Harnessing the immune system to tackle cancer
Professor James Whisstock
Professor James Whisstock, a Monash Biomedicine Discovery Institute researcher and Director of the Australian Research Council Centre of Excellence in Advanced Molecular Imaging, is part of a team from the Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre and The University of Melbourne who were awarded an NHMRC Program Grant to investigate how the patient's immune system can be harnessed to tackle cancer. The grant, worth more than $13 million over five years, is a great example of collaboration between scientists and clinicians to develop the next generation of medicines for cancer.
About the Australian Research Council Centre of Excellence in Advanced Molecular Imaging
The $39 million ARC-funded Imaging CoE develops and uses innovative imaging technologies to visualise the molecular interactions that underpin the immune system. Featuring an internationally renowned team of lead scientists across five major Australian Universities and academic and commercial partners globally, the Centre uses a truly multi scale and programmatic approach to imaging to deliver maximum impact.The Imaging CoE is headquartered at Monash University with four collaborating organisations – La Trobe University, the University of Melbourne, University of New South Wales and the University of Queensland.