Grant: CIHR Fellowship
Direct Payment
$150,000.00
Exploring Tumor-Mediated Immunosuppression as a Mechanism of Metastatic Tumor escape
FY 2017-18
Summary
The spread of cancer from its original tumor site is the major cause of cancer related deaths however few treatments aimed at treating this stage exist. This proposal aims to explore how cancer spreads throughout the body and why it is not detected by the immune system. The hypothesis of this project is that cancer suppresses the immune system in order to evade it.
Department
Program
CIHR Fellowship
Recipient
Location
California, United States of America
Type
Grant
Source
CIHR Funding Decisions Database
As published
Id
376835
Name
Escalante Nichole K
Region
California
Country
United States of America
Orgtype
Research Institution
Instname2
Cancer Research
Theme2
Biomedical
Prcname2
Fellowships - Post-PhD
Projecttitle
Exploring Tumor-Mediated Immunosuppression as a Mechanism of Metastatic Tumor escape
Programtype2
Fellowship Programs
Orgnameinp2
Direct Payment
Cihramount2
$150,000
Cihrequipment2
$0
Programname2
CIHR Fellowship
Keyworddelim
Cancer; Immune System; Immunosuppression; Metastatic Tumor
Abstract
The spread of cancer from its original tumor site is the major cause of cancer related deaths however few treatments aimed at treating this stage exist. This proposal aims to explore how cancer spreads throughout the body and why it is not detected by the immune system. The hypothesis of this project is that cancer suppresses the immune system in order to evade it.
Competitiondate
201711
Approvedterm2
3 yrs 0 mth
Pinamesdelim
Escalante, Nichole K
Approvedterm
3 ans 0 mois
Cihrcontribution2
~ $150,000~ $0~
