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National Research Program

The Leukaemia Foundation is committed to funding research innovations that drive rapid advancements in treatments, discover new diagnostics and novel therapies and enable Australian patients to access global clinical trials.

Our overarching aim is to fund high-impact research by concentrating our resources on projects with broad potential for all people living with blood cancer.

We have turned our attention to investment in innovation: in diagnosis, treatments and improving quality of life across the blood cancer spectrum.

The Leukaemia Foundation has been supporting Australian blood cancer research for .close to 25 years, committing more than $61 million to research since 2000.

Our National Research Program has the following research priorities:

  • Understanding the biology of blood cancers
  • Diagnostics and prevention
  • Therapies and care options
  • Implementation science

We have the following funding mechanisms for our National Research Program:

PhD scholarship recipients

PhD scholarship recipients

Find out more about the research projects our current PhD Scholarship recipients are working on.
Cancer Australia PdCCRS recipients

Cancer Australia PdCCRS recipients

Meet the grant recipients, and read an overview of their research projects.
Strategic Ecosystem Research Partnership Grant recipients

Strategic Ecosystem Research Partnership Grant recipients

Read an overview of the SERP Grant projects that we’re currently funding.
Translational Research Program Grant recipients

Translational Research Program Grant recipients

Meet the recent recipients.
Clinical trials

Clinical trials

In an Australian first, we have established a funding program that will help blood cancer patients to access promising new drugs currently being tested abroad.
Past research

Past research

Find out about past research projects.

Last updated on September 24th, 2024

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