Research Funding

The competitive funding that powers our research program.

Current Research Funding

We are grateful to the funding bodies whose support makes our work possible. Below is a summary of grants supporting the Centre.

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Beat cancer with a healthy heart: strategies to mitigate cancer-related cardiotoxicity

Chief Investigators: A Sverdlov; D Ngo

Funding Source: NSW Ministry of Health

Grant Amount: $748,104

Year Awarded: 2026-2028

Impact of Particulate Matter on Early Life Cardiorespiratory Health

Chief Investigators: TJ Haw, D Ngo, A Sverdlov

Funding Source: NSW Ministry of Health

Grant Amount: $450,000

Year Awarded: 2026-2028

Pilot Telehealth Cardio-Oncology Care for Regional Cancer Patients from John Hunter Hospital.

Chief Investigators: J Yu, J Bennetts

Funding Source: Hunter New England Local Health District

Grant Amount: $16,666

Year Awarded: 2026-2028

Development of tumour-bearing immunocompetent pre-clinical models for assessment of dual cancer and cardiovascular outcomes.

Chief Investigators: A Croft, D Ngo, A Sverdlov

Funding Source: Hunter New England Local Health District

Grant Amount: $16,666

Year Awarded: 2026-2028

Advancing Bowel Cancer Therapy: can effective treatment be achieved without cardiac complications?

Chief Investigators: D Ngo, A Sverdlov, Y Wee

Funding Source: Australian Rotary Health/Rotary Club of Keilor ‘Judith Annette Thompson’ scholarship

Grant Amount: $23,000

Year Awarded: 2026

Experiences relating to care and rehabilitation after treatment for cancer.

Chief Investigators: J Yu, L Butel-Simoes, J Bennetts

Funding Source: Hunter New England Local Health District

Grant Amount: $16,226

Year Awarded: 2025-2027

Pre-clinical testing of mitochondrial-targeted antioxidant SS-31 to simultaneously treat colorectal cancer and associated cardiac cachexia.

Chief Investigators: A Sverdlov, A Croft

Funding Source: Hunter New England Local Health District

Grant Amount: $18,430

Year Awarded: 2024-2027

Implementation and prospective evaluation of dedicated cardio-oncology services for prevention, monitoring and treatment of cardiovascular diseases in patients living with, through and beyond cancer

Chief Investigators: A Sverdlov, D Ngo, J Lynam, J Martin, M George, J Wiggers, N Hodyl, C Levi, K Doyle, T Williams

Funding Source: Cancer Institute NSW - Accelerated Research Implementation Grant

Grant Amount: $798,843

Year Awarded: 2023-2027

Cardiovascular disease and cancer: identifying shared disease pathways and pharmacological management

Chief Investigators: A Sverdlov, D Ngo, M Cairns, H Lee, N Verrills, C Gedye, TJ Haw, J Attia, M Kelso, D Tillett, J Lynam, A Enjeti, S Dent, K Doyle

Funding Source: MRFF Cardiovascular Health Mission

Grant Amount: $1,036,254

Year Awarded: 2022-2027

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