Current Funding

Peer-Reviewed Grants

National Computing Infrastructure NCMAS Grant: Establishing the Regulatory Function of Transposable Elements in Cancer PI: Joanna Achinger-Kawecka, 1 Jan 2025 to 31 Dec 2025, 1000 kSU

National Health and Medical Research Council Ideas Grant: Assessing the role of the tumour ecosystem in epigenetic therapy response in endocrine resistant breast cancer. CIA: Joanna Achinger-Kawecka, CIB: Timothy J. Peters, CIC: Anthony Schmitt (Arima Genomics), 1 Jan 2024 to 31 Dec 2026, $1,090,079

National Computing Infrastructure NCMAS Adapter Grant: Targeting 3D Epigenome in Metastatic Prostate Cancer PI: Joanna Achinger-Kawecka, 1 Jan 2024 to 31 Dec 2024, 150 kSU

Prostate Cancer Foundation of Australia Young Investigator Award: Targeting epigenetic hallmarks in neuroendocrine-like prostate cancer PI: Joanna Achinger-Kawecka, Co-I: Anthony Joshua (Garvan Institute), Co-I: Mitch Lawrence (Monash University), 1 April 2023 – 31 Dec 2024, $100,000

UNSW Cancer Theme EMCR Seed Grant: Targeting enhancers to overcome breast cancer resistance to CDK4/6 inhibition. PI: Joanna Achinger-Kawecka, 1 Jan 2023 – 31 Dec 2023, $50,000

National Breast Cancer Foundation (NBCF) Investigator Initiated Research Scheme and NBCF Mavis Robertson Fellowship: 3D Epigenome as a Target for Epigenetic Therapies in Endocrine-Resistant Breast Cancer. PI: Joanna Achinger-Kawecka, Co-I: Elgene Lim (Garvan Institute), Co-I: Anthony Schmitt (Arima Genomics) 31 May 2021 – 1 Feb 2025, $401,421

Cancer Council NSW Project Grant: Using Epigenetic Therapies to Overcome Endocrine Resistance in Breast Cancer. CIA: Joanna Achinger-Kawecka, 1 Jan 2020 – 31 Dec 2023, $434,310

UNSW Cellular Genomics Futures Institute Seed Grant: Decoding 3D genome architecture in individual single-cells to establish molecular mechanisms of gene regulation in cancer. PI: Joanna Achinger-Kawecka, Co-I: Hamid Rokny (UNSW), Co-I: Anthony Schmitt (Arima Genomics) 1 Jul 2020 – 31 Dec 2021, $99,805

Philanthropic support

5 For the Fight Foundation

Estée Lauder Companies