Investigators
Raelene Endersby, Nick Gottardo, Jessica Buck, Annabel Short, Meegan Howlett, Jacqueline Whitehouse, Imran Khan, Hilary Hii, Mani Kuchibhotla, Brooke Carline, Jacob Byrne, Ranjith Palanisamy, Sally Larder, Hannah Smolders, Hetal Dholaria, Zahra Abbas, Aiden Boonnark
Project description
While profound treatment responses have been realised using immunotherapy for some cancer types, this is yet to be seen for paediatric brain cancer patients. Little is known about the brain-specific immune system in children and an even less is known about the immune system in childhood brain cancers. In this project, we have pioneered novel ways to mimic childhood brain cancer and uncover previously unknown avenues to harness the immune system for therapy.
Collaborators
- Prof Timo Lassmann (The Kids Research Institute Australia, WA)
- Prof Joost Lesterhuis (The Kids Research Institute Australia, WA)
- Dr Ankur Sharma (Perkins Institute, WA)
- A/Prof Misty Jenkins (Walter and Eliza Hall Institute, Vic)
- Dr Sarah Best (Walter and Eliza Hall Institute, Vic)
Partners
- Pirate Ship Foundation
- The Brain Cancer Centre