Cancer research

The team of researchers includes, the only Italian, Nicola Segata, professor at the Department of Cell, Computational and Integrative Biology Cibio of the University of Trento and the European Institute of Oncology.
The project is called PROSPECT and has been selected along with four others by Cancer Grand Challenges, a global funding initiative co-founded by Cancer Research UK and the National Cancer Institute that supports scientists around the world who come together in research teams to study innovative ways of tackling cancer diseases. The team was between 176 shortlisted teams worldwide who submitted proposals for cancer investigations. The winning teams were announced today.
The team, led by Andrew Chan of Massachusetts General Hospital and Yin Cao of Washington University in St. Louis, will receive up to $25 million to pursue the research. Nearly $750,000 will go to Cibio.