Our research projects
Funded research
Research into childhood cancer is vital to work towards improving the survival rates of children fighting cancer.
By investing its funds wisely into projects that potentially may have the most significant impacts in the treatment of childhood cancer, the Grace Kelly Childhood Cancer Trust is working to help make this change.
It is through the generosity and dedication of our fundraisers and named funds that the Trust is able to fund such vital research
Research projects
Understanding the biology of malignant rhabdoid tumours to develop targeted treatments: Improved therapeutic targeting in malignant rhabdoid tumours using discovery proteomics analysis.
Led by: Dr Daniel Williamson, Newcastle University
Award amount: £49,506
Understanding the ability to activate key immune cells which have the function of inhibiting MDSCs and allowing the immune system to target and kill childhood sarcoma.
Led by: Dr Carmela De Santo, Birmingham University
Award amount: £99,914.98
Understanding what goes wrong in cells that leads to malignant rhabdoid tumours: Unravelling the impact of SMARCB1 loss on the chromatin landscape in malignant rhabdoid tumours to identify novel therapeutic opportunities.
Led by: Prof Maureen O’Sullivan, Trinity College, Dublin
Award amount: £49,600
Child Cancer Smart
Led by: The Children’s Cancer and Leukaemia Group
Award amount: £100,000
Next generation proteomic profiling of extracranial malignant rhabdoid tumours.
Lead by: Dr Paul Huang (Institute of Cancer Research, London) and Dr Daniel Williamson (Newcastle)
Award amount: £80,000
Recapitulating the post-surgical brain microenvironment of atypical rhabdoid teratoid tumours to identify proteins for targeted therapy.
Led by: Dr Ruhman Rahman, Nottingham University
Award amount: £99,932.48
Liquid biopsies and minimal residual disease measurements for the management of Malignant Rhabdoid Tumours and other SMARCB1 mutated tumours.
Led by: Dr Daniel Williamson, Newcastle University
Award amount: £100,000
Research we have funded
For every £1 donated
87p is spent on delivering our services and support to families facing childhood cancer
13p is spent on making the next £1.
