Cancer's toughest challenges
We're seeking investigators from any country, working in any discipline to come together and tackle some of the biggest barriers to progress.
Tissue Specificity
Devise approaches to prevent or treat cancer based on mechanisms that determine tissue specificity of some cancer genes
Tumour Vaccinology
Create novel tumour vaccinology approaches that establish or enhance successful immune responses beyond what is revealed by current checkpoint therapy
Treatment Regimens
Define mechanistic rules for combinatorial treatments to overcome resistance and avoid toxicity
Lethal vs non-lethal
Distinguish between lethal cancers which need treating, and non-lethal cancers that don’t
Artificial Intelligence
Detect cancer earlier by interrogating medical and non-medical data sets using machine and deep-learning
Cancer Causes
Determine the mechanisms that cause cancer without known mutagenesis, such as obesity, in order to devise novel interventions
Our role in beating cancer globally
Cancer Research UK is the largest independent funder of cancer research in the world. Find out more about how we're beating cancer sooner on a global scale
Eligibility
- Any country
- Any discipline
- Any academic institution or commercial entity
- Any career stage
Expression of Interest deadline: 12 October 2017
Get in touch
If you wish to discuss your proposal or have any questions around the scheme please contact Dr Lucy Shaw by emailing grandchallenge@cancer.org.uk
For help with our online grants system eGMS, please contact grants helpline on 0203 469 5452 or grants.helpline@cancer.org.uk.