects

Carla Lucia Esposito Headshot

Complete Italy

Lung cancer

Can ‘nanomedicines’ help deliver drugs straight to lung cancer cells?

In this project researchers are exploring a potentially groundbreaking new way to treat to lung cancer through a non-invasive, inhalable treatment.

Researcher: Dr Carla Lucia Esposito

Developing a new targeted treatment for lung cancer
Rocio Sotillo Team in the lab

Complete Germany

Lung cancer

Why do treatments not work for some non-smoking lung cancer patients?

Researchers hope that exploring the effect of specific mutations on the development of lung cancer will pave the way for personalised treatments for patients. 

Researcher: Professor Rocio Sotillo

Understanding why treatments don’t work for some non-smoking lung cancer patients
Jean Christoph Marine Headshot

Complete Belgium

Melanoma

Resisting resistance: How do melanoma cells survive therapy?

A big issue when treating cancer is when cells become resistant to therapy so this project hopes to reveal ways to target melanoma before resistance kicks-in. 

Researcher: Professor Jean-Christophe Marine

Resisting resistance: How melanoma cells survive targeted therapy
Ildiko Szabo and Team

Complete Italy

Pancreatic cancer

Could a combination of treatments help cure pancreatic cancer?

Researchers hope to find a vital new treatment for pancreatic caner that can get past scar tissue that blocks other therapies reaching this devastating disease.

Researcher: Professor Ildiko Szabo

A new approach to eradicate pancreatic tumours
Hamish Scott Teamshot holding Worldwide Cancer Research sign

Complete Australia

Leukaemia

How do inherited genetic risks cause leukaemia to develop?

This project hopes to discover new ways of preventing people with an inherited risk of a particularly aggressive form of leukaemia from developing the disease.

Researcher: Professor Hamish Scott

Understanding how inherited genetic risks are triggered to become leukaemia
Davide Rossi Teamshot

Complete Switzerland

Lymphoma

How do healthy blood cells help drive lymphoma development?

Understanding how healthy cells support the survival and growth of lymphoma will ultimately lead to the development of essential new treatments.

Researcher: Professor Davide Rossi

How genetic mutations in healthy blood cells can help drive lymphoma development
Yenkel Ginberg Bleyer Teamshot

Complete France

Melanoma

How are immune cells activated to attack melanoma?

This project will hopefully reveal new molecular targets for drugs to make immunotherapy work better  for more cancer patients in the future.

Researcher: Dr Yenkel Grinberg-Bleyer

How immune cells are activated to attack melanoma
Michael Samuel Headshot

Complete Australia

Breast cancer

How do breast cancers recruit healthy cells to grow and spread?

Breast cancer is much harder to treat once it spreads so the team hope to better understand the processes through which tumours spread and find new ways to stop it.

Researcher: Dr Michael Samuel

Uncovering how breast cancer recruits healthy cells to grow and spread
Lisa Westerberg Headshot

Complete Sweden

Lymphoma

Why do children with some genetic disorders develop lymphoma?

Children born with some disorders are prone to developing lymphoma so this project hopes to better understand why and improve outcomes for these children.

Researcher: Dr Lisa Westerberg

Understanding the causes of lymphoma in children
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