Victorian Prostate Cancer Research Consortium
Address:
Richmond, Victoria, Australia
Biography:
The Victorian Prosate Cancer Research Consortium (VPCRC) is a dedicated research based consortium that aims to increase the level of research into understanding the fundamental mechanisms underlying prostate cancer development and contributing to treatment resistance. The aim of the consortium is to establish vibrant and meaningful research collaborations between nodes able to link biomedical and clinical research, and to span the diagnostic and therapeutic development spectrum, without investing in physical infrastructure or capital development.
The Victorian Prosate Cancer Research Consortium (VPCRC) is a dedicated research based consortium that aims to increase the level of research into understanding the fundamental mechanisms underlying prostate cancer development and contributing to treatment resistance. The aim of the consortium is to establish vibrant and meaningful research collaborations between nodes able to link biomedical and clinical research, and to span the diagnostic and therapeutic development spectrum, without investing in physical infrastructure or capital development.
The VPCRC consortium members encompass surgical, oncological, radiological, and pathological prostate cancer treatment and diagnostic services as well as basic prostate cancer research. Its research groups are located amongst the collaborating institutions: The Royal Melbourne Hospital, The University of Melbourne, Ludwig Institute for Cancer Research, Monash University, The Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre and TissuPath Pty Ltd. Close links are also being developed with both the newly established Australian Prostate Cancer Research Centres in Victorian and Queensland.
The VPCRC facilitates linkages with its members by engaging closely with researchers and providing support for grant applications to Victorian based and national research grant bodies. In addition, the VPCRC acts as a vehicle for funding derived from government and other research funding bodies, as well as from philanthropic sources. It is the level of engagement with researchers in a consortium-based arrangement that distinguishes VPCRC from other funding bodies.
