SAiGENCI researchers awarded NHMRC Investigator Grants
Congratulations to SAiGENCI researchers Professor Jose Polo and Dr Dharmesh Bhuva on their successful National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) Investigator Grant applications.
Professor Jose Polo
Professor Jose Polo, Program Lead for SAiGENCI's Cancer Epigenetics program, received $2,924,080 towards research aiming to understand ‘nuclear reprogramming’, which is a process that can change a cell’s identity and presents the possibility of new ways to treat diseases and health problems.
Dr Dharmesh Bhuva
Dr Dharmesh Bhuva, Postdoctoral Research Fellow in the Computational Systems Oncology program, received $674,400 to develop software to closely examine and map the topology of cancer tissue to help doctors predict how a cancer might progress or respond to treatment.
Eight grants were awarded to ×îÐÂÌÇÐÄVlog of Adelaide researchers to the value of $14,631,111. Further information on all eight projects is available below.