Deciphering mechanisms underpinning tobacco-unassociated lung cancer development to improve patient outcomes
Description: Tobacco-unassociated lung cancer is a leading cause of cancer-related death that predominantly arises in female people, for reasons that are currently unknown. I will examine healthy and cancerous lung tissues to uncover how sex and aging influence the ways in which tobacco-unassociated lung cancers develop in never-smokers, and reveal new, targeted strategies for disease treatment and prevention in at-risk patients.
Amount: A$681,000
Funding type: research
Funder scheme: Investigator Grants - Emerging Leadership 1 (EL1)
Start date: 2026-01-01
End date: 2030-12-31
Investigator: Rachel Joyce
Institution: The Walter and Eliza Hall Institute of Medical Research
Funded outputs count: 0
Funder award ID: 2043233
OpenAlex ID: G380605448