The only independent medical research institute in Australia wholly dedicated to childhood cancer.
Focus on translational research, progressing discoveries in the lab to actual treatments for kids with cancer as quickly as possible.
Over 300 researchers, operational staff and students.
Our research structure
The Institute’s research structure encompasses three Research Themes and five Enabling Platforms. This research structure, developed as part of our Strategy 2025, is focused on providing our researchers with a place to grow and do great science that makes a difference.
Research themes
Our three research themes reflect the Institute’s three major areas of research endeavour.
Cancer Biology
The Cancer Biology Theme focuses on understanding the basic nature of cancer cells.
Research groups:
Therapeutic Discovery
The Therapeutic Discovery Theme is focused on developing new and innovative approaches to childhood cancer treatment.
Research groups:
- Brain Tumours
- Cancer Epigenetic Biology and Therapeutics
- Chemical Biology and Target-Based Drug Design
- Computational Drug Discovery Biology
- Experimental Therapeutics & Molecular Oncology
- Gene Dysregulation
- Gene Therapeutics and Drug Delivery
- THINK/Drug Discovery Centre
- Translational Cancer Nanomedicine
Clinical Translation
The Clinical Translation Theme includes research initiatives with direct clinical applications.
Research groups:
Enabling Platforms
Our five Enabling Platforms underpin and build research capability across the Institute.
Enabling platforms are designed to provide researchers with facilitated access to new technologies, resources and capabilities, and to drive collaboration across our three Research Themes.
Enabling platforms:
- Bioinformatics and Research Computing
- Immuno-oncology
- Technology Innovation
- Functional High Throughput Technologies
- Bioresources and Data
Join our team
Cancer cuts life short for hundreds of children in Australia every year, before they’ve even had a chance to make their mark. You can help change that. Be part of a team that is working tirelessly to find a cure for childhood cancer. A team that is working together every day to help children live longer and more fulfilling lives.
Your donation will fund research that will save young lives!
Get in touch
Do you have a question about our work? For any enquiries please don’t hesitate to contact us.
