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Associate ProfessorMichael Caruana

Associate Professor Principal Research Fellow

Faculty of Medicine and Health

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  • Associate Professor Principal Research Fellow
    Faculty of Medicine and Health

RESEARCH INTERESTs

· development of mathematical models that effectively simulate, describe and optimize complex health systems

· efficient model calibration methods

· stochastic analysis and rough path theory

FUNDED RESEARCH

  • GRANT
    STRIVE-EOC: Strategic Targeting of Resources and InterVentions for Early-Onset Cancers
    National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC)1 May 2026
    People funded by this grant:
  • GRANT
    ROSELLA: Implementation of polygenic risk assessment in general practice for Australia’s most common cancers
    Medical Research Future Fund1 Jun 2025 - 31 Dec 2027
    People funded by this grant:
    • Saya S,
    • Bancroft E,
    • Caruana M,
    • Chondros P,
    • Crowe J
  • GRANT
    Evaluation of Multi-Cancer Early Detection (MCED) Approaches in Australia
    Department of Health and Aged Care (Federal)1 Feb 2025 - 31 Jan 2030
    People funded by this grant:
  • GRANT
    Genomic risk prediction and risk-tailored screening and early detection for common cancers
    Department of Health and Aged Care (Federal)1 Jun 2021 - 31 Mar 2027
    People funded by this grant:
    • Canfell K,
    • Keefe DM,
    • Wray N,
    • Pearce A,
    • McNamara M
  • GRANT
    Towards earlier diagnosis of pancreatic cancer
    PanKind Australian Pancreatic Cancer Foundation Ltd1 Jan 2021
    People funded by this grant:
    • Grogan P,
    • Croagh DG,
    • Canfell K,
    • Windsor JA,
    • Zalcberg J
  • GRANT
    Modelling five-year patterns in cancer incidence, staging and related health services
    Department of Health and Aged Care (Federal)1 Jun 2020 - 31 Aug 2025
    People funded by this grant:
  • GRANT
    Effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of systematic screening for Lynch Syndrome (LS) in Australia (opens in a new tab)⁠
    National Health and Medical Research Council1 Jan 2015 - 31 Dec 2018
    People funded by this grant:
    • Canfell K,
    • Coupe V,
    • Frayling I,
    • Caruana M,
    • Kang Y
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