Developing new cancer treatment testing models for children with leukaemia
Dr Katrina Lappin at Queen's University Belfast aims to create a cost effective and more accurate acute myeloid leukaemia model to test treatments on.
Using an asthma medicine to harness the immune system and prevent childhood leukaemia from returning
Dr Sophie Kellaway at the University of Nottingham is investigating whether an asthma drug could help provide a new, targeted treatment for acute myeloid leukaemia.
Blocking the activity of an essential protein to treat T-cell acute lymphoblastic leukaemia
Dr Maarten Hoogenkamp will continue his work into blocking the EAAT1 protein, which is crucial for the growth of T-cell acute lymphoblastic leukaemia.
Targeting a protein to treat acute myeloid leukaemia in children
Dr Karen Keeshan is researching to see if removing or blocking a specific protein involved in acute myeloid leukaemia can help make it easier to treat.
Studying immune cells to help develop new treatments for babies with leukaemia
Dr Samanta Mariani and her team want to understand more about the role immune cells play to help develop new ways to treat leukaemia in babies.
Finding kinder drugs in genetically matched cell models for childhood leukaemia
Professor Alex Thompson and his team at the University of Nottingham aim to learn more about leukaemia to support the development of kinder treatments.
Finding the most beneficial dose of fludarabine to optimise CAR-T therapy
Dr Shelby Barnett and Dr Geoff Shenton will monitor crucial drug levels in patients' blood in order to improve CAR T therapy protocols.
Targeting metabolism in aggressive childhood blood cancers
Prof Jonathan Bond and Dr Marie-Claire Fitzgerald aim to find a treatment that can exploit a key weakness of acute myeloid leukaemia.
Investigating the role of SET in childhood acute myeloid leukaemia to develop new treatments
Dr Maria Teresa Esposito hopes to learn more about a gene called SET in leukaemia and will test the best medicines to fight it.