Major grant funding to progress lipid-based therapies to treat prostate cancer

Congratulations to members of the Lipids and Prostate Cancer Laboratory (University of Adelaide) at SAHMRI on their major grant funding and appointments.

Dr Zeyad Nassar (pictured left), who was recently appointed as a Post-doctoral Research Fellow at the South Australian Immunogenomics Cancer Institute (SAIGENCI) has been awarded a prestigious and highly competitive grant from the US Department of Defense. The funding worth more than $1Mi over three years will be used to advance drug development and trialing of lipid-based therapies as a new strategy to treat prostate cancer.

Dr Shanice Mah (pictured right), who recently completed her PhD in the Centre and has been awarded a Prostate Cancer Foundation of Australia Future Leaders award of $100,000 to support her lipids and prostate cancer program. (Salary and laboratory costs for 12 months).  

We also congratulate Professor Lisa Butler (pictured centre) on her appointment as Lead Associate of the South Australian Immunogenomics Cancer Institute.

Closing out 2021 with grant funding to progress research across the Centre

Centre members have been awarded grant funding for projects across the three themes. Congratulations to the following researchers.

Dr Zeyad Nassar

Targeting fatty acid oxidation, a novel approach for prostate cancer treatment. Cancer Australia and Cure Cancer Foundation 2022-2023 $200,000

Prof Chun Zia-Zhao, Prof Lisa Butler

Accelerate project: Fighting cancer with space biology.
development in prostate cancer. DIGI+ and FAME Strategy Uni of Adelaide Grant. 2022 $100,000

Dr Nicole McPherson, Dr Melissa Oxlad, Prof Deborah Turnbull

Men's unmet psychosocial needs when diagnosed with male infertility.

Ferring Australia 2021-2022 $50,000

Mr Jason Bonson, Mr Vigona, Prof James Smith

Pathways into the social and emotional wellbeing workforce for young Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander males, AMSANT. $35,000

Prof James Smith, Dr Kootsy Canuto, Dr Daile Rung, Dr Himanshu Gupta, Mr Jahdai Vigona, Mr Jason Bonson, Mr Aanundsen, Mr Sam Moore

Developing a Northern Australia Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander male health and wellbeing research strategy. HOT North. $20,000