Clinical Feature
Funding awarded for work into the genomic profile of head and neck cancers The Australian Centre for Oral Oncology Research and Education has been awarded $2.23 million in funding to continue their work into the genomic profile of head and neck cancers and precancers. Professor Camile Farah, executive director of the Australian Centre for Oral Oncology Research and Education (ACORE), says his team was absolutely delighted to receive the funding, which is through the Australian Government’s $20 billion Medical Research Future Fund, and part of the Genomics Health Futures Mission. “We are very grateful for the funding. It’s very difficult obtaining large, competitive research grants these days, with the running average for success in the National Health and Medical Research Council general round at about 10%. The competitive nature of the funding cycles has increased significantly in recent years, and the quality required to pass the bar for success is extremely high.”
